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Thread #150785   Message #3515155
Posted By: GUEST
14-May-13 - 10:24 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Lord Lovel (Child #75)
Subject: RE: Origins: Lord Lovel (Child #75)
Mick, did you see that? Someone just tried to impersonate me but I pushed them away from the keyboard just in time! Whew, that was close!

I think the serious work in question is 75E.

Another funny thing about Walpole's version is the name of the lady. Lovel, one of the original Yorkists, was the mentioned in a little verse attributed to William Collingbourne (who later paid dearly for it):

The catte, the ratte and Lovell our dogge
Rulyth all England under a hogge

This referred to the beasts on the coats of arms of Richard III and his 3 principle aides. It was a very popular rhyme. Shakespeare even used it. So the natural comedic counterpart to Lovell our dogge would be Lady Hounsibelle right?