“The White Hare”

Description

Near Oldham town lived an old white hare that has escaped beagles and greyhounds. Jim Smith or Jemmy the huntsman and Tom the whipper-in take out horsemen and beagles to hunt this hare. "There was twenty good beagles that caused this hare to die"

Notes

The town in the Bodleian broadsides is Maxfield or Maxwell. Oldham is in Lancashire, England. I don't know about Maxwell or Maxfield. - BS

Cross references

Broadsides

  • Bodleian, Harding B 16(306a), "White Hare," unknown, n.d.; also Harding B 11(3425), Firth c.19(105), Harding B 11(1725), "White Hare"

Recordings

  • Joseph Taylor, "The White Hare" (on Voice18)

References

  1. Roud #1110
  2. BI, RcTWhiHa

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1908 (recording, Joseph Taylor)
Found in: Britain(England(Lond))