(Quedgeley is next to Hardwicke, Gloucestershire, England)

This play was sent to me by David Bailes (Davebailes@dbailes.freeserve.co.uk)

Enter King George

King George: Make room, make room, I do presume, Please to give me leave and room to rhyme For I've come this Merry, Merry Christmas time I'll show you a gallant act, activity of youth, activity of age, Such as was never acted on a merry Andrew stage. I am King George, a noble Knight, I lost my blood by a Turkish fight, by a Turkish fight, It is the reason Which makes me carry this very weapon Walk in my eldest son.

Enter Second Man

Second Man: Here comes I as bold as thee, And with my sword I'll try with thee, Ill cut thee, I'll hew thee as small as flies, And I send thee to the Cook shop to make mince pies. Mince pies hot, mince pies cold, Let thee and I fight very bold, To battle to battle betwixt thee and I To see which on the ground shall lie.

They fight-King George falls-the Victor calls. Doctor, Doctor, play thy part, King George is wounded in his heart Five pounds I freely would lay down If that noble Doctor could be found, To cure this man that's on the ground!

Enter Mary Tinker.

Mary Tinker: He's just a-coming, Sir, See, Sir, comes this doctor. Here's the man that travels much for the good of his country.- Don't go over the country like William Norman Krapper did and they other she-shaw quack doctors, kills all and cures none.- I've a box of pills, cures all ills, the stitch, the palsy or the gout, pains within and pains without, mully grubs squally grubs, tight looseners on the chest, wind in the knee and many other things which I shall not be able to mention to-night, or any other night. Take one o' my pills and try it, and if this don't cure that man never believe me any more. Rise up King George and fight again.'

King George rises-

Doctor (calls). Come in Jack Winny.

Enter Jack Winny .

Jack Winny Where's that scoundrel that calls me Jack Winny ~ I am a man of fame Comes from Thame, I can do as much as thou or any man again.

Doctor : What canst thou do?

J W. : I can cure the Jackdaw with the tooth-ache Or the Magpie with the headache!

Doctor: How canst thou do that?.

J. W. : Cut their heads off and throw them in the ditch.'

Doctor: That's a safe cure-safe cure, Come in Mary Tinker, ale and wine, strong beer drinker!

Enter Mary Tinker.

Mary Tinker. : I'll tell the landlord to his face His chimney corner was the place Where I sat and blacked my face When Joan's ale was new, When Joan's ale was new, my boys, When Joan's ale was new.'

3.-There is no sense of history or time. St. George and Oliver Cromwell or " Boneypart " are brought together to fight without any hesitation or sense of incongruity.