OR, THE ADVENTURES AND 3IISFOR TUNES OF A LANCASHIRE CLOWN. Some write sneli sense in prose and rhyme, Their, works will wrestle hard will Time ; — .Some few in Virtue's eanse do write; Hut these, alas ! «et little hv't : — Some write to please ; some do't for spite ; But, want of money makes me write. Tim Bobhin, Slraton : PRINTED AND SOLD BY L. CLARKE, 143, CHURCII-STREF.T. 1823, McG I LL UNIVER- SITY^ LIBRARY TUMMUS and MEARY. Tummus. — " Howd : — Ney Meary ; lo me ha one smeawtch ot pailinjr, for theaw'rt none sitch o t'eaw whean noather." Meurij. — " Ney. — Neav, — So Tummns ; go teaw, on slaver, Seroh & RatchoVs in ye bin s-o kipper." THE Lancashire Dialect ; OR, THE ADVENTURES AND MISFORTUNES OF A LANCASHIRE CLOWN: IN A DIALOGUE Between TUMMUS o' WILLIAM'S, o' MARGIT o' ROAF's, UN MEARY o' DICK'S, o' TUMMY o' PEGGY'S. TO WHICH IS ADDED, ALSO, OF THE LANCASHIRE WORDS AND PHRASES, Sfc. 8fc. BY TIM BOBBIN, ESQ. Some write such sense in prose and rhyme, Their works will wrestle hard with Time ; — Some few in Virtue's cause do write; But these, alas ! get little by't : — Some write to please ; some do't for spite ; But, want of money makes me write. Tim Bobbin. PRINTED AND SOLD BY Umton: L. CLARKE, 143, church-street. 1822. THE LANCASHIRE DIALECT. Turn. (@Tfe)DDS mee, Meary ! whooa the dickons wou'd o thowt o' leeting o thee here so soyne this morn- ing ? Where has to bin ? Theaw'rt aw on a swat, I think y for theaw looks primely. Mea. Beleemy Tnmmus, I welly lost my wynt; for I've had sitch a traunce this morning os eh neer had e'meh life : For I went to Jone's o Harry's o' Lung Jone's, for't borrow their thiblc to stur th' furmetry web, un his wife had lent it to Bet o' my Gronny's : So I skeawr't eend wey, un when eh coom theer, hoo'd lent it to Kester o' Dicks, un the dule steawnd him for a brindl't carl, he'd mede it int' shoon pegs ! Neaw wou'd not sitch o moonshine traunce potter ony body's plucks ? T. Mark whot e tell the, Meary ; for I think longer ot fok liv'n, un th' moor mischoances tey ban. M. Not awlus o Goddil. — Boh whot meys o' t' sowgh un seem so dane kest ? For I con tell o' I'm fene see o' wick un hearty. T. Wick un hearty too ! oddso ! boh I con tell the whot, its moor in bargain o't im oather wick or hearty : for 'twur seign peawn'd t' o tuppenny jannock, I'd bin os deeod os o dur nele be this hewer : for th' last oandurth boh one meh measter had lik't o kil't meh : un just neaw, os sure os thee un me ar stonning here, I'm actilly running meh country. M. Why, whot's bin th' matter, hanney fawn eawt with ur measter ? T. Whot! there's bin moort' do in o gonnort muck, I'll uphowd teh ; for whot dust think ? bo' th' tother (ley boh yusterdey, huz lads moot'n ha' o bit on o hallidey, (becose it wur th' circumcision onner ledey I believe) yet we munt do some odds-un eends ; on I munt oather breeod meawdywarp- holes or gut' Ratckdaw weh o keaw un o why-kawve — Neaw, loothe, Meary, l'r lither, on had o mind on o jawnt: so I donti'd meh Sundey jump o top o meh senglit, un wou'd goa 6 LANCASHIRE DIALECT. with kow un th' kavvve; un te dule tey aw had luck for me, for eawer bitch Nip wert wimmey un tat mede ill wur. M. I eonnaW gawm hcaw tat cou'd mey ill luck, Tummus. T. Now, nor bo mon eize till they known ; boh here's a fine droy canking pleck under this thorn, let's keawer us deawn oth y earth 6 bit, un I'll tell the aw heaw't wur. M. Weh aw meh heart, for meh dame's gou fro whoam, un hoo'll naw cum back ogen till bagging-time. T. Whau, os I'r telling the, I'd gut' Ratchdaw : So I geet up be skrike o dey, on sect eawt ; on went ogreath tilly welly coom within two mile oth teawn ; when, os te dule wou'd height, o tit wur stonning ot on eleheawse dur : un meh kawve (te dule bore eawt it een for meh) took th' tit for it moather, un wou'd need seawk hur ; un I believe th' foolish tooad of a tit took th' kawve for hur cowt, hoo whinnit so when hoo saigh \t ; boh when hoo felt it seawk hoo up whe her hough un kilt me kawve os deeod os o nit ! M. E Lord ! Whot o trick wur tat. T. Trick ! odds flesh, sitch o trick wur ne'er plede eh Englondshiar. M. Why, hark ye Tunnnus, whot cudney doo weet ? Yoad'n be quite brock'n ! T. Doo ! whot cud eh do ? 'sflcsh, in't had bin kilt greadly, 'twou'd ha bin os good veeol os e'er deeod on a thwittle; for meh measter moot o had seignteen shillin un succpeuce for't th' yeandurth ofore. M. On didney leeof it ith' lone ? 7\ Ne, Mcary ; I'r naw sitch a gawby os tat coom too, noather : for as luck wou'd height, o butcher wur ith' ele- heawse, un he coom eawt when he yeard meh kawve bawh ; boh estid o being sooary, when he saigh it sprawling oth yeorth, th' fly'ring karron seet up o gnrd o leawghing, on cou'd for shawm tell meh he'd berry it meh for o pint of ele. M. Whau, that wur pratty chep ; for Dicky o Will's o .Tone's o Sam's, towd me, ot he berrit o chilt tother dey ot Ratchdaw, un he pede Jo. Green o groat for o greave no bigger in a phippunriy trunk. T. Whau, that moot be: boh I'd naw geet him : for I bor- rot o shoo, un wou'd berrit it meh seln ; I'r thf uDk shoaving it in when o thowt coom int' meh noddle, ot th' hoyde cou'd be no war ; so I'd flee it ; boh th' dule o thwittle wur't be leet on boh th' butcher's, un I W spoytfoo tyke wou'd naw leeohd it iheh : Neaw, Me;uy, whotcou'd onny mon door LA N C A SB IKE L) I A LECT . 7 M. Doo : I'st o' goti stark woode. T. I believe ot wou'd, or onny mon elze ; boh tat wouM doo nowt in my kese : so I bargint weh th' rascot ; he'ur to tey th' hoyde gaoing to th' carcuss, un geh meh throt- teen-pence: so I geet Ik' brass, un went eendway with keaw M. Neaw meh mind misgives meh otyoar'n gooink o sleeve- less arnt ; un ot felly wou'd naw tak' th' keaw bate th' kawve. T. Uddzo, Mearv ! theaw eeaws^s within two tumbles of leawse ; for it wur lunger lung un' ofore eh wou'd ; boh when 1 tow'd him heawt wur knock'd oth sow, wi'o tit coak'n os eh coom, un that he moot order weh meh measter o beawt it, he took hur ot lung length : then I went un bowt two peawnd o sawt, un on eawnce o black pepper for eawer fok, un went toart whoam ogen. M. Weh o fearfoo heavy heart, I'll uphowd o'. T. Eigh, eigh,: tat's true — boh whottle to sey, when ot en tell the he ne'er berrit kawvc, boh sowd it ot Owdhum that oandurth, for twopence hawpenny o peawnd ! M. Sey! why, be meh trot K ? it wur fare cheeoting ; boh it's meet like ther rascotiy tricks; for there's not an honest booan ith hoyde o ne'er o greasy tyke on urn aw. T. Indeed, Meary, I'm eh thy mind ; for it wur reet rank : boh I Lhink eh meh guts, ot rascots ith' ward, ar os thick os wasps in o huuimobee neest. M. It's not 'tell ; boh Fst marvel straungely un yo leet on o wur kueave in this. T. Alack-o-dey ! theaw knows boh lilile oth matter. Boh theawst year — I'd naw gett'n forrud, back ogen, oboon o mile, or sou, ofore eh saigh o parcel o lads un hobbletyhoys, os thrunk os Thrap-wife. When ot eh geet too urn, I cou'd naw gawm whot team obeawt ; for two on urn carrit o steeigh o ther shilders, onother had o riddle. in his hont, on Hal o' Nab's, ith' Midge-lone, had his knock us lapt in his barmskin : awth' rest on urn had hoyts, or lung kibboes, like swinging sticks or raddlings. M. Ith' ucme o Katty wtmt wur tey for ? T. Nowt ots owt theaw may be sure, if tat hawmpooing tyke Hal was weh uni : new theaw mun know ot one neet last shearing time, when Jones o Harry's geet ther churn, this some scap-gallows wur tean eh ther pleawmtree ; on wur eh sitch o flanter eh getting- deawfl o gen, ot eh lell, un broke th' collar booan on his leg. <5 LANCASHIRE DIALECT. 31. wrang joynt, hong him, I know him weel enough ; for th' last gret snow he'ur for honging o hare e some hure giilers ; un throttled eawer poor Teawzer in o clewkin-grin. T. The varra seme — So I asht him whot tear'n for; Whau, sed he, ween meet neaw seen on eawl fly through yon leawp hoyle into th' leath, un we'er gooing 'tey hur ;° come. Turn, (sed he) egad, iftle geaw wee us, theawst see sitch gam os tha newer saigh eh the life ; beside, theawst howd th' riddle,— sed I, I know naw whot to meons be howding th' riddle, boh III geaw weh aw meh heart intle teytch mek I con show the in a crack, sed he ; so owey Ave went, un begun o cromming oth leawp-hoyles, un th' slifters ith leath-woughs full awts ; then we reeartth' sfceeigh sawfly ogen th' wough, under th' eawle hoyle. New, lads, (sed Hal) mind yer hits, I'll lap meh hands ih meh barmskin, ot hoo connaw scrat meh when ot eh tak' hur ith' hoyle. Turn o' William's mun clime th' steeigh, thrutch th' strey eawt oth leawp-hoyle, un howd th' riddle cloyse on't; awth rest mun be prowlerers, un flay hur into't.- So owey they seete into leath, on toynt dur ; un I M. Why, neaw, I'll be far, if I'd naw reathur ha seent in o puppy-show. T. Good Lorjiis, Meary ! theawrt so heasty ; so I clum th' steeigh in o snift, shoavt th' awts eawt, on smack'd meh riddle oth' hoyle : I'd no soyner done sooa, but I yeard one on urn sey, see o, see o, hoos teear ! Shu, sed one ; shu, sed another Then they aw begun o hallowing un whooping like hey go mad. I thowt it wur rear'st spooart ot ewer mortal mon saigh. Sol gran, un I thrutcht, till meh arms warcht ogen ; still they kept shuing, mi powlering ith' leath; un then I thowt I felt summot nudge th' steeigh 1 lookt deawn, un ther wur on owd soo bizzy scrattin hur a — se o one o'th' strines. — 'Sflesh, thinks 1 t'meh seln, hool ha meh deawn eend neaw: just then I thowt I yeard th' eawl cum into th' hoyle; un presently summot cooiu weh o greyt fli.isk through th' riddle. 31. Odds mine ! un didney let her gooa, or yo took'n hur ? T. Took'n hur ! nev, Mearv, on eawS's naw so sooyne team —boh I con hardly tell the, I'm so waughish — for I'm reaov t' cook'n weh th' thowt s out ; ther wur non 'tey, Meary. 31. Whot! no eawl ? 7'. Now, now, not teear — it wur nowt oth ward o God, boh arron owd I ant, ot teyd'n mede w ar weh loasing ther breeches in't : that hodge podge cooin eli meh fease weh sitch o her, ot o sum heaw it. mede meh mcasy, un I fell off th' steeiirh. boh LANCASHIRE DIALECT. more be choance thin onny good luck, I leet disactly oth' soo, weh sitch o soltch, ot I think eh meh guts ot hoor booath wur flaye'd un hurt in I wur. M. E Lord ! whot o wofoo faw had'n yo. T. Eigh, faw, eigh; for I thowt I'd brok'n th' crupper- booan o meh a— se : boh it were better in lickly, for I'd no hurt boh th' tone theawm stunnisht, unth' skin bruzz'd orTth' whirl booan o meh knee, ot mede meh t' hawmpoo bit. M. Awt upon urn, whot unmannerly powsements ! 1'st o bin stark giddy at urn, un o radd'lt ther booans. T I'r os woode os teaw cou'd be, or ony mon elze : boh theaw knows ev'ry mon's not o witch : heawe'er 1 hawmpo't reawnd th' leath fort' snap some oth' bullocking basturts: boh noan cou'd eh leet on ; for they'rn aw cropp'n into th' leath ; un th' durs wur os fast os Beesfn Castle : boh they mead'n me V year urn efeath ! for ther'n aw wherry ing un leawghing woop- ing on sheawting, like maddlocks, ot ther new tean eawl os ley cawd'n meh : wuns, Meary ! in id had foyar I'st o set th' how leath on o halliblash in id deed for't; boh then th' soo kept sitch o skrikcing recking din, os if hur back wur eteaw eh two spots, ot 1 durst stey no lunger for feeor o sumbody dim- ming, un meying meh necessary to hur deeoth ; so 1 scamp urt owey os hard os eh cou'd pinn ; un run o mile eh that pickle ofore eh ga one glent behund meh : then I leept o'er a ryz'n- hedge, en os o rindle o wetur wheem, I wesht aw meh clooas, till it coom to meh hure : un aw little enough too ; for I think eh meh guts I'st stink like o foomurt while meh Heme's Turn. 31. Neaw een be meh troth ! I thowt yo savort' feearfoo strung on o yarb. Boh when aw's done, Tummus, this killing oth' kawve, an eawl catching, wur noan awlung o Nip. T. Odds heart, howd tetung, Meary ; for I oather angurt sum bewitch, or te dule threw his club o'er meh that morning when eh geete up : for misfartins coom on meh os thick os leet. M. Uddzlud, noan thro' Nip, o Goddil ! T. Thro' Nip, yigh thro' Nip ; on I wou'd hur neck hod bin brock'n eh neen spots when hoo'r whelpt for mee, (God fargi' meh ; th' deawmp creatur does no hurt noather) for I'd naw greadly washt, on feettl't meh ! on lipp'n into th' lone ogen, boh I met o fattish dowing felley in o blackish wig, un he stood un glooart ot Nip ; ko he, onnest mon, wilt sell the dog r sed I, meh dog's o bitch, so's ne'er o dog ith' teawn : for;be meh troth, Meary, I'r os cross os o f — t. M. Odd, boh yoar'n bobbersome, on awnsart him awvishly too-to. 10 LANCASHIRE DIALECT. hnrV Ve, i boh . (lo §', J or bitc,1 > sedt'fellay, if I'd known on hur three deys sin, I'd ogen the twenty shilling for hur for I see hoo s a reel stwanch bandyhewit, on there's o gentletrmB wooan s abeawt three mile off, ot wants one meet neaw Neaw, Meary, to tell the true, I'd mind t' cheeot (God iorgi meh on sell im meh sheep-cur for o bandi/heicit ; tW 1 no moor knew in th' mon ith' moon whot o bandyhewit wur. Whaw,sed 1 hoo's primely bred; for hur moother coom fro Lunnun, tho hoo'r whelpt ot meh measter's; on tho' hoos os ^rw?, eh I'll sell hur if meh price cum. M. Well done, Tummus ! Whot sed eh then \ r. Whau ko he, whot dust ax for hur ? Hoos worth o puny un o hawve o gowd, sed I; boh o ginny I'll ha for hur ; ko he, I gen o ginny for mine un I'd rether ha thine be a creawn ; boh ifile gooa to justice-justice, hum le meh see.- Jiou 1 treat n heaw he set (boh no greyte matter on im, for I tlnnk liee s o piece on o rascot, os weei ost rest) he'll be fene oth bargin, M. That wur clever, too to : wur it naw ? T. Yigh, meeterly.— Then I asht im whot wey eh munt gooa un he towd meh : un o wey I seete, weh meh heart os leet os o bit on o flaight ; un carrit Nip under meh arm : for neaw, theaw mun understond, Fr feard o loysino- hur • ne'er deawting I could be roytch enough, V pay meh measter for ih kawve^ un a summot t' spere. M. Odds-fish! boh that wur breve, voarn eh no ill kele neaw, Tummus. T. Whau, boh theawst year: it wur a dree wey too-to- heaw er I geete theeur be three o'clock ; un ofore eh opn'nt dur, I covert Nip weh th' cleawt ot eh droy meh nese weh t' let im see heaw I stoart hur. Then I opp'nt dur ; on whot te dule dust think, boh throe little tyney bandyheivits, os I thowt then, coom weawghing os if th' little rott'ns wou'd ha worrit meh, un after that swallut meh wick. Then ther coom o fine fresh cullert wummon ot keckt os stiff os if hood swallut o poker, un I took hur for o hoo justice, hoor so meety fine— for I yeard Rutchot o> Jacks' o' Ycm's tell meh measter, that th' hoo justices awlus did mooast o'th' wark — heawe'er, I axt hur if Mr. Justice wur o whoam ; hoo cou'd na opp'n hur meawth t' sey ^eugh, or now ; boh simpurt un sed iss ; (the dickons iss ur un him too) sed I, Iwudidd'n tell him I'd fene speyk to 'im M Odd, boh yoarn bowd ; Pst o bin timmersome :— Boh let s know heaw yo went on. LANCASHIRE DIALECT. 1 I T. Whan, wecl enough, for theaw mey nip, un cheeot os ill os one o' ther clarks, un they'n naw meddle weh the: boh theaw munna frump, nor teeos uin, for they haten to be vext. M. Boh heaw went'n yo on ? — Worth' justice o whoam ? T. Eigh, eigh, un coom snap, un axt meh whot eh wantut? Whau, sed I, I've a varra fine bandyheivit t' sell, un I yeard yo want' none, sur: — hump — sed he — a bandyheivit — prethee let's look at it yigh, sed I ; un I pood th' cleawt fro off on hur, stroakt hur deawn th' back, un sed, hoos os fine o bandyhewit os ewer run ofore o tele. 31. Weel done, Tummus ! yo cou'd na mend tat in eh had'n it t' doo ogen : boh yo're fit t' gooa eawt efeath. T. Hoos a fine un indeed, sed th' justice ; un its o theawsand pities boh I'd known on hur yusterday ; for o felley coom, un I bowt one na so good os tis be hoave o ginny ; tin I'll uph owd tey theaw'll tey o ginny for this. Uu that I'll hav' in eh cou'd leet on a chapmon' sed I. Hoos roytchly worth it, sed he, un I think I con tell the wheear theaw mey part wee hur, if he be not fittut awready. M. Odds-like, boh tat wur o good neatert justice, wur he na ? T. E, Meary, theaw tanks like o seely ninnyhommer; for tey mey wort fort, nowt ot's owt con coom on't, when o mon deeols weh rascotly fok : boh os I'r tellink the he neamt a felley ot wooant obeawt three mile off on him (boh te dule for- geat him os I done), so I munt gooa back ogen thro' Ratcli- daw. So I geet Nip under meh arm ogen, mede o scroap weh meh hough un bid th' justice good neet, weh a heyvy heart theaw mey beh share : un boh os eh thowl eh cou'd a selt hur eh this tother pleek, it wud sartinly ha brock'n my heart. M. Lord bless us ! It wur lik't trouble o meeiily ! T. Boh theawst year, I'd na gon o'er oboon o feelt or two boh I coom to o greyt bruck, weh a feaw narrow suppling brig o'er it. Os it od reint th' neet ofore, os th' welkin wou'd ha opp'nt th' wetur wur bonkful : tho' it wur feggur o deeol i' th' morning, un o sumheaw, when I'r obtawt hauve o'er, meh shough slipt, un deawn coom I, arsy, versy, weh Nip eh meh arm, it'll wetur. Nip I leet fend for hur selu, un Saskurt in't till eh geet howd on o sawgh, un so charr'd inch seih, or elzc noather theaw, nor no mon elze, had newer sin Tarn ogen : Cor beh meh troth I'r welly werk'nt. M. Good Lorjuisdeys! th' like wur never ! this had lik't to shad awth' tother ! un yet yo coom farranlly off, marry, for it wur o greyte marcy yo wur' na dreawnt. W LANCASHIRE DIALECT. T. I know na whether't war or na, noather : boh theaw meh be sure I'r primely boyrnt, un os weet os eawer eh cou'd sye: beside, I'd no com to keem meh hure, so ot I lookt Iickker o dreavvnt meawse in o mon. M. Beside, yoad'n be as cowd os i coles. T. Eigh, theaw mey geawse I'r non mough'n : boh tneawstyear. I'd naw gon oboon o stone's thru I, e fore eh wundurt whotteh pleague wur th' matter wimmey, for I be^un V smart os if five hundred pissmotes wur eh meh breeches ; I loast urn deawn boh cou'd see nowt ot wur wick, un yet I lookt os rey os o fleed meawse (for we're seln beawt th' scrat ot meh measte'rs). 'S flesh, I'r ready V gooa woode, un knew na Wh&t eh ealt;— un then I unbethowt meh oth' sawt. M. E wea's me ! I'r freeat'nt o that too ; I deawt it wou'd quite mar o'. T. Now, now, Meary, Fr na quite marr'd ; its true, I went wigglety-wagglety for an eawer or so, ofore I'r ogreath ogen : un when eh geet reet, un coom't groap ee meh senglit pocket for meh sawt, te dule o bit o sawt wurthur, for it wur aw run owey.— Un neaw it jumpt into meh mind, ot I seed two rott'n pynots (hongum) ot tis seme brig os eh coom. M. Did ever ! that wur o sign o bad fartin : for I yeard meh gronny seh, hoode os leef o seen two owd harries os two pynots. T. Eigh, so seys meh noant Mar git, un o meeny o fok • un I know pynots ar os cunning eawls os wawk'n oth' yeorth. Boh os I'r telling thee, Meary, whot with smart, un one think un onother, Pre so strack woode, ot I cou'd ha fund eh meh heart ta puncht th' bitch's guts eawt; un then I thowt Nip's eh no fawt : for be meh troth I'r welly off ot side. M. Indeed, Tummus, I believe o ; boh o lack o dey, pur- ring th' bitch wou'd ha bin reet rank. T. Tat's true, boh theaw knows one con boh doo whot tey con doo. M. Reet; boh heaw didney doo with'r weet clooas ; wur'- ney na welly parisht ? T. Yigh, be meh troth ; I dithert ot raeh teeth hackt eh meh heeod ogen : boh that wur na aw ; it begun t' be dark, un I'r beawt scoance in a strawnge country, five or suce mile fro whoam : so that I maundert ith' fields oboon two eawers, un cou'd na gawm where eh wur ; for I moot os weel o bin in o noon : un in I'd howd'n up meh hont I cou'd no moor o seen't in eh con see o fleigh o thee neaw ; un here it LANCACIIIRE DIALECT. 13 wur I geet into o gete : for I thowt 1 yeard summot euuamin, un if truth man be spok'n, 1'r so feerfully breed, ot meh bun stood on eend, for theaw knows I noather knew whooa, nor whot it moot be. M. True, Tummus, no marvil ot o wur so fiay'd ; it wur so fearfoo dark ! T. Heawe'er, 1 resolv't meyth' best on't, on up speek I — - Whooastat? O lad's voice answert in o crying din, eia duunaw tey meh, dunnaw tey meh. Now, now, sed I, I'll naw tey the, beleady : whooas lad art to ? — Whau, sed he, I'm Jone's o'Lall's o'Simmy's o'Marriom's o'Dick's o'Nethon's o'J /all's o'Simmy's ith' booms, uu i'm gooink whoam. Odd, thinks Ft meh sell, theaw's o dreear nerae in nae : un hsere Meary, 1 cou'd na boh think whot lung nemes sum on us han; for thine and mine are meeterly ; boh this lad's wur so aiitejt dreear, ot I thowt it dockt mine tone hawve. M. Preo na, tell meh hatheese lung nemes leet'n ? T. Urn — m — um, le meh see — I connaw tell the greadl] boh 1 think its to tell fok by. M. Well, un ha did'n yo gooa on well him ? T. Then (os 1 thout he tawkt so awkertly) I'd ash him k i- th' wonst whot uncoth he yeard sturrink. I year none, boh ot Jack o' Ned's towd meh, ot Sam's o'Jack, o'Yed's Marler, has wed Mall o' Nan's o' Peg's, ot guz obeawt o beg gink churn- milk with pitcher, with lid on. Then I asht him where Jack o'Ned's wooant ? ses he, he's prentice well Isaac o'TimV o'Nic's, oth' Hough-lone; on he'd bin ot Jammy's o' George's, o' Peter's, ith' Dingles, for hauve o peawnd o treakle t' seaws'n beest-puddink wth, on his feather and moother wooan or Rosscndaw, boh his gronny's alive, on wooans weh his Naunt Margary o Grinfilt, ot pleck where his nown moother cooin fro Good lad, sed I, boh heaw fur's tis Littlcbro' off? For 1 aim t' see it t' neet, if eh con hit. Seys t' lad, its obeawt o mile, on yo mun keep straight, forrud o yer lift hont, on yoan happ'n do. So o this'n we partit : bow I mawkint, un lose meh gete ogen snap. So I powlert o'er yeates on steels, on hedges on doytches, till eh coom to this Littletoo' ; on there I'r ill breed ogen, for I thout I'd seen o boggart ; boh it prooft o mon wen o piece-woo, resting him on a stoop ith' lone. Os soon os eh cou'd speyk for whackering, 1 asht him where teero wur on eleheawse : on he shoad meh ; I went in, on fund'nt two fat troddy fok wun'nt teer : on teyd'n some of warst fratchingst cumpony, os e'er eh saigh, for theyr'n warrying, B 14 LANCASHIRE DIALECT, banning, on cawing one onother lewsy eawles, os thick os leet : heawe'er, I pood o cricket, un kewart meh deawn ith' nook, o side oth' hob ; I'd na soyner done, boh o feaw seawer lookt felley, weh o wit'iin kibbo he had in his hont, si apt a soari of a wither meazzilt feast, mon, sitch o thwang oth' scawp, ot aw varra reecht ogen with ; on deawn eh coom oth' harston, un his heeod ith' asshole; his scrunt wig feel off, on o hontlt o whot corks feel into't, un brunt, un frizzelt it so, ot when he ost don it, on unlucky karron <>en it a poo, un it slipt oe'r his sow, un lee like o hawnibark on his shilders. I glendurt like a stickt tup for fee of on o dust meh seln : un crope fur into th' chimney. Oytch body t lion t ot meazzil fese wou'd niey o flittiuk on't un dee in o crack ; so sum on um cryd'n eawt o doctor, o doclor, while others meyd'n landlort goo saddle th* tit to fetch one. While this wur o dooink, some on um had leet on o kin on o doctor ot vvooant o bit off, un shoad him th* mon oth' harston. He ley'd howd on his arm to feel Lis pulse I geawse, un pood os if he'd sin death pooink ot tother arm, un wur resolv't o'er poo him : after looking dauk- inly wise o bit, he geet fro his whirly booans, un sed to um aw, while his heart beots, un his blood sarclates, teer's hopes, boh when that stops, its whooup weh him efeath. Meazzil fese yearink summot o'whooup, star tit to his feet, flote none, boh gran like o foomurt dog : un seete oth' black swarfy tyke, weh booath neaves, un wautit him o'er into th* gal keei\ full o new drink wortehing ; he begun o possink, un peylink him int' so, ot aw wur blendit t'gether snap. S'ftesh, Meary theaw'd o bepisst teh, 'ta' seen heawth' gobbin wur autert, when ot they pood'n him eawt: un whot o hobthrust he lookt weh aw that berm obewt him : he kept droying his een. — Boh he moot os weel ha sout um in his a — se, tin th' lonledy had mede an eavv'rs labbor on him ot pump : when he coom in ogen, he glooart auvishly at meazzil fese, un meazzil fese glendurt os wrythenly ot him ogen; boh noather warrit nor thrapt : 80 they seete um deawn, un then th' lonledy coom in, un wou'd mey uiu't pey far th' lumber ot teyd'n dun hur. Meh drink's wur be o creawn, sed hoo ; beside, there's two tumblers, three quifting pots, un four pipes masht, un o how papper o bacca shed. Tis mede um't glendur ot tone tother ogen ; but black tyke's passion wur coolt otth* pump, un th' withen kibbo ud quiet'nt tother; so ot teh camm'd little or none : boh ogreed t' pey aw meeon, then seet'n um deawn, un wur friends ogen in sniff. LANCASHIRE DIALECT. 15 M. This wur mad gaumling wark ; oil welley os ill os teying th' eawl. T. Ney, 11a quite, noather Meary ; for berm's o hovrsom smell ; heawe'er, when aw wur sattl't, 1 crope nar th' foyar ogen ; fori wantot o wharra fearfully, for I'r booath cowd un weet, os weel os hungry uu droy. 31. Beleemy, Tuinmus yo moot'n weel ; boh yoarn in o good kele too to, ot idd'n money eh yer pocket. T. Eigh, 1 thout I'd money enugh; boh theawst year moor that eend neaw. So I caw'd for summott' eat, un o pint o ele ; un hoo browt meh some hog-mutt' n un special turinits ; un os prime veeol un pestil os ned be toucht : I creemt Nip neaw un then o lunsion, boh Turn took care oth' tother, steawp un reap ; for I eet like o Yorshar-mon, un cleeart th' stoo. M. Well done, Tuinmus ! yoad'n sure need no ree- supper ; for yo shadd'n Wrynot, un slanst th* charges frowt 1 vear. T. True: so I seete un restut meh, un drunk meh pint o ele; boh os I'r na greadly sleckt, 1 cawd for onother, un bezzilt that too ; for Pr os droy os soot : un as't wur t' lete t' gooa onny wither weh meh bitch, I axt' th' lonledy in eh cou'd stey aw neet ; hoo towd meh I moot in eh wou'd : sed I, I'll geaw neaw, innin geaw wimmey ? I geaw with the? ko hoo, whot ar to feeard o boggarts, or theaw'rt na weynt yet, un conno sleep beawt o pap ? S'flesh, sed I, whot ar yo taukin on ? I want gut V bed ! Ho, ho ; if that be aw, sed hoo Margit's t' shew the : so Margit leet o condle, un shewd meh o wisty reawm, un o bed weh curtnurs forsuth : 1 thout Margit pottert un fettl't lung ith' choamber ofore hoo laft it ; un I mistrust it ot hoor meault for o bit o tussliug un teawing ! boh o sumheaw I'r so toyart un healo, ot I'r eh no fettle for catterweawing : so I sed nowt too 'ur ; boh I forthout sin, for hoor no daggletele I'll uphowd tey, boh os snug o lass os Seroh o'Rutchot's eary bit. M. Marry kern eawt, like enough, why not : is Seroh o'Rutchot's so honsum ? T. Eigh, hoos meeterly. Heawe'er, when hoor gon, I doft meh donk shoon un hoyse, un meh doage clooas, un geet in, un eh troth, Meary, I ne'er lee eh sitch o bed sin eh wur kersunt ! M. E, dear, Tummus, I cou'd lik't o bin weeo; I warrant yoad'n sleep seawndJy ? * 6 LANCASHIRE DIALECT. T. Ney, I conno sey ot eh did; for I'r meetily troublt obeawt meh kawve. — Beside, I'r feeard o eawer fok'seeching meh, iin meh measter beasting meh when eh geet whooam : its true, meh carkuss war pratty yeassy, boh meh mind moot os weel o line on o pissmote-hoyle, or in o rook o hollins or gorses ; for it wur one o'clock ofore eh cou'd t.oyn meh een. 31. V\ c 1 i ^ ud jicaw went yo on ith' moarning when eh •svack'nt ? 7'. Whan, os I'r donning- meh thwooanish clooas, I thout I'll know heaw meh shot stons ofore I'll wear moor o meh brass o meh bi'ekfiist; so I caud, un th' lonledy coom un kest it up to throUeen-pence : so, thout 1 1' meh seln, o weaunded deeol ' Wijot struslion have I mede here! I cou'd o fund meh seln o wick weh bus for that money. l'st na have one boadle t' spere o meh hoyde silvur : un neaw I'r in os ill o kele os meetshad ! wur eh na ? 31. Now marry na yo : in idd'n mede strushon, un bezzilt owev moor brass inny hadd'n, yo met'n ha tawkt. T. I find teaw con tell true to o hure, into will Meary ; for by th' mess, when ot eh coom't grope eh meh slop t' pey 'ur, I'r weaunedly glopp'nt, for the dule haupunny had eh ! un whether eh lost it ith' bruck, or weh scrauming o'er th' doytch backs, I no moor kno in th' mon ith' moon : boh gon it w ur '. I steart like o wil cat, un wur welly gaumless : un ot last I toud hur I'd lost meh money. Sed boo, whot dunneh meeou mon ; yoost na put Yorshar o mee ; that tele winno fit meh ; for yoar like't pey o sumheaw. Sed I, boh it's true, un yo mey grope eh meh breeches in eh win. Theaw'rt some mis- manertjackonapes I'll uphowd tey, sed hoo : ney, ney, l'st na grope eh the breeches, not I. Whau, sed I, yoar lik't ha nout then, beawt yoan tey meh woollen mittins, un meh sawt cieawt: thoos'n na doo, sed hoo, tey'rn na booath worth oboon two groats. — I nowt elze, sed I, beawt yoan ha meh sneeze hum, un I'm loath t' part weet; becose Seroh o'Rut- chot's gaig-ht me last Kersmus. Let's see urn, sed hoo, for theaw'rt some arron rascot I'll uphowd teh, so I uan uin hur : un still this broddling fussock look't os feaw os thunor when id done. 31. Good-Lorjus-o-me ! I think idd'n warst luck ot ewer kersun soul had ! T. Theaw'll sey so eendneaw : well, I'r toyart o that pleck ; un crope owey, withcaut bit or sope, or cup o sneeze ; for 1 gaumbi'tun Let that gooa too. I soyn sperr'd this gentle- LANCASHIRE DIALECT 17 mon's hoah eawt ! nn when eh geet tear, I gan o glent into- th' shipp'n, un seed o mon stonnin ith' groop. Sed I, is yer meastcr o whoam, prey o' ? Eiirh, sed he ; I wou'd idd'n tell him I'd fene speyk to him, sed T ; Yigh, sed he ; that I'll doo. So he'r no soyner gooan, boll o fine, fattish, throbby gentle- inon coom in o trice, un axt meh wot eh wantut r Sed I, I understond yo wanton o good bandyheivit, Sur, un I've o pin t on t' sell here: let's see th' shap on hur, sed he? So I stroakt hur deawn th' back, un coblj'd hur o'th' greawnd. Hoo's fin's! ot ew'ry eh saigh, sed he : boh I deawt things'n leet unluckily for the; for I geete two this last week, un they meyd'n up meh keawnt. — Neaw, Meary, i'r ready t' cruttle deawn, for theaw moot o knockt meh o'er weh o pey. Boh wliot's the price, sed he ? I conna thwole hur t' meh nown broother under o gift fly, sed I. Hoos cheeop o that, sed he ; un no deawt boh theaw mey sel hur. M. Odds like! Yoarn lung eh finding o chapmon ; oytch body'r awlus fittut so. T. Eigh, fittut eigh ; for they ned'n none no moor in I need wetur eh meh shoon, not they : boh theawst year. Then, sed he, there's un owd cratchenly gentlernon, ot wooans, ot yon heawse, omung yon trees, meet anent us ; ot I beleeve '11 gi thee the price: if not, Justice sitch o one's o likely chap, iftle gooa thither. Sed I, I'r theere last oandurth, un he'd leet o one th' yeandurth ofore. That leet feawly for the, sed lie: — Eigh, sed I, so it e'en did; for I mede o peaw'r o labbor obeawt it I'm shure. Well, boh this owd geutleinon's lik'lyst of onny I know. So I mede 'im meh manners, un seete eawt for this tother pleck. M. I hope in ha' better luck, egodsnum. T. Whan, I thout eii cou'd too: For neaw it popt int' meh mind, ot Nip did na howd hur tele heeigh enougli, un ot fok wou'd na buy hur becose o' that. Un int' has na freeat'n, I beawt two eawnce o pepper when I'd meh sawt ; un tho' it wur os th'idd'n os o thar cake, I'd rub hur a — se wee't : for I'd sin OamJ'rcij o Mutho's pley that tutch be his creawparst-mare,. that dey ot Ycm ol\v Redbonk coom't buy hur. So meet ofore eh gee! teear, I took Nip, un rubb'd hur primely efeath: e'en liil hoo yeawlt ogen. I'r ot heawse in o crack, un leet 6th* owd mjhavit , a 2 18 L A NCASIII R E D I A L 1 : C T un I've o tip-top on eh meh arms herp, os onny's eh Englona- shiar. That's o greyt breeod, sed lie; boh prethe let's hondle hur o bit, for in eh tutch hur, 1 con tell whether hoo's reet bred or naw. M. Odd, boh that wur o meety fanse owd felly, too-to. T. S'flesh, Meary ! I think, eh meh guts ot hee'r th' bigg's? rascot on urn aw : boh I lcet him hondle'r, un hee'r so seely, un his bonds whackert so desprately, ot eh cou'd na stick too hur, un hoo leep deawn. New fort, thout I. Nip, cock the tele, un shew the sell ; boh estid o that, hoo seet up o yeawll, clapt th' tele between hur legs, un crope into o hoyle ith' horsestone ! M. Fye ou'ur, Pst ha bin os mad attur os o pottert wasp. T. Whan, l'r os mad os teaw cou'd bee, ot hoode shaumt hur sell so wofully ; heawe'er, I sed to th' owd mon, munneh tak' hur ogen, for yoan find hoose no foogoad on o bitch ? Now, now, sed he ; I feel hoose os fat os o snig, un os smoot os o meawdewarp : un I find os plene os o pike-staff, be hur lenuock yeears, ot hoos reet bred : un I'd a had 'ur, if hoode cost men o moider, but ot o frend oz sent meh one eawt o Yorshar, un I need no moor : boh I'll swop weh the into will. Now, sed I, I'll swop none; for I'll oather have o ginny for hur, or hoost newer gooa while meh heeod stons o meh shilders. Then I con chaffer noane weh the, sed he : boh hast bin ot yon fine bigging ancnt us! Eigh, sed 1, boh hee's onoo on urn. Well, boh tey're os scant neaw os ewer they wur eh this ward, sed he ; un there's one Muslin eh Ratchdaw, ot's o meety lover on um. Whau, sed I, Pst go see. — Un neaw, Mearv, I begun t' mistrust ot team meykin o foo on meh. M. The firrups tak um, boh they ne'er wou'd be aw olikc. T. Whau, boh howd the tung o bit, un teawst year; for I thout I'd try this tether felly, un if hee'r gett'n fittut too, I'd try no moor : for then it wou'd be os plene os Blackstone-e&g* ot team meying oh arron gawby oh meh. So I went V Ratchdaw, un sperr'd 'tis mon eawt. I fund him o back oth' shopbooart, weh o little dog ot side on 'im ; thout I to' meh sc In, 1 wou'd teaw'r choak't, 'tis felly 'ill be fittut too, 1 deawt. Well, sed he, onnist mon, whot done yo plecos t' have ? I want nowt ot yo ban, sed I ; for I'm come'n t' sell yo o bandykewh, Neaw, Meary, this very rascot, os weel os rest, roost meli ' ich to the very welkin ; but ot that time he did na want one. M. E wia's nice, Tummus ! I deawt tear'n meying o par (it ncatril on o ! LANCASHIRE DIALECT. 19 T. O Neatril ! Eigh, tli' big' si ot ewer wur mede sin Kene kilt Ebil ; un neaw l'r so strackt woodc, Pr arronly moydert, Tin cou'd ha fund eh meh heart t' o jowd aw ther sows t'gether. l'r no soyner areawt, boh o threave o rabblement wur watch- ing on meh at t' dur. One on um sed, 'tis is'im; onother, he's here; un one basturtly-gullion asht meh if I'd sowd meh bandy he wit ? By th' miss, Meary, l'r so angurt ot that, ot I up weh meh gripp'n kneave, un hit him o good wherrit oth' yeear, un tlien weh meh hough, pundit him into th' riggot ; un ill grim'd, un deet th' lad wur for shure : then they aw seete ogen meh, un ofore I'd gon o rood, th' lad's moother eoom, un crope sawfiy behunt meh, un geete meh by th' hure, un deawn coom Nip un me ith' rindle, un th' hoor ot top on meh : while th' tussle lastit, hur lad, (un th' basturts ot took his part) kept griming, uu deeting meh weh sink-durt, ot I thowt meh een wou'd newer ha done good ogen ; for I moot os weel ha bin o'er heeod in o middinspuce, or ot teying o two eawls. M. E walla-dey, whot obundanze o misfartins yo had'n. T. Eigh, for if Owd-Niek owt meh o spite, he pede meh whoam weh use; for while skirmidge lastut, awth' teawn wur cluttert obeawt us; I sheamt os if I'd stown summut, un skampurt owey weh o rleigh eh meh yeear, un up th' broo into th' church yort : there I'd o mind t' see if onny body foil u t meh, I turn'd meh, un whot te dule dust think, boh I'd lost Nip ' M. Whot senneh ! T. It's true, Meary ; so I cawd, un I wheutit, boh no Nip wur'l he fund, hee nor low ; un for aw I knew meh measter seete sitch stoar on hur, be cose ofotchink th' beeos un sheep, I durst os tite o tean o 1 ear by th' tooth, os ta ost seech hur ith' teawn. So I took eeadwey, for it wur welly neet, un I'd had noather bit nor sope, nor cup o sneeze of aw that dev. M. Why, yoad'n be os gaunt os o grewnt un wells tammisht. T. I tell the, Meary, l'r welly moydart: then I thout meh heart won'd ha sunk int' meh shoon ; for it feld os heavy os o mustert-boah, un I stanct so, it mede meh os waoghish os owt, un I'd two or three welur-tawms : besid aw this, meh bally warcht : un eh this fettle I munt daddle whoam, un f( ase meh measter ! M. E dear ! whot kin of o bcawt had'n yo weh him ? 7'. Whau, I'st tell the moor o that eend neaw : boh furst theaw mini know, that os i'r gooink loart whoam, os deawn 20 LANCASHIRE DIALECT. heartit un mellincolly os o Methody, ot thinks he's in-pig of Owd Harry, o mon o'er took nieh riding' o tit-back un leeoding onother ; thinks I't inch sell, tis is some Yorshar horse jockey, I wou'd hee'd le' meh ride ; for theaw mun know, Pr wofoo ■weak un waughish. This thout had hardly glendit thro' meh nob, before ot felley sed, come, honesty, theaw looks os if to wur ill toyart, theawst ride o bit, into will : that's whot eh want, sod I, in yo pleeas'n, for I'm welly done. So loothe, Meary, I geet on, un I thout eh neer rid yessier sin eh cou'd get o humpstridd'n o tit-back. M. A good deed Tummus, that wur no ill felley; yoad'u ha no ill luck ot tis beawt e goddil. T. E, Meary, teaw's een gext rank moony, un monny >>^>>>->*"- The Author's Epitaph. J^L YARD beneath this stone, Lies Jack-of -all-Trades, good at none, A Weaver first, and then School-Master ; A Scriv'ner next : then Poetaster, A Painter, Graver, and a Fluter, And fame doth whisper, a C r : An Author, Carver, and Hedge-Clark : E Jfhoo-who-ivhoo, ivhot whqfoo wark t He's laft um aw to lie i'th' dark ! On Jo. Green, late Sexton of Rochdale. ERE lies Jo. Green, who arch has been, And drove a gainful trade With powerful death, till, out of breath, He threw away his spade. When death beheld his comrade yield, He, like a cunning knave, Came, soft as wind, poor Jo. behind, And push'd him int' his grave. Reader, one tear, if thou hast one in store, Since Jo. Green's tongue and chin can wag no more. Mob and the Quack Doctor J^k. THRIFTY carl was tii'd of lonely cot Because the tooth-ache he so often got : Six teeth were all he had to chew his food ; All gave him pain, and none could do him good. Hob healing Rockdale town did then contain A famous Quack, that drew teeth without pain ; To him he Hies, and, in a voice as loud As Slentor's, thus bespoke him thro' the crowd : Ilo — onist mon whot munneh gi' ye I' dra A tush ot pleagues me uwmust nect on dea? Six-pence the Quack reidies.— Hob spoke again, Oli council do't me, thinkneh, beawt mich pein r i Ho, well enough. — Quoth Hob, Suppose I two, Yoan do for neenpunce? That I will not do. He aw monney then for twelvepunce winnch poo '/ All that thou hast. — Quoth Hob, They're just enoo. The Doctor took this for a country joke, Till he saw Hob hard pressing thro' the folk, And mount the Stage. — Quack now some mirth intends, And silly for a pair of pincers sends ; Thinking he'd met one of those puny fools Would run away from such inhuman tools. Hob takes the pincers, vara wee!, said he, If they'll Jit yo, i'm shure they win jit me. Hob now aloft is seated in a chair, With open mouth, in which the Quack did stare; Who laughing, said, you luve but six, I find, And they're so loose, they'll wag with every wind. Better for yo, y>> known ; do yo yer job. Yes, yes, and cjuickly too, my homiest Hob ; Hold up your head— OA— here is one you see ; Come, hold again— lit re's two— would you have three? HOB AND QUACK DOCTOR. / think ot Mon's a Foo ; we bargint plene, Poo these aw eawt, or set ihoose in ogen. If that be th' case, hold up again, my friend, Come open wide, and soon the work we'll end. Hob now extends his spacious jaws so wide, There's room for pincers, and good light beside, Cries Quack, here's three, here's four, Hub bawls out Oh! Hold, hold, says Quack, there's something more to do : Come, gape again :— here's five, here's six and th' last, And now I'm sure thy tooth-ache pains are past. That's reet, quoth Hob, gV me meh teeth, on then I'll pey os freely os soms roycher men, The Quack complies, and Hob his twelve-pence paid, Then, in dismounting, to the mob thus said, They're arron foos ot six-pence pein fur one, While for o shilling I ha six jobs done; But still they're bigger foos ot live e pein, When good seawnd teeth may choance to come ogen. The Doctor stares and hastily replies, They come again ! not till the dead shall rise ! One single tooth no more thy jaws shall boast: I hold a crown thou ev'ry tooth has lost. 'Tis done, quoth Hob: — and stakes a Charles's crown; The Quack as nimbly throws five shillings down. Hub takes up all, and in a neighbour's hand Secures the total : then makes his demand. Meatier, yo known eawer bet is, that I've lost My teeth ; and that I have not one to boast. The Quack replies 'tis true ; and what by that : Why, see I've six neaw, eh meh cwd scull hat. Ne sur, if yuan geaw wimmy whom, I'll shew Yo e'ry tooth, ot e meh meawth did groo. The Quack ill vex'd he such a bite should meet, Turn'd on his heel, while Hub said, Sur— good nect. A GLOSSARY OF Lancashire I Words and Phrases. Those Words marked A.S. come from the Anglo-Saxon — Bel. Belglc* Bi. British— -Da. Danish—- Dw. Dutch— Fir. French— Sic. Swedish— Teu. Teutonic. Acttlly, actually Anoliff, ancle Anent, opposite. A.S. Appevn, apron Appo, an apple Ar, are Arcawt, out of doors Arnr, errand Arrent, arrant, down- right Aroard Bookiii, bulk, largeness Bo'tii', but i lie Borrot, borrowed Boyrnt, washed. A.S. Brabble, falling out. Brad, ) . Brastit, \ burst Brat, coarse apron A.S Breechus, breeches Breed, frightened Brckftist, breakfast Breve, brave Brigg, a bridge Brindit, a mixture of colours in cows, &c. Brok'n, broken Cammio, argued ill naturedly Cank, to talk of Capt, to out do a person Carrit, carried Catterwawing, wooing Cawd, called Char, to stop Cheeons, chains Cheot, cheat Chez, from ehuse Chieve, to prosper Ciioamber, a chamber Choance, a chance Cleeort, cleared Cleavvt, a clout Clamnfd, famished, starved Clew kin, a sort of strong twine. B.S. Clooas, clothes i Clum, did climb Cluttert, gathered on heaps Coaken, sharp part of a horse-shoe Com, a comb Coom, came Con, can Condle, a candle Cokes, corks, cinders Cowd, cold Crap, money Creawn, a crown Creemit, to give a thing privately Cretur, creature Cricket, a small tool Crom, to stuff dope, crept Crop'n, crept into Crnmp, cramp Cruttle, stoop down Cud'n, could Cudneh, could you Cumn, come Cumpminy, company Curat', come to Cunn, can Cup o'snteze, a pinch of snuff Curtners, curtains Dadole, to reel, or waver on the road Dagg'd-tale, dirty slut Deawn, down Dawnger, danger Deawinp, dumb Dcawtj doubt A 34 Deeing, dying Decod, dead Deeol, deal, much Deeoth, death Dcet, besmeared Denie, dame Desunt, handsome Dey, day Didnch, did you Din, a noise Disactly, exactly Dither, to tremble Doage, wettish Dofft, undressed Donk, a little wettish Donn'd, dressed Doo, do Doytehrs, ditches Doytch-baeks, fences Draight, a drought or team Droawnt, drowned Dree, long, tedious. A J Drceomt, dreamed Droy, thirsty Dunna, do not Dunueli, do you Dm, a door Ealt, ailed Eary, every Eawer, or are ; our, A.S. to also an hour Eawls, owls Eawnce, ounce Eawt, out Eawther, author Ebil, Abel Eem, I eonna ccm, i.e. I have no time Een, eyes Endways, forward Endncaw, by and by Eete, did eat Egodsnum, in God's name Eigh, yes E-iavv, ah lord ! Ele, ale, also ail Ere, ever before Essholc, the hole undei the fire Estid, instead. A.S. Eteaw, in pieces Ewer, ever Fammisu'd, starved Far, for THE GLOSSARY. Fargeh, forgive Faixently, likely Fartin, fortune Faw, fo, fall Fawse, wise Favvt, fault Feear, afraid Feaw, foul, ugly Feaw whean, un woman Fearfo, fearful Feel, fell Feggur, fairer Fcelt, a field Felly, a man Fend, to endeavour provide for Fettle, dress, condition Fin'st, best Fit in!, supplied F I a s k e : • , t o p I a v i n w a t e i F.'eed, skinned Fleigh, a flea Flit, to remove. Da. Floose, q, fleezc of wool, liay, &c. Fhmter.in a great hurry Fiusk, to fly at Fiyte, to scold. A.S, Fok, folk Foliut, followed Foo, a fool Foomurt, a wild cat For sartin, certainly Forrud, forward Foryeat'n, forgotten Foteh, fetch Frap, in a passion Fratehing, quarrel Fresh-cullurt, rosy Fro, from Fron t, for ought Gaigut, gave it a gander going Galkeer, a tub to work dririk in Gam, fine sport Gaunt, lean, empty, AS, Gawby, a dunce Gawm, understand Gawmless, stupid, A,S. Gawster, to boast Geaw, go Gi', give Geete, did Giliers, hair twisted Gill-hooter, an owl Glendnrt, staved. A.S. Glent, a sly look A.S. Gloppn'd, frightened Goddil, God will Gonner, Gooa, g Go jink, Gooan, gone Gran, did grin Greadly, well, light Greawnd, ground Grecof, or greeof by, right, or very near Grim'd, besmeared. Bel Gurd o'!eawghii:g, a tit of laughter Gutl', go to Hackt, knocked toge- ther Had'n, had Hal o'Nab's, q. Henry of Abraham's Halliblash, a great blaze Haiiidey, holyday Hainmeh, have me Hanker, to desire Harms after, to speak the same thing Hawmpoo, to halt Hawni-bark, the collar of a horse Heaw, how Height, have it HewV, ) or Hure, $ Ho, or haw, a hall Hoave, half Hobbil, a blockhead Hog-mutton, mutton of a year-old sheep Hont, hand Hontle, handful Hongry, hungry hair Hoo, shee ioor, a whore, also she Gex, give guess. Da. was Houiih, a foot Hoyde, a skin Hoyts, long rods or sticks Humpsl ridden, astride Hur, her Husht, silence. Dm. Whs, we Iccles, long pieces of ice I'd, I had If tie, if thou will I'm, I am Inuin, if you will I'r, I was Pst, I shall Ittle, it will Javvnt, a walking or riding out Jump, a coat Keaw, a cow Keather, a cradle Keawer, to sit Keawnsil, counsel Keck, to go pertly. Du. Keel, cool Keem, to comb Keke, cake Kcrsunt, christened Kest, cast Keyvt, overturned Kibbo, long stick Kilt, killed Kipper, amarous Knep, to bite hastily Knockus, knuckles Labbor, labour Laft, left Laith, a barn Lastut, lasted Lawm, lame Le, let Leawpholes, q. loop- holes Ledy, lady I'd os leef, I would as soon. A.S. Os thick os lcet, as quick as one flash of lightning follows ano- ther Lenger, longer Lennock, slender. Fr. Lieve, believe Lik't, likely to h Lipp'n, expect Lite, a few Lither, idle. AS, Littlcbrough, a country village near Rochdale Loniedy, a landlady Lone, a lane Looihe, look thee Luck'o, look you THE GLOSSARY. Luck it, a nurse's term, also used by way of scoffing Lung, long Lunnun, London Mandek, manner Mar, to spoil Marr'd, spoiled Marry kem-eawt, a scornful interjection Masht, broke Maunder, wandering stupidity. Fr. Mawkinly, sluttish Meary, Mary Measter, master iMeasy, giddy Meeon, mean, also to go halves Mceny, a family. Fr. Meet-shad, exceeded Meh, me, also my Menna, cannot Mezzil-feas'd, fiery. A.S Misfartins, misfortunes Mistrnstit, doubted Mitch-go-deet'o, much good may it do you Mistene, mistaken Mitch, much Moot, might. A.S. Moydcrt, puzzled Mnn, Tnust Munneh, must I Mustei t bo, mustard ball Nab, a by-name for Abraham Maw, not Ney, ii ay Neamt, named Ncatril, a fool Neen, eyes Nect, night Newer, never Neyve, a fist Ninnyhottiiner, a vile • lunce Noon, an oven Nfowt, nothing Oanduktii, afternoon Oather, either Obeawt, about Oboon, above Odds-nn-ecnds, odd trifling things 35 O'er't, over it Oforc, before Ogoddil, if God will Ogreath, right Onny, any Oiioo, quantity Os leef, I wonld chuse Ot, at Ottle, that thou will Ovvdhum, a village near Rochdale Owt, any thing. A.S. Oytch, every Papper, paper PaiHt, perfect Parisht, very cold Peawnd, a pound Peawer, might Pede, paid Peshtwce, patience Pistil, the shank of a ham of bacon Piece-woo, wool to make a piece Pingot, a small croft near the house Pissmote, ants Pleawm-tree, plumb tree Plcck, a place. A.S,. Pleeos, please Plucks, the lungs Poo, a pool Poo'd, pulled Pottert, vexed Powse, lumber Powsement, a term given to a bad person Pre o, pray you Primely, very well Proven, provender Punch'd, kicked Pynots, magpies Quiet'ut, made still Quitting pots, half gills Raeblement, crowd or mob Raddliflgx, long slicks Rank, wrong Rascotly, knavishly Katchdaw, Rochdale Reant, rained Reeam mug, cream mug Reeok, a shriek. A.S. Refsupper, a£<1 supper Reef, light raw 36 Kcstut, rested Rether, rathur Rea, raw Ricking, scolding Riggot, a gutter, Du. Ryz'n hedge, a fence of stakes Si twisted bong lis Sark, a shirt. A.S. Sartinly, certainly Sattlf, quiet Sawgb, a willow Scarnppj to run fast. Dm. Seoance, a lantern Serunt, an over-worn See't, saw it Sefe, sate Seign, seven Setn, self Sen, say Scnneh, say you Shad, excelled. A.S. .Shan, shall Shiar, quite entirely Sliilders, shoulders Shoavt, thrust Shoo, shovel Shoon, shoes Shop-booart, a counter Siftit, examined Sin, since Singlet, an nndyed woollen waistcoat Sinkdnrt, channel-mud Skeawr, make haste, Ten. Skirmidge, a little bat- tle Skrikeo'dey,day-break Skusc, an excuse Slap, a blow Slekt, quenched Slceveless-arnt, going to no purpose S lifter, a ere vis Slotch, a greedy clown Smeawtch, a kiss Smoot, smooth Snccze-hurn, a snuff- box, made of the tip of a horn Snig, an eel Sraig, tite, handsome Soo, a sow Sooaty, 5oi iy Sope, a sup," little THE GLOSSARY. So't, so it Sow, the head Sowgh, to sigh Sowd, sold Speek, did spake Speer/d, enquired Spooart, sport Spoytfo, spiteful Stark, very stiff Stark-giddy,arigry,mad Steart, stared Steawp un reawn, all Steeigh, a ladder Stoar, store, value Stonning, standing Stoo, a stool Stown, stolen Strines, side of a ladder Stroakr, stroaked Strnshon, waste Sliowlt, strolled Stunnish, to stun Sumheaw, some way Suse, six Svvaify, tawny Swinging stick, a slick for opening wool 'IV, take T'a, to a Tak't, take it Tat, that Tawk'n, they talk Tawm, toswoom, vomit Te, thy Tead'n, they had TeaHer, a tailor Tean, taken Team, they were Teastril, a cunning rogue Teawsf, thou shall Teawrt, thou art Tcawsc, to ruffle Teear, they were Ten, then Toy, they Tey't, take it Teytch, teach Theaw, thou Theaw'rt, thou art Thear'n, they were Theawm, thumb Theawst, thou shalt They'n, they w ill Thible, ajAfc of w ood to stirlifeat v< iih Thin, than This'n, this manwer Thooan, wettish Thooal, 1o afford Threap, argue hot Throddy, fat Throtteen, thirteen Tfcrott'it, strangled Thrunk os Thrap-wife, when lioo hong'd 'er sell 'ith dish-chaut, this is spoken of per- sons tiiilin^lv hik-vy. Tiiwittlc, a knife Tyke, v'ul. tike Tilly, till I Tin, to shut a door Tit, a horse or mare Toart, toward Tone, the one Toose, those Topple, to fall Tother, the other Tynt, is shut Toy art, v. earic.l Trauuce, tedious journ. Unlajght, uulaugh'd Uiicoth, strange, new tin, and Urchon, a hedge-hog Us't, used Varment, vermin Waddle, like ducks War and war, worse and worse Wairit, did curse Waist, worst Ween, we have Web, with Welly, well nigh. A.S. Welkin, the sky Weynt, weaned Whackcrt, trembled Whan, why Whiunet, neighed Wisty, large Whoam, home Why-kavvve, a female calf Whinuny, with me Wry then, twisted Wimt, did live U'ythen kibho, strong w rffow stick Veasv, easy Veate, a gale L. Clarke, jirihter, U3, Church-street, "5 U. ^ 4 (» 4 1 ▼5 i* -/ ^J* *»•- »»--■