THE STRANGE STORY OF
THE DUNMOW FLITCH
EARLIEST OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE FLITCH.
EARLIEST OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THEFLITCH.—Entries in the Chartulary of DunmowPriory, in the British Museum, recording thepresentation of the Baron in 1445 and 1510, now reproducedfor the first time. The top entry is the earliestsurviving record of the custom. The recipient in thefirst case is Richard Wright; in the second, Thomasle Fuller.
TWO BACON RECEIPTS.—TheParsleys and Reynoldses receivedtheir Bacon in 1701, the Shakeshaftsin 1751. This 1751 presentation wasthe last legitimate ceremony.
The Strange Story of
the Dunmow Flitch
By
J. W. ROBERTSON-SCOTT
("HOME COUNTIES")
WITH 34 ILLUSTRATIONS
Nil nisi jurantibus ("Nothing unless you are able to swear")
—Motto of a former Dunmow Lord of the Manor
Two Shillings
DUNMOW: D. CARTER
TO
H. W.
W. H.
CONTENTS
Twas thought a sumptuous treat
On Birthdays, Festivals, or Days of State,
A salt dry Flitch of Bacon to prepare.
—Congreve.
CHAPTER I
A Narrative of Nine Hundred Years
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
A Yeoman, a Husbandman and Thomas le Fuller
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
The Scene at the Modern Ceremony
CHAPTER XII
Another Flitch Custom BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!
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