The Flitch of Bacon, or the Custom of Dunmow; A Tale of English Home

The Flitch of Bacon, or the Custom of Dunmow; A Tale of English Home by William Harrison Ainsworth

Dunmow* is known throughout the world and history as being the English town where the curious but ancient custom of the Dunmow Flitch takes place. This ancient ceremony is when couples come into the town, and, in front of a judge and jury, try to persuade a court of law that for a year and a day they haven t wished themselves unwed. Great Dunmow is a pretty and ancient market town in Essex. It stands in the midst of the shire, off any major national route but on the old roads threading rural Essex together. The town is found approximately midway between Bishop's Stortford and Braintree. The Flitch of Bacon: Or the Custom of Dunmow; A Tale of English Home (Classic Reprint) [William Harrison Ainsworth] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. 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 Dunmow* is known throughout the world and history as being the English town where the curious but ancient custom of the Dunmow Flitch takes place. This ancient ceremony is when couples come into the town, and, in front of a judge AINSWORTH, William Harrison. The Flitch of Bacon: or, The Custom of Dunmow, a tale of English home. New edn. George Routledge & Sons (Octavo Novels Series). [1874] Front., plates by Sir John Gilbert, 8pp cata.; pp 232-233 creased at upper corner. THE FLITCH OF BACON OR THE CUSTOM OF DUNMOW: A TALE OF ENGLISH HOME., Ainsworth, EUR 17.36 + EUR 3.47 postage; 1855 Antique Print - ESSEX Dunmow Flitch Bacon Town Hall Custom Candidate (182) EUR 16.20 Old 1855 Dunmow Flitch Bacon Custom Examination Candidates Town Hall Victorian. EUR 21.99 + EUR 8.09 postage; If successful the couple are paraded along the High Street and receive a flitch of bacon. The last flitch trials were held in the town in the summer of 2016, with the next scheduled for 2020. The custom is ancient, and is mentioned in the Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale in The Star Chamber by william harrison ainsworth at - the best online ebook storage. Download and read online for free The Star Chamber by william harrison ainsworth Tiger Books. Home. Browse by author. Advanced Search. Contact. Terms & Conditions. RSS.A Tale Illustrative of The Pilgrim s Progress The Flitch of Bacon: or, The Custom of Dunmow. A Tale of English Home. see details 19192. 10.00. AINSWORTH William Harrison.

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