Peter Paynter

DESCRIPTION: "'Twas at the town of Bury they quickly broke the news, Paynter he had broken gaol and left behind his shoes." He made a clean escape, but is found at Rougham and returned to the gaol at Bury
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1992 (Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk)
KEYWORDS: prison escape manhunt
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk, #52, "Pater the Paynter" (1 text)
Roud #3370
File: Hows052

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