Jim Thanks for posting that. I wonder what the Copyright position is, it would be nice to be able to put this somewhere on the OPC site. Jon Baker Calne, Wiltshire, UK Family History: www.vectis10w.freeserve.co.uk Calne & District Skittles League: www.calneskittles.org.uk Researching: RYALL (Isle of Wight/South Africa), DOWNTON (Dorset/IOW/NZ), KEEN (Gloucs/IOW), WALKER (Oxford/Nova Scotia), JOHNSON (Gloucs), BAKER (London/Hampshire), HAYTER (Hampshire), HUGHES (Co Armagh), STEWART (Co Down) ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Parsons <payman@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <ENG-DORSET-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 05 May 2003 21:17 Subject: [DOR-LIFE] GLANVILLE'S WOOTTON > This will also be on DorSomFamilies. > > Seeing a posting recently by th OPC I was reminded of this poem by ANON. > > Church Feair in Glanville's Wootton (in the style of William Barnes) > > The vo'k down Glaville's Wootton way > Thease vew weeks past be gone all mad, > Slowly walken, briskly talken > O' lively jumbles to be had > An' things to do when Zaderdaay > Do come in Glanville's Wootton > > An' zoo vo'k cross wold Blackmore Vale > Vrom ev'ry quarter ov its ring > Zeldom biden, swiftly riden, > Vrom Bucklan' and vrom Cerne they zwing, > An hwope to buy each thing vor seale > Vor Church at Glanville's Wootton > > Vrom Middlemarsh an Hermitage > Come friends an' kinsvo'k, young wi' wold, > Gaily speaken, nimbly seeken > The knacks that must be bought and zwold > To set aright the flaws ov age > In Church at Glanville's Wootton > > Aunt Zally, bobben lik' a cork, > Do meake vo'k laugh wi gogglen eye: > Laughter meaken, zides a-sheaken, > Young Dick do miss wi' ev'ry shy, > Till woone can't hear a naighbour talk > By Church at Glanville's Wootton > > An' Tom a-skittlen vor the pig > Do scatter all nine pins abrwoad; > To viddle screapen, children jeapen > Their little trips wi' axe an' zword > Do bring all eyes on morris jig > Vor Church at Glanville's Wootton > > Bwoth Girl and bwoy do zit astride > The trotten pwonies' gli'nen flanks > Zides a-slappen, han's a-clappen > Do cheer the broken reelen ranks, > As vo'k do jig vrom zide to zide > By Church at Glanville's Wootton > > When Church Tower sheade do stratch a limb > An' vo'k be chatt'ren vur awaay > Never doubten that their outen > 've a-brought the wherewithal to paay > Vor sleates an' stwones to straighten prim > Our Church at Glanville's Wootton > > Mid nwone vorget the willen han's > The thought that plann'd thik happy tide: > An' childern's childern, nigh the builden, > Mid still look up wi' happy pride > To zee the white hart where he stan's > On Church at Glanville's Wootton > > This was copied from "The Dorset Year Book for 1955-56 > > It concludes -- "Contributions towards the cost of repairs of Glanvilles Wootton Church > will be gladly received by the Treasurer............." > > Although this is 50 years old, I suspect the present Treasurer would not refuse donations. > > Jim > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 24/04/03 > > ______________________________

Jon Have just discovered the Society of Dorset Men still exists. Enquiries could be made of them. However, as it was attributed to ANON, therefore, I assume, no copyright infringement can take place. ???????????? Jim Frome, Somerset ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Baker" <jon@vectis10w.freeserve.co.uk> To: "Jim Parsons" <payman@blueyonder.co.uk>; <ENG-DORSET-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 9:19 PM Subject: Re: [DOR-LIFE] GLANVILLE'S WOOTTON > Jim > Thanks for posting that. I wonder what the Copyright position is, it would > be nice to be able to put this somewhere on the OPC site. > > Jon Baker > Calne, Wiltshire, UK > > Family History: www.vectis10w.freeserve.co.uk > Calne & District Skittles League: www.calneskittles.org.uk > > Researching: RYALL (Isle of Wight/South Africa), DOWNTON (Dorset/IOW/NZ), > KEEN > (Gloucs/IOW), WALKER (Oxford/Nova Scotia), JOHNSON (Gloucs), BAKER > (London/Hampshire), HAYTER (Hampshire), HUGHES (Co Armagh), STEWART (Co > Down) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Parsons <payman@blueyonder.co.uk> > To: <ENG-DORSET-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: 05 May 2003 21:17 > Subject: [DOR-LIFE] GLANVILLE'S WOOTTON > > > > This will also be on DorSomFamilies. > > > > Seeing a posting recently by th OPC I was reminded of this poem by ANON. > > > > Church Feair in Glanville's Wootton (in the style of William Barnes) > > > > The vo'k down Glaville's Wootton way > > Thease vew weeks past be gone all mad, > > Slowly walken, briskly talken > > O' lively jumbles to be had > > An' things to do when Zaderdaay > > Do come in Glanville's Wootton > > > > An' zoo vo'k cross wold Blackmore Vale > > Vrom ev'ry quarter ov its ring > > Zeldom biden, swiftly riden, > > Vrom Bucklan' and vrom Cerne they zwing, > > An hwope to buy each thing vor seale > > Vor Church at Glanville's Wootton > > > > Vrom Middlemarsh an Hermitage > > Come friends an' kinsvo'k, young wi' wold, > > Gaily speaken, nimbly seeken > > The knacks that must be bought and zwold > > To set aright the flaws ov age > > In Church at Glanville's Wootton > > > > Aunt Zally, bobben lik' a cork, > > Do meake vo'k laugh wi gogglen eye: > > Laughter meaken, zides a-sheaken, > > Young Dick do miss wi' ev'ry shy, > > Till woone can't hear a naighbour talk > > By Church at Glanville's Wootton > > > > An' Tom a-skittlen vor the pig > > Do scatter all nine pins abrwoad; > > To viddle screapen, children jeapen > > Their little trips wi' axe an' zword > > Do bring all eyes on morris jig > > Vor Church at Glanville's Wootton > > > > Bwoth Girl and bwoy do zit astride > > The trotten pwonies' gli'nen flanks > > Zides a-slappen, han's a-clappen > > Do cheer the broken reelen ranks, > > As vo'k do jig vrom zide to zide > > By Church at Glanville's Wootton > > > > When Church Tower sheade do stratch a limb > > An' vo'k be chatt'ren vur awaay > > Never doubten that their outen > > 've a-brought the wherewithal to paay > > Vor sleates an' stwones to straighten prim > > Our Church at Glanville's Wootton > > > > Mid nwone vorget the willen han's > > The thought that plann'd thik happy tide: > > An' childern's childern, nigh the builden, > > Mid still look up wi' happy pride > > To zee the white hart where he stan's > > On Church at Glanville's Wootton > > > > This was copied from "The Dorset Year Book for 1955-56 > > > > It concludes -- "Contributions towards the cost of repairs of Glanvilles > Wootton Church > > will be gladly received by the Treasurer............." > > > > Although this is 50 years old, I suspect the present Treasurer would not > refuse donations. > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.476 / Virus Database: 273 - Release Date: 24/04/03 > > > > ______________________________ > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.478 / Virus Database: 275 - Release Date: 06/05/03