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Thread #513   Message #21793
Posted By: Bruce O.
19-Feb-98 - 05:53 PM
Thread Name: Info Barbara Allen
Subject: RE: Info Barbara Allen
According to the 'Encylopedia Britannica' the last Sir John Grey died in 1461. This was a little over 200 years before Pepys first mention of the song "Barbara Allen". Where is the first mention of the supposed connection of Sir John Grey with "Barbara Allen"?