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Survey of London
… burned with their coffins in a 'bonehouse'. The resulting stench reportedly drove nearby residents who could to move …
Calendar of letter-books of the city of London
… butchers rendering annually therefor a boar's head. The stench arising therefrom was so bad as to be injurious to the …
A History of the County of York
… their house as they could without loss to the city, as the stench of the place was great and caused the friars much …
A History of the County of Kent
… disuse and were so full of dung and other filth that the stench was dangerous to the health of the inhabitants and ' …
Calendar of Home Office Papers (George III)
… the bars of the room from the danger he might run from the stench of the place.Temple. 1 p. 10 and 12 July. Dom. Geo. …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… in 1514; he was ordered to operate at night because of the stench that was caused. 82 The butchers' refuse was dumped on …
Calendar of State Papers, Ireland
… cut off and set up on stakes, "and when by reason of their stench, the number being many and the weather hot, they began …
Henley: Origin and Development of the Town
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 16, Henley-on-Thames and Environs
… cesspools and dung heaps', causing such a 'horrible stench' that the works risked closure. 9 Even so, some of the …