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Old and New London
… in their robes, had assembled round the platform, and the 'beef-eaters' were ranged behind. At length a flourish of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… as arable, 6 but in 1938 more than ten times as much. Beef cattle and sheep were then predominant, and the arable …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… on election days and Michaelmas Day, and a piece of roast beef on Christmas Day, Easter Day, and Whitsunday. Late in …
Old and New London
… Old England now to see, The country where their roasted beef And puddings large pass all belief." Wherever this …
Old and New London
… City authorities. These functionaries carve the barons of beef at the banquet on Lord Mayor's Day. …
The Manuscripts of Shrewsbury and Coventry Corporations [etc]
… raise a tax upon y e Gentues, bring g w th him a piece of beef (y t whoso'er eat of y e beef should be freed fr m y e tax; but y e Governor y e other …
Old and New London
… being either butted with the dripping end of a quarter of beef, or smeared by the greasy carcase of a newly-slain … be open to access from all quarters. Some years ago, when beef and mutton were far dearer in outlying shops than in … dignity, who, mounted on high pedestals, carved barons of beef and boars' heads. The Lord Mayor's footmen shone in gold …
Old and New London
… with confidence, that the vigour of his attack on the beef-steaks was wholly unimpaired by the effective execution … to be locked up. The dinner proceeded merrily, the beef-steaks were renewed again and again, and received the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… parish ate no kind of bread but oatcake; neither was any beef killed except at Martinmas, when all the cattle which …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… has now an income of 6 1 s. 4 d.; of this 2 is spent on beef, and the rest is given in small money doles, the … Thomas Marton 50 for the poor, while Forest left 20 for beef. Another sum of 50 (now lost) was given for the minister …