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A History of the County of Stafford
… prayers and scripture readings were held during the dinner hour, and there were rules against drinking and …
A History of the County of Stafford
… and Yates 84/2. It was still holding its anniversary dinner in 1810: Aris's Birmingham Gaz. 15 Jan. 1810. S.R.O., …
Old and New London
… were cleaned and given to the cellarer. After refection or dinner, which, from Easter till Holy Rood Day, was at twelve … and after that, labour till nones, when there was dinner. Even during the summer dinner was at nones (three o'clock) on Wednesdays and …
Old and New London
… in his hand. I went from the table to see the Bishops at dinner, and was infinitely pleased with it. And at the Lords' … the use of the kitchen. The porcelain consisted of 6,794 dinner plates, 1,406 soupplates, 1,499 dessert-plates, and … to ancient custom, while the king and queen were at dinner. And, at his giving the usual challenge to any one …
Old and New London
… to the Spanish Armada. In the "election" week there is a dinner in this hall, given by the Dean and Chapter to the … the esprit de corps by celebrating an annual Westminster dinner, by encouraging the college athletic sports, and other …
Old and New London
… in the most minute detail. It is said that, at an annual dinner which he gave to his spendthrift friends, he used to …
Old and New London
… the next day. His friend accordingly ordered ducks for dinner, telling the cook to put a sixpence in the stuffing of one of them. The next day came, and with it the dinner, in the course of which the sixpence was found inside … Park, "about the hour at which company leave it to go to dinner. There were but few in the walks, and those who stayed …
Old and New London
… King's counsellor and priest, who did invite to a stately dinner (at his house at Totehill) the kings and queens of … seven hundred messes of meat did not serve for the first dinner." By an Act passed in the same reign, 34 Henry III., …