...at Bishops Stortford, in Hertfordshire, and in the adjacent neighbourhood, on old Michaelmas-day : " On the morning of this day, called Ganging-day, a...person they are bound to follow, who, for the sake of diversion,generally chooses the route through ponds, ditches, and places of difficult passage. Every...

...morning of this day, called Ganging Day, a great number of young men assemble in the fields, where a very active fellow is nominated the leader. This...diversion, generally chooses the route through ponds, ditehes, and places of difficult passage. Every person they meet is bumped, male or female, which is...

...narrated in a London newspaper of October 18, 1787. " On the morning of this day, called Ganging Day, a great number of young men assemble in the fields,...places of difficult passage. Every person they meet, Male or Female, is bumped, that is to say, two other persons take them up b} their arms, and swing...

...day, called Gauging Day, a great number of young men assemble in the fields where a very active follow is nominated the leader. This person they are bound...Every person they meet is bumped, male or female, which is performed by two other persons taking them up by their arms, and swinging them against each...

...called Ganging Day, a great number of young men assemble in the fields, when a very active fellow it nominated the leader. This person they are bound to...passage. Every person they meet is bumped, male or female ; which is performed by two other persons taking them up by their arms, and swinging them against each...