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|Term=Rownes
|Term=Rownes
|Game Family=Baseball
|Game Family=Baseball
|Game Tags=Britain, Pre-1700,
|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>
|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>
|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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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.”

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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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