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    1. [VAISLEOF-L] Black death
    2. Gail Hopkins
    3. Hello, just saw Alaine's offer to send a list of plagues to list , I certainly would like to see it. Also when in England I found out that the Black Death , plague of 1600's ( I think ) the children's rhyme Ring around the Rosy began. I hope I can quote it correctly.... Thornton's of Va. came from Yorkshire , England in 1600. My spelling my not be correct but I hope you get the idea. A person in Yorkshire told me this 2 years ago so I think this is right. The children would all hold hands singing , everyone carried Posey's , "as they thought it kept you from getting sick". Asher, Asher was the person that picked up the dead , as the children played , if a child would fall and die someone would come and get it. We saw a church in the city of York that was built like our church's with the box's framed around seats ,Boston ect. This was started in England during the Black Death to keep people from getting sick also. I don't think it worked ! Gail Ring around the Rosy Pocket full of Posey Asher, Asher all fall dead

    01/07/2001 06:18:15