Roman times new.

The auction for
Yorkshire’s soul
Was organised by
Southerners, of course;
Though you had to
Test the story’s
Inconsistency
Against its
Insistence
In order to see how
It could possibly
Survive translation.
Undoubtedly it would,
If words used
Complimented those
Bought at bargain
Prices, set, incidentally,
By the purchaser,
In case the indigenous
Dialect confused.
N’er mind eh, four beers cock.