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… Tent, & Parmosant Cheeses’. 5 Pepys was also given ‘Chests of Florence Wine and Boxes of Orange Flower Water’ 6 and drinking vessels. He accepted two flaggons and recorded that they made ‘a fine sight and better than ever I did hope to …
… also more mundane reasons why duelling carried on, and the connections established by the opponents to gambling between drinking, gambling and duels were frequent. Duels also occurred in political contexts, where factions would easily find a …
… there were seasonal festivities such as Easter, May Day or Christmas celebrations which many communities marked by drinking, dancing and/or the staging of plays. These revels had been most prominent in the late Middle Ages, but some …