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A list of all pages that have property "Text"Text" is a predefined property that represents text of arbitrary length and is provided by <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Special_properties">Semantic MediaWiki</a>." with value "&lt;p&gt;"Puerile Sports usual in these parts of New England . . . . Afterwards the Bat &amp; Ball and the Game at Rickets. The Ball is made of rags covered with leather in quarters &amp; covered with double twine, sewed in Knots over the whole. The Bat is from 2 to 3 feet long, round on the back side but flattened considerable on the face, &amp; round at the end, for a better stroke. The Ricket is played double, &amp; is full of violent exercise of running."&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Diary of William Bentley, D.D.&lt;/u&gt;, Volume I (Essex Institute, Salem MA, 1905), pp 253-254. Contributed by Brian Turner, March 6, 2009. Bentley later noted that Bat &amp; Ball is played at the time of year when "the weather begins to cool." Bentley [1759-1819] was a prominent and prolific New England pastor who served in Salem MA. &lt;b&gt;Query: &lt;/b&gt; Any idea what the game of rickets/ricket was?&lt;/p&gt;". Since there have been only a few results, also nearby values are displayed.

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    • 1791.3  + (<p>"Puerile Sports usual in these pa … <p>"Puerile Sports usual in these parts of New England . . . . Afterwards the Bat & Ball and the Game at Rickets. The Ball is made of rags covered with leather in quarters & covered with double twine, sewed in Knots over the whole. The Bat is from 2 to 3 feet long, round on the back side but flattened considerable on the face, & round at the end, for a better stroke. The Ricket is played double, & is full of violent exercise of running."</p></br><p><u>The Diary of William Bentley, D.D.</u>, Volume I (Essex Institute, Salem MA, 1905), pp 253-254. Contributed by Brian Turner, March 6, 2009. Bentley later noted that Bat & Ball is played at the time of year when "the weather begins to cool." Bentley [1759-1819] was a prominent and prolific New England pastor who served in Salem MA. <b>Query: </b> Any idea what the game of rickets/ricket was?</p>or who served in Salem MA. <b>Query: </b> Any idea what the game of rickets/ricket was?</p>)
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