The Traditional Children's Games of England Scotland
& Ireland In Dictionary Form - Volume 1

With Tunes(sheet music), Singing-rhymes(lyrics), Methods Of Playing with diagrams and illustrations.

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	KNOCKED AT THE RAPPER
	Strutt (Sports, p. 84) describes this, and says, "A sport of this kind was in practice with us at the commencement of the fourteenth century." He considers it to bear more analogy to wrestling than to any other sport. He gives illustrations, one
	of which is here reproduced from the original MS. in the British Museum. The game is also described in the Rev. J. G. Wood's Modern Playmate, p. 12.
	Knocked at the Rapper The girl who spoke of this game, says Miss Peacock, could only remember its details imperfectly, but as far as she recollects it is played as follows :—The players dance round a centre child, leaving one of their number outside the circle. The dancers sing to the one in their midst— Here comes------, He knocked at the rapper, and he pulled at the string, Pray, Mrs. ------, is------within ? At "is------within," the child outside the circle is named. The centre child says— O no, she has gone into the town : Pray take the arm-chair and sit yourself down.