Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Rules of the Inn - 1786

One of our favorite places to eat and drink are the pubs of England. On a recent trip, I photographed a plaque on the wall. It reads:

No thieves, fakirs, rogues or tinkers
No skulking loafers or flea-bitten tramps
No 'slap an' tickle' of the wenches
No banging o' tankards on the table
No dogs allowed in the kitchen
No cock fighting
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Flintlocks, cudgels, daggers and swords to be handed to the innkeeper for safe-keeping
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Bed for the night    1 shilling
Stabling for horse   4 pence