W.H.F.
Queries.
Minor Queries.
357. Meaning of Ploydes.
—Perhaps the gentleman who has directed his attention to the folk lore of Lancashire (Vol. iii., p. 55.) can tell the meaning of the word ploydes in the following rhythmical proverb. The three parishes of Prescot, Huyton, and Childwall adjoin each other, and lie to the east of Liverpool:—
Prescot, Huyton, and merry Childow,
Three parish churches, all in a row;
Prescot for mugs, Huyton for ploydes,
And Childow for ringing and singing besides."
ST. JOHNS.