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" Near adjoining to this abbey, on the south side thereof, was sometime a farm belonging to the said nunnery; at the which farm I myself in my youth have fetched many a halfpenny worth of milk, and never had less than three ale pints for a halfpenny in... "
A survey of London - Page 48
by John Stow - 1842 - 518 pages
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A Survey of London

John Stow - London (England) - 1842 - 254 pages
...sometime a farm belonging to the said nunnery ; at the which farm Imyselfinmyyouth have fetchedmany a half-penny worth of milk, and never had less than...for a halfpenny in the winter, always hot from the kine, as the same was milked and strained. One Trolop, and afterwards Goodman, were the farmers there,...
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A Survey of London

John Stow - London (England) - 1842 - 250 pages
...sometime a farm belonging to the said nunnery; at the which farm I myself in my youth have fetehed many a half-penny worth of milk, and never had less...halfpenny in the summer, nor less than one ale quart for a lmlfpenny in the winter, always hot from tin- kine, as the same was milked and strained. One Trolop,...
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Adams's pocket London guide book

Edward Litt L. Blanchard - Great Exhibition - 1851 - 324 pages
...and " that the fields were a farm belonging to the said nunnery; at which farm I myself," he says, "have fetched many a halfpenny worth of milk, and...for a halfpenny in the winter, always hot from the kine." The theatre in Goodman's Fields was where Garrick first appeared, October 19, 1741 ; and here...
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The Home friend, a weekly miscellany of amusement and instruction, Volume 4

Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1854 - 652 pages
...muirie (St. Clare) ; at the which time I myself," says he, " in my youth have fetched manye a halfe peny worth of milk, and never had less than three ale pints for a halfe peny in the summer, nor less than one ale quart for a halfe peny in the winter, alwaies hot from...
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Curiosities of London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of ...

John Timbs - Curiosities and wonders - 1855 - 818 pages
...Minories ; " at the which farm (says Stow) I myself, in my youth, have fetched many a halfpennyworth of milk, and never had less than three ale pints for...for a halfpenny in the winter, always hot from the kine, as the same was milked and strained." One Trolop, and afterwards Goodman, were the farmers ;...
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Bradshaw's guide through London and its environs. Corrected and revised

Edward Litt L. Blanchard - 1860 - 336 pages
...and " that the fields were a farm belonging to the said nunnery ; at which farm I myself," he says, " have fetched many a halfpenny worth of milk, and never...for a halfpenny in the winter, always hot from the kine." The theatre hi Goodman's Fields was where Garrick first appeared, October 19,1741 ; and here...
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Celebrated Friendships, Volume 2

Mrs. A. T. Thomson - Great Britain - 1861 - 366 pages
...then rural district he could, he assures us, in his youth fetch from the farm many a " halfpennyworth of milk, and never had less than three ale pints for...than one ale quart for a halfpenny in the winter." " Goodman's son," he adds, "being heir to his father's purchase, let out the ground first for grazing...
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The book of days, a miscellany of popular antiquities, Volume 1

Robert Chambers - Chronology, Historical - 1862 - 880 pages
...belonging to the said nunnery, at which farm I myself, in my youth, have fetched many a halfpennyworth er the land. She's done her to the Jew's castell,...Gin ye be there, my sweet sir Hugh, I pray you to kine, as the same was milked and strained. One Trolop, and afterwards Goodman, were farmers there,...
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Curiosities of London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of ...

John Timbs - East India House (London, England) - 1868 - 902 pages
...Minories ; " at the which farm (says Stow) I myself, in my youth, have fetched many a halfpennyworth of milk, and never had less than three ale pints for...for a halfpenny in the winter, always hot from the kine, as the same was milked and strained." One Trolop, and afterwards Goodman were the farmers ; and...
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Chaucer's England, by Matthew Browne

William Brighty Rands - 1869 - 346 pages
...Lancaster, Leycester, and Derbie, brother to King Edward III.' ' At this farm,' says Stowe, ' I myself in my youth have fetched many a halfpenny worth of milk,...a halfpenny in the winter — always hot from the kine, as the same was milked and strained. One Trollop, and afterwards Goodman, were the farmers there,...
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