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Thread #27651   Message #340029
Posted By: GUEST,Bruce O.
13-Nov-00 - 06:01 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Raggle-Taggle Gypsy
Subject: RE: Raggle-Taggle Gypsy: Authored by?
It was probably written by Anon in 1643 to embarass Lord Cassilis (several months after his wife died, late 1642). He was a staunch Covenanter. [There was no truth in the tale.]