 | English essays - 1821 - 712 pages
...satyrs; bear-baitings, fire-works, Italian-tumblers, a country bridal, with running at the quintin, and morris-dancing. And that there might be nothing wanting...ancient play, long since used in that city, called flock's Tuesday, setting forth the destruction of the Danes in King Etheldred's time ; with which the... | |
 | Francis Grose - Great Britain - 1784 - 422 pages
...bear-baitings, fire- works, Italian tumblers, a country bride-ale, with running at the quintin, and morris-dancing ; and that there might be nothing wanting that these parts could afford, hither came the Coventree men, and acted the ancient play, long since used in that city, called * Hocks Tuesday,' setting... | |
 | Richard Warner - England - 1802 - 318 pages
...satyrs; bear-baitings, fire- works, Italian tumblers, a country bridal, with running at the quintin,* and morris-dancing. And that there might be nothing wanting...ancient play, long since used in that city, called Hock' s-Tues day, setting forth the destruction of the Danes in King Etheldred's time; with which the... | |
 | William Field - Leamington (England) - 1815 - 512 pages
...fire-works, Italian tumblers, a country bride-ale, with running at the quintin, and inorricedancing. And that there might be nothing wanting that these parts could afford, hither came the Coventrc-men.and acted the ancient play, long since used in that nty, culled Hocks-Tuesday, setting... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1821 - 766 pages
...satyrs ; bear-baitings, fire-works, Italian-tumblers, a country bridal, with running at the quintin, and morris-dancing. And that there might be nothing wanting...that city, called Hock's Tuesday, setting forth the destruction of the Danes in King Etheldred's time ; with which the Queen was so well pleased, that... | |
 | 1821 - 384 pages
...at the qliintin, and morris dancing. And that there might he nothing wanting, that those parts conld afford, hither came the Coventry men, and acted the ancient play, long since nsed in that city, called Hock's Tnesday, setting forth the destrnction of the Danes in king Ethelrrd's... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1824 - 506 pages
...fire-works, Italian tumblers, a country bride-all, with running at the qwntin; and morris dancing ; and that there might be nothing wanting that these...ancient play, long since used in that city, called Hocks-Tuesday, setting forth the destruction of the Danes in King Ethelred's time ; with which the... | |
 | Walter Scott - Waverley novels. Selections - 1833 - 412 pages
...morrice-dancing ; and that nothing might be wanting which those parts could afford, the Coventry men came and acted the ancient play, long since used in that city, called Hock's Tuesday, setting forth the destruction of the Danes in King Ethelred's time ; which pleased the Queen so much, that she gave them... | |
 | Mr. Forsyth - Characters and characteristics in literature - 1833 - 354 pages
...morrice-dancing; and that nothing might be wanting which those parts could afford, the Coventry men came and acted the ancient play, long since used in that city, called Hock's Tuesday, setting forth the destruction of the Danes in King Ethelred's time; which pleased the Queen so much, that she gave them... | |
 | Walter Scott - Waverley novels. Selections - 1833 - 418 pages
...morrice- dancing ; and that nothing might be wanting which those parts could afford, the Coventry men came and acted the ancient play, long since used in that city, called Hock's Tuesday, setting forth the destruction of the Danes in King Ethelred's time ; which pleased the Queen so much, that she gave them... | |
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Hocks-Tuesday, setting forth the destruction of the Danes in King Ethelred's time ; with which the queen was so pleased, that she gave them a brace of bucks, and five marks in money, to bear the charges of a feast. 
