Regarding the earliest date so far, this version is the first tune in the Lincolnshire MS of Thomas Sands, dated by himself to 1810. The MS will be going on the Village Music Project website shortly

X:001
T:Dame Durden TS.001
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=110
S:Thomas Sands' MS,1810,Lincolnshire
R:glee
N:Repeat indications in MS often erratic
O:Lincolnshire
Z:vmp.Ruairidh Greig, 2011
K:C
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