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" The meat was served up by watchwords. Jacks are but of late invention. The poor boys did turn the spits, and licked the dripping for their pains. "
Varronianus: A Critical and Historical Introduction to the Ethnography of ... - Page 427
by John William Donaldson - 1852 - 476 pages
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The Stockton bee: or, Monthly miscellany

1793 - 430 pages
...to do their Jiomigc to their King-. They alwajs eat 'ift (Gothic halls, at the high table or oreiHe (which .is a little room at the upper end of the hall, where (lands a table) wirh the folks at thefidetables. The meat was ferved up by watchwords. Jacks are but...
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Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London from the Roman ..., Volume 1

James Peller Malcolm - 1811 - 454 pages
...to do their homage to the King. They always eat in their Gothic halls at the high table or orsille (which is a little room at the upper end of the hall where stands a table) with the folks at the side table. The meat was served up by watchwords. Jacks are but of late invention; the poor boys did turn...
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Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London from the Roman Invasion to ...

James Peller Malcolm - 1811 - 440 pages
...to do their homage to the King. They always eat in their Gothic halls at the high table or orsille. (which is a little room at the upper end of the hall where stands a table) with the folks at the side table. The meat was served up by watchwords. Jacks are but of late invention ; the poor boys did turn...
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The flowers of literature, or, Encyclopædia of anecdote, a coll ..., Volume 3

William Oxberry - 1821 - 378 pages
...year to do homage to their king. They always ate in their Gothic halls at the high table, or orsille, which is a little room at the upper end of the hall, where stands a table, with the side table. The meat was served up by watch-words. Jacks are but of late invention; the poor boys did...
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Saturday Night: Comprising a Review of New Publications, Biography ..., Volume 1

1824 - 486 pages
...Never went to London but in parliament time, or once a year to do their homage to their King. They always eat in Gothick halls, at the high table or...stands a table) with the folks at the side tables. The meat was served up by watch words. Jacks are but of late invention. The poor boys did turn the...
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Saturday night

Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...Never went to London but in parliament time, or once a year to do their homage to their King. They always eat in Gothick halls, at the high table or...hall, where stands a table) with the folks at the aide tables. The meat was served up by watch words. Jacks are but of late invention. The poor boys...
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The Flowers of Literature: Consisting of Selections from History ..., Volume 4

William Oxberry - 1824 - 382 pages
...year to do homage to their king. They always ate in their Gothic halls at the high table, or orsille, which is a little room at the upper end of the hall, where stands a table, with the side table. The meat was served up by watch-words. Jacks are but of late invention; the poor boys did...
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The Nic-nac: Or, Literary Cabinet, Volume 2

1824 - 436 pages
...King-. They always eat iii their gothic halls, at the high table, or oreille, which is a h'ttleroom. at the upper end of the hall; where stands a table, with the meaner folks at the side table. The meat was served up by watch-words. Jacks are but of late invention...
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Arliss's Literary collections

John Arliss - 1825 - 382 pages
...to do homage to their king. They . always ate in their Gothic halls at the high table, or orsillc, which is a little room at the upper end of the hall, where stands a table, with the side table. The meat was served up hy watch-words. Jacks are but late invention ; the poor hoys did...
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The Table Book, Volume 1

William Hone - 1827 - 452 pages
...London but in parliament-time, or once a year to do their homage to the king. They always ate in gothic halls, at the high table or oreille, (which is a little...hall, where stands a table,) with the folks at the side-tables. The meat was served up by watchwords. Jacks are but of late invention. The poor boys did...
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