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The game called " The Knights of Spain " is played through 

 England, United States, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Ireland, among 

 the Baltic Finns and the Moravian Sclavs. It is a marriage 

 game based on the idea of a courtship conducted in the strictly 

 mercantile spirit (F.L. J., II., 246). Thus in a version of this 

 game from Bocking, Essex, it goes this way — 



" I am a gentleman come from Spain, 



I've come to court your daughter Jane." 

 " My daughter Jane is yet too young 



To understand your flattering tongue." 

 " Let her be young, or let her be old, 



She must be sold for Spanish gold," &c, &c. 



Here are the words of this game as played at Ballymiscaw 

 School, Co. Down — 



" There was one lord that come from Spain, 

 He came to court my daughter Jane. 

 My daughter Jane she is too young 

 To be controlled by a flattering tongue. 

 Will you ?" 



" No." 

 "Will you?" 

 "Yes." 



The one who answers " yes " then joins hands with the " one 

 lord " and they dance round saying — 



"You dirty wee scut you wouldn't come out 



To help us with our dancing." 

 " There were two lords that come from Spain," &c, &c. 



" Lords of Spain," Holywood, Co. Down — 



" There were one lord came out of Spain, 



Who came to court your daughter Jane." 

 " Your daughter Jane she is too young 



To be controlled by flattering tongues." 

 " Oh fare thee well, oh fare thee well, 



I'll go and court some other girl." 

 " Come back, come back, your coat is white, 



And choose the fairest in your sight." 



" The fairest one that I can see is , come unto me." 



"There were two lords came out of Spain," &c, Sec. 



