Historic references to Morris dancing in Maidstone.

17th century biographies and autobiographies are also a good  source of information about maypoles,morris dancing,etc.
Here are some relevant items  I have  found  in these  sources:

Samuel  Clarke's  The  Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons   (London,1683),
"The  Life and  Death of Mr.  Thomas  Wilson",   p.35

"Maidston before Mr. Wilson's coming was a very profane Town:
 They used to have Morrice-Dancing, Cudgel-playing, Stool-ball,
Crickets, and many other sports openly, and publickly on the Lords-day..."
Town:  Maidstone
Shire:  Kent
Month:  Dec.
Year:  1634
Des:  morris dancinq:
Council minutes.
 Includes examination of the late mayor of Maidstone,
sent for on a certificate of the justices of the peace,
who had order to examine a petition of the young men of Maidstone
about Morris dancing.
performers: morris dancers
Type of MS: council minutes
MS Ref.: PRO SP 16/278/118
Location of MS: PRO     {Public Record Office Calenders}
Printed Source: CSPD, Chas.I, vol. 7, p.378  {Calender of State Papers Domestic :Charles 1}
Record   No.:45
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