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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Black Saturday.
 
August 4th, 1621; so called in Scotland, because a violent storm occurred at the very moment the Parliament was sitting to enforce episcopacy on the people.   1
 


 Black Russia.Black Sea. 

 
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