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Funebria floræ, the downfall of May-games: wherein is set forth the rudeness, prophaneness, stealing, drinking, fighting, dancing, whoring, mis-rule, mis-spence of precious time, contempt of God, and godly magistrats, ministers and people, which oppose the rascality and rout, in this their open prophaneness, and heathenish customs. Occasioned by the generall complaint of the rudeness of people in this kinde, in this interval of settlement. Here you have twenty arguments against these prophane sports, and all the cavills made by the belialists of the time, refelled and answered. Together with an addition of some verses in the close, for the delight of the ingenious reader. By Tho. Hall, B.D. and pastor of Kings-norton.

General note: Partly in verse. Running title reads: The downfall of May-games. A variant has p. 42 unnumbered. Variant; slightly foxed; MS. ink notes on W. Hamper's hand on front fly leaf: "There were two May-poles set up in my Parish, the one was stolen, and the other was given by a profest Papist p.10 - The trial of Flora p.19 - Verses of "Sir May-pole" - p.41" and a transcription of "Of Wakes and May-Poles ... from Sir Aston Cokain's Poems, 1658"; catalogue cuttings, one from "Butler sale May 7, 1898", inside front cover UK-SuSCL Cited in: Wing (2nd ed.), H433 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms, 1978. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Thomason Tracts: 153:E.1035[7]). Ownership and custodial history: MS. ink signatures on front fly leaf: "James H. Wilson", and "Wm Hamper, 1828" UK-SuSCL