Dear Roy Hilda Boswell's book says that this man was going somewhere else, not Strawberry Fair. I've looked it up in my next door neighbour's Opie and I can't find it there either. Hilda Boswell has gone walk about and I'm still looking for her. She may have been lost in a house move. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy" <roy.cox@btinternet.com> To: <OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 11:17 AM Subject: RE: [OEL] nursery rhymes > Good Morning - > > How about this from me 'olde Somerset/Dorset family lore? > > As I were goin' a Strawberry Fair [Fare?] > I met a man, 'oo warn't there > I met'n there agin today, > I do so wish ee'd goa way! > > Kind Regards > > June & Roy > http://www.btinternet.com/~roy.cox/index.htm > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Roberts [mailto:mikeroberts@mweb.co.za] > Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 6:41 AM > To: OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [OEL] nursery rhymes > > Hi, > > You may be wrong in assuming that Curly locks is a girl. Accordiong to an > M.G.M. documentary the original Curly locks of this rhyme was Charles 11, > although no documentary evidence has been brought forward to support that. > > If you really want to impress your Grandson I suggest you get a copy of "The > Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes" by Iona and Peter Opie cost about > £25.00. It includes over 500 rhymes, songs and riddles. > > Best Wishes, > > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "norman.lee1" <norman.lee1@virgin.net> > To: <OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 7:45 PM > Subject: [OEL] nursery rhymes > > > Hello List > > I must be becoming known as the 'nursery rhyme woman' by now. (It's all my > grandson's fault!) > > My question and discussion point is the following rhyme: > > 'Curly locks, curly locks wilt thou be mine? > Thou shalt not wash dishes nor yet feed the swine > But sit upon cushions and sew a fine seam > And feed upon strawberries, sugar and cream.' > > At what date do list members think this rhyme was written or performed? I > think the main dating point would be the import of sugar plus the use of it > amongst the minor gentry. Only the more wealthy people could afford > cushions. Around my way, only the rich people owned pigs too. This girl is > clearly being promised a house with servants. I think it may be late 17th > century or sometime in the 18th. So far, I have found no-one in the 16th or > 17th centuries who had sugar in their probate inventories but, of course, > processed foodstuffs, apart from those that would keep a long time, were > generally not shown. > > So, anyone any knowledge on this one? > > Audrey > > > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > THREADED archives for OLD-ENGLISH: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH > > > > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > THREADED archives for OLD-ENGLISH: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH > > > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > OLD-ENGLISH Web Page > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ > >