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|Term=Rownes
|Term=Rownes
|Game Family=Baseball
|Game Family=Baseball
|Game Tags=Britain, Pre-1700,  
|Game Regions=Britain
|Description=<p>In his definition of Rounders, Hazlitt suggests that &ldquo;it is possible that this is the game which, under the name of rownes (rounds) is mentioned in the &lsquo;English Courtier and the Country Gentleman,&rsquo; in 1586.&rdquo;</p>
|Game Eras=Pre-1700,Predecessor
|Sources=<p><span>W. Carew Hazlitt,&nbsp;</span><em>Faiths and Folklore: A Dictionary of National Beliefs, Superstitions and Popular Customs</em><span>&nbsp;</span>(London: Reeves and Turner, 1905)<span>., page 527.</span></p>
|Description=<p>In his definition of Rounders, Hazlitt suggests that “it is possible that this is the game which, under the name of rownes (rounds) is mentioned in the ‘English Courtier and the Country Gentleman,in 1586.</p>
|Sources=<p><span>W. Carew Hazlitt, </span><em>Faiths and Folklore: A Dictionary of National Beliefs, Superstitions and Popular Customs</em><span> </span>(London: Reeves and Turner, 1905)<span>., page 527.</span></p>
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Game Rownes
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Description

In his definition of Rounders, Hazlitt suggests that “it is possible that this is the game which, under the name of rownes (rounds) is mentioned in the ‘English Courtier and the Country Gentleman,’ in 1586.”

Sources

W. Carew Hazlitt, Faiths and Folklore: A Dictionary of National Beliefs, Superstitions and Popular Customs (London: Reeves and Turner, 1905)., page 527.

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