Thom Ntinas · @Thom_Ntinas_Sound
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Tamsin Lewis · @passamezzo
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Stuff - a by William Elderton.
From MS Ashmole 48.

A good description of in Tudor England, with complaints (among other things) about an excess of , and . It also mentions the traditional figure of , a stuffed effigy, usually made of straw, which was dragged through the streets during Lent, and burned on .

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Tamsin Lewis · @passamezzo
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For anyone who feels that they've eaten too much, here is a
Carol for at Night: An anonymous 17thC carol describing many of the foods eaten at Christmas.
From New , 1662.
In common with many , this carol appear with lyrics but no music. Instead, instructions are given for the choice of melody - in this case, the popular tune, .

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