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Bartholmew Fair (New Mermaids),New Varian In This HonestEarly Modern London Too Foggy And Protestant To Have A Carnival Offered Its Inhabitants Commercial Events During Which To Indulge Theirneed For Bodily Delights And Festival Exuberance. The Fair Of Stbartholmew, Held Anually In Smithfield On 24 August, Served Jonson Asan Opportunity To Dissect A Wide Crosssection Of Londoners And Theirvarious Reasons For Spending A Day Out Among The Booths, Stalls, Smellsand Noises Of The Fair. Unusually Magnanimous