A.Brice (1770)
Context
Location: town
Exeter
SX9292
Time of Occurrence
Christmas
Collective name
Mumming
Source
Source author
A.Brice
Source title
The Mobiad, or battle of the voice
Source publication
Exeter, 1770
Cast
Saint George {combatant}
Text
Saint George
Oh! here comes I Saint george, a Man of Courage bold,
And with my Spear I winn'd three Crowns of Gold.
I slew the Dragon, and brought him to the Slaughter;
And by that very means I married Sabra,
the beauteous King of Egypts Daughter.
Play Musick.
Notes
The book is supposed to have been written in 1737, although it was not published until 1770. The text fragment comes from a footnote, which does not make it clear whether it relates to 1737 or about 1770.