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Thread #103193   Message #2098686
Posted By: GUEST,PMB
10-Jul-07 - 10:47 AM
Thread Name: Irishman that sings with the las?
Subject: RE: Irishman that sings with the las?
In quhilk case, why does only the Irishman get punished? Does everyone know who the lass is? Or did he just sing Fields of Athenry once too often?

30th April 1562:

The same day, wes presentit to the provest baillies counsale and dekynnis of craftis ... of the quhilk charge and proclamatioun the tennour followis:... it is statute and commandit that na Robene Hudis nor Litil Jhoneis suld be chosin within oure realme...; nor suffer this yeir ony sic as Robene Hude or Litil Jhonne to be chosin, nor that ony vther vnleissum gammis be vseit within oure said burgh ...vpoun youre vtermest perell..That na maner of persoun ...tak vpoun thaime ony sic office or power as Robene Hude, Litil Jhonne, abbat of Vnressoun or the like office

John Knox was in charge of Edinburgh, apprentices rioting when he suppressed the traditional plays and games. Scotland's Al Quhaieda, or perhaps Wha'haebis.