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An inn called the Seven Stars in Withy Grove, Manchester, purports to be one of the oldest inns in existence, with documents indicating it was a hostelry prior to 1356. The name was a popular one, however, as there were many such-named, particularly in Cornwall. An establishment at Prestwich, England, was known by the title Same Yet, but was formerly known as the Seven Stars. At some point it had become necessary for the old sign of the Seven Stars to be repainted due to fading, and when the painter asked the landlord what he was to put upon the board he received the answer “The Same Yet.” And the man took him at his word (Hawkwood, 1909). The moon and seven stars also was used as the symbol for 18th century traders tokens, and as a masonic symbol. The phrase "The moon and seven stars are against us" was in use from the 16th century, with the seven stars perhaps referring to the stars that form the Big Dipper constellation rather than the Pleiades, the major stars of Orion or the seven planets. It refers to the hopelessness of trying to change the course of nature. There are even Roman coins from several reigns that depict a crescent moon and seven stars on one side.

An inn called the Seven Stars in Withy Grove, Manchester, purports to be one of the oldest inns in existence, with documents indicating it was a hostelry prior to 1356. The name was a popular one, however, as there were many such-named, particularly in Cornwall. An establishment at Prestwich, England, was known by the title Same Yet, but was formerly known as the Seven Stars. At some point it had become necessary for the old sign of the Seven Stars to be repainted due to fading, and when the painter asked the landlord what he was to put upon the board he received the answer “The Same Yet.” And the man took him at his word (Hawkwood, 1909). There was also the The Moon and Stars in Norwich, The Half Moon and Star in Ipswich and The Half Moon and Seven Stars in Brentford.

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The moon and seven stars also was used as the symbol for 18th century traders tokens, and as a masonic symbol. The phrase "The moon and seven stars are against us" was in use from the 16th century, with the seven stars perhaps referring to the stars that form the Big Dipper constellation rather than the Pleiades, the major stars of Orion or the seven planets. It refers to the hopelessness of trying to change the course of nature. There are even Roman coins from several reigns that depict a crescent moon and seven stars on one side.

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|f_printed_sources=Aird ('''Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1'''), 1782; p. 4. Barber ('''Nick Barber's English Choice'''), 2002; No. 78, p. 36. Callaghan ('''Hardcore English'''), 2007; p. 64.Elias Howe ('''Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7'''), Boston, 1880-1882; p. 622. Knowles ('''A Northern Lass'''), 1995; p. 16. Townsend ('''English Dance Music, vol. 1'''), 1993.

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-An inn called the Seven Stars in Withy Grove, Manchester, purports to be one of the oldest inns in existence, with documents indicating it was a hostelry prior to 1356. The name was a popular one, however, as there were many such-named, particularly in Cornwall. An establishment at Prestwich, England, was known by the title Same Yet, but was formerly known as the Seven Stars. At some point it had become necessary for the old sign of the Seven Stars to be repainted due to fading, and when the painter asked the landlord what he was to put upon the board he received the answer “The Same Yet.” And the man took him at his word (Hawkwood, 1909).  The moon and seven stars also was used as the symbol for 18th century traders tokens, and as a masonic symbol.  The phrase "The moon and seven stars are against us" was in use from the 16th century, with the seven stars perhaps referring to the stars that form the Big Dipper constellation rather than the Pleiades, the major stars of Orion or the seven planets. It refers to the hopelessness of trying to change the course of nature.  There are even Roman coins from several reigns that depict a crescent moon and seven stars on one side.
+An inn called the Seven Stars in Withy Grove, Manchester, purports to be one of the oldest inns in existence, with documents indicating it was a hostelry prior to 1356. The name was a popular one, however, as there were many such-named, particularly in Cornwall. An establishment at Prestwich, England, was known by the title Same Yet, but was formerly known as the Seven Stars. At some point it had become necessary for the old sign of the Seven Stars to be repainted due to fading, and when the painter asked the landlord what he was to put upon the board he received the answer “The Same Yet.” And the man took him at his word (Hawkwood, 1909). There was also the The Moon and Stars in Norwich, The Half Moon and Star in Ipswich and The Half Moon and Seven Stars in Brentford.
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+The moon and seven stars also was used as the symbol for 18th century traders tokens, and as a masonic symbol.  The phrase "The moon and seven stars are against us" was in use from the 16th century, with the seven stars perhaps referring to the stars that form the Big Dipper constellation rather than the Pleiades, the major stars of Orion or the seven planets. It refers to the hopelessness of trying to change the course of nature.  There are even Roman coins from several reigns that depict a crescent moon and seven stars on one side.
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 |f_printed_sources=Aird ('''Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1'''), 1782; p. 4. Barber ('''Nick Barber's English Choice'''), 2002; No. 78, p. 36. Callaghan ('''Hardcore English'''), 2007; p. 64.Elias Howe ('''Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7'''), Boston, 1880-1882; p. 622.  Knowles ('''A Northern Lass'''), 1995; p. 16. Townsend ('''English Dance Music, vol. 1'''), 1993.