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Excerpt from The Flitch of Bacon: Or the Custom of Dunmow; A Tale of English Home
Our Dunmow Flitch was in greater request. Despite the difficulties of the conditions annexed to the gift, it was thrice successfully claimed before the Dissolution of the Monasteries; and thrice subsequently to that period. Of late years the Custom, I regret to say, has been discontinued. Some persons having demanded the Flitch, observes Grose, it has, as is said, been refused, probably from conjugal affection not being now so rare as heretofore, or because qualification oaths are now supposed to be held less sacred.
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Our Dunmow Flitch was in greater request. Despite the difficulties of the conditions annexed to the gift, it was thrice successfully claimed before the Dissolution of the Monasteries; and thrice subsequently to that period. Of late years the Custom, I regret to say, has been discontinued. Some persons having demanded the Flitch, observes Grose, it has, as is said, been refused, probably from conjugal affection not being now so rare as heretofore, or because qualification oaths are now supposed to be held less sacred.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
William Harrison Ainsworth
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ISBN - 9780331646795
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 345
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Author
William Harrison Ainsworth
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ISBN - 9781330532249
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 347
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