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."