...countries wherein he sojourned or lay ; and when he came to London he hspt such a house that six oxen were eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat, for who that had any acquaintance in that house ho had as much sod and roast as he might carry upon...

...wherever he sojourned a day ; and when he came to London, he held such a house, that six oxen were eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat." The Earls of Douglas, in Scotland, before the fall of that great family, rivalled, or rather exceeded,...

...account of his hospitality. " When he came to London, he held such an house, " that »tx oxen were eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full " of his meat; for who that had any acquaintance in that house, " he should have had as much sodden (boiled) and roast,...

...wherever he sojourned or lay ; and when he came to London, he held such an house that six oxen were eaten at a breakfast ; and every tavern was full of his meat, for who that had any ac. quaintancc in that house, he should have as much sod and roast as he might...

...'When he сяте to London,' says Stow, in his Chronicle, 'he held such an house that six oxen were eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat ; for who that had any acquaintance in that house he should have had as much sodden and roast as he...

...in all places wherever he went ; and when he came to London he kept such a house, that six oxen were eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat." The pomp of feasting in England appears to have reached its climax, during the reigns of Henry the...

...wealth. •' When he came to London, '' nays old Stow, " he held such an house, that six oxen weie eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat; for he who had any acquaintance in that house, he should have had aa much bailed and roast as he might...

...Warwick was as boundless as his wealth ; Stowe informs us, " that when he came to London, six oxen were eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat, for he who had any acquaintance there had as much meat, roasted or boiled, as he might carry on a long...

...staves before and behind, and was lodged in Warwicke lane ; in whose house there was oftentimes six oxen eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat ; for he that had any acquaintance in that house, might have there so much of sodden and roast meat...

...as his wealth. " When he came to London," says old Stow, " he held such an house, that six oxen were eaten at a breakfast, and every tavern was full of his meat; for he who had anyacquaintance in that house, he should have had as much toiled and roast as he might...