Note 32 — Chapter XXXVII · ST. BOTOLPH’S TOWN
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Hydegy Hay-de-guy or guise lit. Hay of Guy or Guise, a particular kind of hay or dance in the 16th and early 17th century. Spenser, Shepherd’s Calendar “Heydeguyes”; Drayton, Polyolbion, “dance hy-day-gies” among the hills. Robin Goodfellow in “Percy Reliques,” &c. English Dictionary, Murray. Hay (of uncertain origin) a country dance with winding movement of the nature of a reel.