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John wold Eate no meate at supper, and whan hit was bed tyme, the said
Medieval People Eileen Edna Power 1914
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Gurgony. [33] wee intending to cleane the Shipp Stayes here, and findeing a good bay, wee conscidered of itt and concluded to carreene here. wee findeing this Island good Stoare of water and fish, Oystars and Indian Connyes, and Monkeys which wee Eate for want of meate. this
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898
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This is the sort of bread they use in all these Countrys, and in Scotland they breake into their milk or broth or Else sup that up and bite off their bread between while they spread butter on it and Eate it with their meate.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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There is still this Custome on a Market day at Leeds, the sign of ye bush just by the Bridge, any body yt will goe and Call for one tanchard of ale and a pinte of wine and pay for these only shall be set to a table to Eate wth 2 or 3 dishes of good meate and a dish of sweetmeates after.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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This Country is much for Entertainments, in every house you must Eate and drinke.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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Had I known this and ye Day wch was their Market I would have Come then but I happened to Come a day after ye market, however I did only pay for 3 tankards of ale and wt I Eate, and my servants was gratis.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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The houses are but poor Cottages Like Barns to Look on, much Like those in Scotland, but to doe my own Country its right ye Inside of their Little Cottages are Clean and plaister'd and such as you might Comfortably Eate and drink in, and for Curiosity sake I dranck there and met wth very good bottled ale.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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We Eate very good Cod fish and Salmon and that at a pretty Cheape rate, tho 'we were not in the best jnn for the Angel is the best in Cunny Streete.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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A mile or two off we pass by another of his houses wch is newer built and very good Gardens, Called Barmstone, – we Eate some of ye good ffruite.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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The Gardens are very neate and after the London Mode, of Gravel and Grass walks and Mount, and the Squaires with dwarfes and Cyprus, ffirre and all sorts of Greens and fruite trees, its very ffruitefull – I Eate good fruite there.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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