REPLY1850
Christ's Hospital
By J. M. G. (Worcester)
In reply to "NEMO" (No. 20. p. 318.), a contemporary of the eminent Blues there enumerated, informs him, that although he has not a perfect recollection of the ballads then popular at Christ's Hospital, yet "NEMO" may be pleased to learn, that on making search at the Society of Antiquaries for Robin Hood Ballads, he found in a folio volume of Broadsides, &c., one of the much interest and considerable length in relation to that school. The Ballad must also be rare, as it is not among those in the two large volumes which have been for many years in the British Museum, nor is it in the three volu…
Topics: Robin Hood Ballads, Broadsides, Roxburgh Ballads
Locations: Christ's Hospital, Society of Antiquaries, British Museum, Trerieffe, Penzance