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Elizabeth Canning (September 17, 1734 - 1773) was an Englishwoman who claimed that she had been abducted and her kidnappers tried to force her to become a prostitute. She ended up being convicted for perjury.
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She was born in the City of London and began working as a maid at the age of fifteen or sixteen. Her employer at the time of her disappearance and perjury was Edward Lyon, a carpenter. While some, such as Tobias Smollett, would describe her as an "obscure damsel of low degree," she was reported to have a good character (meaning chastity) and a strong work ethic.
This tune was published with dance instructions by [[Peter Thompson]] in Thompson's 200 Country Dances Volume 2 [[Index to Thompson's 200 Series|Index]]
 
Elizabeth Canning (September 17, 1734 - 1773) was an Englishwoman who claimed that she had been abducted and her kidnappers tried to force her to become a prostitute.  


She disappeared on January 1, 1753, and she reappeared on January 29, 1753 at her mother's house near St Mary Aldermanbury in London.  
She disappeared on January 1, 1753, and she reappeared on January 29, 1753 at her mother's house near St Mary Aldermanbury in London.  


Obviously she was such a notorious character that she had a dance named after her.
She ended up being convicted for perjury. Obviously she was such a notorious character that she had a dance named after her and published by [[Peter Thompson]] in one of his [[Index_to_Thompson's_200_Series|dance collections]]




Her full story is on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Canning Wikipedia]]
Her full story is on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Canning Wikipedia]]
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This tune was published with dance instructions by Peter Thompson in Thompson's 200 Country Dances Volume 2 Index


Elizabeth Canning (September 17, 1734 - 1773) was an Englishwoman who claimed that she had been abducted and her kidnappers tried to force her to become a prostitute.

She disappeared on January 1, 1753, and she reappeared on January 29, 1753 at her mother's house near St Mary Aldermanbury in London.

She ended up being convicted for perjury. Obviously she was such a notorious character that she had a dance named after her and published by Peter Thompson in one of his dance collections


Her full story is on Wikipedia]

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