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Old and New London
… and pedantry, was, apparently, a patron of sports and pastimes; at all events, we read that he granted to his …
Survey of London
… garden, which was before applied to lascivious and courtly pastimes, there he [Latimer] dispensed the fruitful word of …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… much profaned the Lord's day by 'unlawfull exercises and pastimes in the great churchyard and the streets.' 174 As …
A History of the County of Oxford
… shared a hogshead of ale at Penniless Bench. 22 Popular pastimes recorded in the 16th and 17th centuries included … summer exercises in Blenheim Park. 49 Other 18th-century pastimes, besides the continuing bowls and cockfighting, …