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Page 111
... York to Tadcaster in 1638 , " The Water Poet " was pleased to have the entertainment provided by " a Tinker who made pretty musique with his Banbury Kettle - drum . " For some people , at least , life seemed to be offering something ...
... York to Tadcaster in 1638 , " The Water Poet " was pleased to have the entertainment provided by " a Tinker who made pretty musique with his Banbury Kettle - drum . " For some people , at least , life seemed to be offering something ...
Page 121
... York- shire was Petworth in West Sussex , a community of 918 inhabi- tants in 1641. Here was the marketing and trading center for farmers living within a radius of six or eight miles ; and here , too , the Court of Quarter Sessions met ...
... York- shire was Petworth in West Sussex , a community of 918 inhabi- tants in 1641. Here was the marketing and trading center for farmers living within a radius of six or eight miles ; and here , too , the Court of Quarter Sessions met ...
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... York . Within seven years there were fourteen li- censed courts in London ; " the meaner sort , " said Strype , played tennis " in open Fields and Streets . " 70 The tales of recreations and diversions that had held the coun- tryman ...
... York . Within seven years there were fourteen li- censed courts in London ; " the meaner sort , " said Strype , played tennis " in open Fields and Streets . " 70 The tales of recreations and diversions that had held the coun- tryman ...
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Westward the Land Was Bright | 3 |
The People of England | 13 |
Country People | 46 |
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