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The Antiquities of Malmsbury, 14 February 1792

 Item — Box: LF104/2 Box 1
Reference code: LF104/2/5A

Scope and Contents

A middle-aged man (right) leads by strings attached to their coats, seven elderly men, the Antiquities of Malmesbury. He says, "I'll wait on you Gentlemen I knows what it is to Sarve". The first two have each a shrunken leg, lengthened by a block under the shoe; one says to the other, grinning, "for here I go up up up & there you go down down downe". His companion, a fat parson, answers, "Aye Aye Moses, you and I have seen many tips & downs in this world, never mind we will have a Pitcher of Strong Beer & a Sheeps fry for Supper." (They appear to be the vicar and his clerk, Moses). The others wear civic gowns and hold horn-books, inscribed with the alphabet, as then used by children learning to read; the first hobbles on a crutch. One says, "I wish any of us could reaa or write", another says, "if I could I might now Get in for the Borough". In the background (right) are the ruins of a Gothic abbey or church.

Dates

  • Creation: 14 February 1792

Conditions Governing Access

Available by appointment in our Reading Room

Extent

1 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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