You do swear by custom of confession
- DMI number:
- 33271
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- Old English tradition - see http://www.dunmowflitchtrials.co.uk/history/
- First Line:
- You do swear by custom of confession
- Last Line:
- Though the pleasure be ours the bacon's your own
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Confession, Folk tale, and Answer/reply
- Themes:
- Food and drink and Marriage
- First Line:
- You shall swear by custom and confession
- Last Line:
- Tho the pleasure is our's the bacon's your own
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- The book of oddities: or, agreeable variety for town and country [2nd ed] [T128714] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.136-137
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The book of oddities: or, agreeable variety for town and country [3rd ed] [T128530] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.140-141
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
Poem Aliases
The Flitch Oath
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