Remarkable Dutch Tale of Multiplying Children in Abbey
A letter recounts a Latin and Dutch tale from a tomb in Lofdunen near the Hague. Matilda, wife of Count Flons, supposedly bore 365 children after a beggar woman’s plea, all baptized and named, then died with the mother. The writer urges readers to judge credulity, citing authorities Guiccard and Grimstone.
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Uring
Holland
Lofdunen
The
Hague
Guiccard
Grimstone
Netherlands
Matilda
Flons
Herman
Hienneberg
Lordunen
Guidon
Utrecht
John
Elizabeth
Jeffrey Chaucer A Early English Versifier's Rise in Court Life
A historical sketch traces Geoffrey Chaucer born 1328 in Oxford. It notes his rapid Scholastic progress, royal patronage, travels to Italy and France, and influence from Petrarch Boccaccio Dante and Gower. It argues his worldly experience enriched English verse and sparked the revival of learning through translation.
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England
France
Italy
John Freyna
Westbury
Wiltshire
Wickliffe
Edward the Third
Chaucer
Europe
Richard the
Jeffrey Chaucer
Oxford
Petrarch
Violante
Galeazzo
Boccacio
Alain Chartier
John Gower
Thoughts on Calumny by Governor Hutchinson
A reflective piece defining calumny as false injurious detractors of character. It catalogs historic figures harmed by rumors, questions why societies punish or permit calumny, and laments the harm it causes to public virtue. The author urges vigilance, restraint, and personal avoidance of spreading falsehoods while pondering redress avenues.
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Hutchinson
Lulius
Scipio
Pylades
Orestes
Moses
Socrates
Calumny
Rutilius
Old
Rome
England
Europe
Innocence and Calumny in a Windsor Abbey Tale
An old anecdote narrates King Henry VIII in Windsor forest disguising as a yeoman to dine at Reading Abbey. The abbott boasts feasting to a hundred pounds, later faces royal debt and imprisonment, illustrating the proverb that two hungry meals make a glutton. The king reveals himself, demanding payment, and the abbot flees with his fortune.
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Henry the Eighth
Windsor-forest
Reading
Henry
Tam
London
Tower
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W. Creech
Elliot
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Fleet- Street
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Cockspur Street
Haymarket
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New Bond-street
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North Parade
Bath
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Kymist and Apothecary
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Tola
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St-Paul's
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Canterbury
St. Paul’s Church-yard
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Strand
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Thomas Pennant
Alfo
Scotland
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Horaces Head
Fleet
London Register
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Buxton
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Thomas Percival
St Paut’s Churchyard
Percival
Aran
Paris
Messrs. Hopkins and Co. Surgeons and Apothecaries
Frith Street
Soho
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