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Thread #159824   Message #3787775
Posted By: Jack Campin
29-Apr-16 - 04:52 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Brian O'Linn
Subject: RE: Origins: Brian O'Linn
The "Complaynt of Scotland" description mentions it among a whole lot of dances with weird names which are almost all unknown today:

I SAL REHERS SA MONY AS MY INGYNE CAN PUT
IN MEMORIE IN THE FYRST THAI DANCIT AL CRISTYN MENNIS
DANCE THE NORTHT OF SCOTLAND HUNTIS VP THE COMOUNT
ENTRAY LANG PLAT FUT OF GARIAU ROBENE HUDE THOM OF
LYN FRERIS AL ENNYRNES THE LOCH OF SLENE THE GOSSEPS
DANCE LEUIS GRENE MAKKY THE SPEYDE THE FLAIL THE
LAMMES VYNDE SOUTRA CUM KYTTIL ME NAYKYT VANTOUNLY
SCHAYKE LEG FUT BEFOR GOSSEP RANK AT THE RUTE BAGLAP
AND AL IHONNE ERMISTRANGIS DANCE THE ALMAN HAYE THE
BACE OF VORAGON DANGEIR THE BEYE THE DEDE DANCE THE
DANCE OF KYLRYNNE THE VOD AND THE VAL SCHAIK A TROT


There is an interesting allusion a few lines later:

I SAU ANE ERB CALLIT BARBA AARON QUHILK VAS
GUDE REMEID FOR EMOROYADES OF THE FUNDAMENT


Barbara Allen was a medication for a painful disease of the arsehole?