I have an orphan quotation I'm trying to track down, collected some time in the last 20 years without proper attribution. Since it concerns matchlocks I thought someone here might have a clue. It seems to be Scottish, and would have been published in an American newspaper, possible the South Carolina Gazette.
"August 10, 1734
Charleston, South Carolina
Weele Jockey stond to your Earmes Sur. Order your Gunn Sur. Now Jockey bring your furke to your Gun Sur. Payse your Gun Sur. Slope your Gun Sur. Step backe with your right Legge Sur. Bringe your furke to your Gun agayne Sur. Hondle your Rape Sur. Blaw your Rape Sur. Put your Rape into your Condlesticke Sur. Bringe your Condlesticke to your Kettle Sur. Blaw your Rape Sur. Put your Powther in at the great hole of your Gun Sur. Stond with a full Body Sur. Turn your Feaces whare your Earses ware, And give Fyer Jockey with a gude Grace in the Deele's Name Sur.
N.B. The Original Spelling is preserved."
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"August 10, 1734
Charleston, South Carolina
Weele Jockey stond to your Earmes Sur. Order your Gunn Sur. Now Jockey bring your furke to your Gun Sur. Payse your Gun Sur. Slope your Gun Sur. Step backe with your right Legge Sur. Bringe your furke to your Gun agayne Sur. Hondle your Rape Sur. Blaw your Rape Sur. Put your Rape into your Condlesticke Sur. Bringe your Condlesticke to your Kettle Sur. Blaw your Rape Sur. Put your Powther in at the great hole of your Gun Sur. Stond with a full Body Sur. Turn your Feaces whare your Earses ware, And give Fyer Jockey with a gude Grace in the Deele's Name Sur.
N.B. The Original Spelling is preserved."
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