PENNSYLVANIA RENAISSANCE FAIRE 1992 ! (This is an old article, but it still works!)

"Hail good gentles! Well met this wondrous day! In the hamlet of Mount Hope (Lancaster, PA) a wondrous thing has begun to transpire, a faire!
"Prithee, allow me to assist thee in furthering your interest in the faire.
"Think of it, craftsmen, games of skill, strolling minstrels, plays, the human chess match, the merriment, hearty food and noble drink! Speaking of such I doth become parched and find myself in need of victuals.
"Eh? Something vexes thee?
Oh, I see. My speech doth evade thy noble reason. Aye. Prithee, allow me to assist you in the, er, translation of your tongue to that of the Elizabethan tongue.....
Aye - Yes Nay - No
Prithee - I pray (beg) you
Hail and well met! - hello
Thank thee - thank you
How farest thou? - How are you?
What be thy title - What is your name

"'Tis quite simple, much more simple than say your tongue. Eh? oh, yours is most colorful! Yes a season past I did hear the word "cowabunga" and only this season did I hear of a wench who, "looked fly." I did defend the comely wench from this assault, for she resembled no insect!
"Beshrew me! I am late for court! Even we bards sometime lose track of the hour! Prithee, allow me to leave you with one last phrase.... See thee anon! (See you later!)"
There is so much to inform you on this most wondrous faire, that I should write a novel alone, not just this brief epistle!
The faire has truly progressed form my first visage of it in 1987. The merchants guild has grown, I see many a new eateries, and many more a grand tourney.
It is located on the Mount Hope Estate, as I said before, in Lancaster, Pa. Easiest is the way, to take the PA turnpike and withdrawal from it on Exit 20. It is located 1/2 mile south of the exit.

The thrill of exploring this hamlet awaits you this summer!
The amazement and wonder await as you see knights in the joust, storytellers, fools, exotic dancers, and jugglers to name just a few!
The games of skill will test thy metal and resolve. Many a man and woman I have seen throw the great axes, draw back an arrow, hurl the knives of throwing, and darts which have pierced their mark on the target. (Alas and alack, I have also seen those same objects fall short, and recall seeing a few which may still be lodged in the thatching to this day!)
Children will be greatly amused at the puppet show and the music! It is truly calming to see the populace slow down to a calmer pace!
Those in costume of the period, receive a discount on the tariff to enter the hamlet (The Lord High Sheriff must gain his gold after all. No offense intended goodly sheriff!) Reenactors will have much to see and do as they wander through the hamlet.
I would not count on any dueling though, as your weapons will be "peace bonded" into their scabbards (clips). Besides being frowned upon by Her Majesty ( and the state police) it makes for less of a merrier time. With so much to do anyhow, I do not know why one would even be started.
Be prepared though to use your linguistic skill to their fullest! You will be interacting with many, if not all, of the actors portraying the royal court and guards. Many a time have I found that the simple folk of the hamlet who work the games of skill, and other places, are quick of whit. They may be vexed by your utterance of speech, so be most patient with them as they are from a much simpler time.

Most of all, enjoy yourself!

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