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Game	Bittle-Battle
Game Family	Hook-em-snivy Hook-em-snivy
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Description	A game mentioned (but not described) in the 1086 Domesday Book in England. Some have claimed that this game resembled Stoolball. In fact, Gomme [1894] defines Bittle-Battle as “the Sussex game of ‘Stoolball.’”
Sources	See Protoball Chronology #1086.1 Gomme, Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 1, page 34.
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 |Term=Bittle-Battle
 |Game Family=Hook-em-snivy
-|Description=<p>A game mentioned (but not described) in the 1086 Domesday Book in England. Some have claimed that this game resembled Stoolball. In fact, Gomme [1894] &nbsp;defines Bittle-Battle as &ldquo;the Sussex game of &lsquo;Stoolball.&rsquo;&rdquo;</p>
+|Description=<p>A game mentioned (but not described) in the 1086 Domesday Book in England. Some have claimed that this game resembled Stoolball. In fact, Gomme [1894]  defines Bittle-Battle as “the Sussex game of ‘Stoolball.’”</p>
 |Sources=<p><span>See Protoball Chronology #[[1086.1]]</span></p>
-<p><span>Gomme, Traditional Games of England,&nbsp;</span>Scotland<span>, and&nbsp;</span>Ireland<span>, Volume 1, page 34.</span></p>
+<p><span>Gomme, Traditional Games of England, </span>Scotland<span>, and </span>Ireland<span>, Volume 1, page 34.</span></p>
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