Put Thy Smock a Monday

 

 

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Playford Edition:                            

Put Thy Smock a Monday can be located in the 4th edition of the [English] Dancing Master (1670). 

Documentation Between 1603-1670:
 

 Information to follow.

Documentation Prior to 1603:
'Put Thy Smock a Monday' is mentioned in Act 1; Scene 3 of Thomas Heywood's A Woman Killed with Kindness (1603/1607).  Nick, Jenkin, Sisly, Jack Slime, and Roger Brickbat are calling out dance options.  After Jack Slime requests 'The Hay', Nick makes a request of his own.

  • "Nick: Put on Your Smock A Monday."

Works Cited:
1. Heywood, Thomas (1603) A Woman Killed with Kindness. London.