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Game	Rownes
Game Family	Baseball Baseball
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Tags	Britain, Pre-1700
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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 |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>
 |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>
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