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23. For uhom heretofore there was fome reward always ap- 
pointed, Eo tempore (fays Matthew Fari^) Juvenes Londinenfes, 
[tatuto Pavonepro bravio, ad §ladium quod Quintena vulgariter did- 
tur^ vires proprias^ isr Equorujn curfu6^ funt experti: Wherein it 
feems the IiiJigs fervants oppofing them were forely beaten ; for 
which, upon complaint, the A'iw^ fined the C'/'O'P. Whence one 
may gather that it was once a tryal of Man-hood between two 
parties ; fince that, a conteft amongft/rieW^ who (liould wear the 
gay gailand^ but now only in requeft at Marriages^ and fet up in 
the way ^ox young men to ride at as they carry home the Bride^ he 
that breaks the board being counted the beft man, 
24. To which may be added the obfervation of Hoc-day^ 
Hock-day^ Hoke-day^ Hoke-tide^ Hoke-Monday and Hoke-Tuefday : 
by all agreed to be a Feftival celebrated in memory of the great 
flaughterof the D^7W5- in the time of King they beiijg 
allflain throughout England'm one day, and in great part by wo^ 
men ; whence it came to pafs, that the women to this day bear 
the chief rule in this FeaH^ flopping all paiTagcs with ropes and 
chains^ and laying hold on paffengers^ and exacting fome fmall 
master of them, with part whereof they make merry^ and part 
they difpofe of to piou6 ufes^ fuch as reparation of their Churchy 
25. For which very reafon fome have thought it to be called 
Hoke-Tide^ from the German or High-Dutch^ l^Oge^eit, i.e. Tern- 
pm Convivii^ a time of Feafting ; or the Saxon l^oegen, which 
fignifies a Solemn Feaft ; or perhaps rather from the Anglo-Saxon^ 
Jpeage i. e. a high Time^ or high Day : Others that thought the 
name refpeded the contempt that the Danes now lay under, a - 
mongft whom is Mr.Ldf;7z^^7r^,thought it fo called,^^^?// pucxruer&aej, 
/. e. Dies Martin irriforim \ perhaps rather from popan temnere : 
And others^ that refpefted the manner of the celebration of the 
Fea^^ chofe rather to derive it from the Gerra^/;2 ^^OCftcn, which 
fignifies obfidere^cingere^ incubare\ to compafs about, lay hold 
off^ isrc. as the women do on the men upon this day. 
26. And as about the name^ fo about the time Authors differ 
much, fome making Hoke-day to be the Tuefday^ and others the 
Monday fourteenth night after Eafler^ and none of them on the 
P Matth.Parh fuh initium An. 1253. edit Watfia^a,p.%6^. ^ Vid.Watfii Glojfarium in Mat. Paris. 
'■' 7era.mbuhtk>n of Kentjin Sandwich. * Vid- Spelman.Gloffariuminvsrho. 
C c . Danes 
