1508. For payneing of the Mores garments and for sarten gret leveres £0 2 4 ” For plyts and ¼ of laun for the Mores garments 0 2 11 ” For Orsden for the same 0 0 10 ” For bellys for the daunsars 0 0 12 1509-10. For silver paper for the Mores daunsars the frere, and Mayde Maryan at 1d. a peyne £0 5 4 1521-22. Eight yards of fustyan for the Mores daunsars’ coats 0 16 0 ” A dozyn of gold skynnes for the Mores 0 0 10 1536-37. Five hats and 4 porses for the daunsars 0 0 4½ But a carol collected in 1833 from a peasant in West Cornwall and included in William Sandys’ collection is the most interesting proof I have yet found of the association between dancing and the Christian religion. Nothing more is known of the Carol in spite of many inquiries which are still being pursued. This is the carol— [Music: TO-MORROW SHALL BE MY DANCING DAY] To-morrow shall be my dancing day, I would my true love did so chance To see the legend of my play, To call my true love to my dance. CHORUS Sing, oh! my love, Oh, my love, my love, my love, This have I done for my true love. 2. “Then was I born of a Virgin pure, Of her I took fleshly substance: Then was I knit to man’s nature, To call my true love to my dance. Sing oh! etc. 3. “In a manger laid and wrapp’d I was, So very poor this was my chance, Betwixt an ox and a silly poor ass, To call my true love to my dance. Sing oh! etc. 4. “Then afterwards baptised I was, The Holy Ghost on me did glance, My Father’s voice heard from above, To call my true love to my dance. Sing oh! etc. 5. “Into the desert I was led, Where I fasted without substance: The Devil bade me make stones my bread, To have me break my true love’s dance. Sing oh! etc. 6. “The Jews on me they made great suit, And with me made great variance, Because they loved darkness rather than light, To call my true love to the dance. Sing oh! etc. 7. “For thirty pence Judas me sold, His covetousness for to advance; Mark, where I kiss, the same do hold, The same is he shall lead the dance, Sing oh! etc. 8. “Before Pilate the Jews me brought, When Barabbas had deliverance; They scourg’d me and set me at nought, Judged me to die to lead the dance. Sing oh! etc.