, 1870-05-01

among other articles, held FORK. A knife
and fork, apparently implements OF daily use,
we1o found IN IN Anglo-saxon burial ground
At Hh.@ 1n9o h h'!I' o1saaa Mss, bsnalc which be-
longed To Thomas ABecket, and WAS used for
cutiiQg tho e1llogix, is preserved 1T St. An
drawa, VcsceuL In tba early church, At the ]
end Of the naas, the loavea offered by tho faith
blessed by the celubrant, and distributed, as
sign Of bro.heriy communion. They we're
c.Iled eulogies, OF datidora, by the Council Of
Antioch IN Vi. The culogies Of unleavened
bread vere piAced on The altar, or On
The erodsnes .na.a n'i9 n ho T. y W,a ao c9ulh
were gwen 10 catechumens, and st. Austio
calls tiloro = sacrament. Tho holy loaf, out OF
which they were cnt, WAS ordered 70 Do pro
sided By tho pariAh BY tho Salisbury. Consttu-
the altar Of Beverly, - pledge for his 70
demption Of = VOW Of benefacho1,
A vef7 early mention Of 6hofbeld cutlery -
in Chsucer {keeve's Tale, line 1S) whe1e he
states Of the miller OF TtompJngtoun:
A 6eheneld thWitel bar he In his hose
The ssme poet, IN hin prologue to the " Can
terbu1y Tiles" describes the tradesmcn -
wearing knivea in imitation Of the knightiy
In TIC drawing OF Chsueee. inserted In some
copies OF Occlo1es book, "De Eegsmine Prin-
i re.essnssa Tsh h1a,.t kns RI. hansns
Lies the Iieh akcin, though that was larger
weapon, derived from 1celAudic skesnu, to
wound: ..-
Against the ugnttoot Irish hare served,
Salmon and Ps1sida, 1ssa
They uere adopted in this country, feE ip
The Merry Devil Of Edmonso" (1ei7)' fADe1
| hoped your great experience and your yeasa,
| would have proved patience rathcr to your Bou1
| Than with this frantic and untsmcd pasa1ou
| L. Mooou1eTe mentions knives With their
steels. meat-knite OF Queen Elzabsshs,
| mentioned in Nichola' Progresses, bad " ban
die Of white bono and conceyto IN ~
Henry VI, when wandering about Yorkshire,
seeking safety BY coneealment aftar tho fatal
| md bloody battle OF Towton, remained nine
dAys 1t Bolton Hall near Gisburn. He wAs
! then on his vay to Waddington Hall, whero h6
! was discovered, and msde rrisoner. Al Bolton
Hall he left bis boots, knife, fosk, and spoon
| Princes and mobiles eeem constantly to have
carried these articles about with them
Sponsor, IN his Fseis Queene {iii., iv., 24),
used the word knife for sword:
And aiter ali his war to rect hts wca1ie hlfe.
Shakespeare, in the old quArto Of 1887, mAkes
Juliet wear knife at tho f.ir's cell, and when
Storo relstcs that "Tichard Matthews, on
Flete Bridge, was tho first EngliAhman who At
tayned the perfection Of making ane kniEes
| sud tpife-hafts; andin the eth year OF Queen
Elizabeth he obtaincd prohibition agalnst
Ill strangers and othezs, for bringing any
kuiycs into England from beyond the seas,
Which until that timo ware brought into this
land BY shippers laden from Flanders md I
! other plAces-' ,--.
knives Of Collognc,H are enumerated in tho
: custom-house rate books Of tho time Of Henry
| VIu. Az early ~ the year 14l7, the cutlerB Of
t tho metropolis sought and obtained chattci
: Of incorporation from Henry v, The Earl o.
4 =: 1xkkn kr N<1 Nt9Fj&
tlea."
respecting knives with more than one blade
Misson (Nf1o 1oyd9e to Italy, l. 61s) says
&. that IN 1858, hives were made N Scaspe17a
se,s sS.fsss ssass On fs III s.ns h.fs md III
mates tllAt this was unknown, at least unusual
: elsewbere. Tho commeneemdut Of the manu-
ID faoiurc Of knives with springs, in Sheffield. Y
q attributed to tho middle Of tho seventeenth
d century. =,
: Nj. Cough, in his History cf C.oytand Alb
l. bsu 70. 73), mentions Al Ancient custom ther
70 Of giving little knives TO al comers on 81
J. Darthclomew's Day. This Abuso WIS, he sAys
. abolished By Ah6ot sohn Dc Nisbech, IN IN = :,
10 bot and convent from great and neadleso q
10 vents. This custom originated In Allusion
10 Tho knife wherewith st.. Bartholomew Vas dA,
r ed, Three OF theae knives were quatese
~ with three Of tho whips 20 rnnea @ aseo oS S.3 =
ce Hunter had great numbers Of them, OF doe'
I'd cnt sixea found At va1ious times IN tho rulf
he OF the abbey, aud in the river. These =
he adopted as the device Of tovn-riecc calls
The feo.e. Aap,y e5 GSq"d;: :, ,o,o mon
n. nantnT 1,J1 n thu Nuddlo family, TEN
n as.. @nrv11 X !ho ,esrs knife and purse.
st = lottery At the Lord Chief Justices hons
~ 1902 printed in Ha1liwcl's Poeticdl Alscsa csa
Al MIS-, temp. James l. (Percy society), Mfs ~
f-{ ~
w ~ ~ms F.us =. as...,. =, trIv.e IN vou
Fortune sosa 9aGe - x,ffr IT. he "a nos ssue
~. ~ cN N1s sss,. ,,,+ ~ the aenout
r. Knives were 1orme1!{ pis Is;,sh :. ~ ~ E,monE
~ ments OF bride u sne nue't i 4 III 1 ssn /
~ lG59, P. II, sot1esfoe as!s: ~. ~ 80 80 -
a. bridegroom and the bftae eonei ao ~" (
are Of Sheffield knl'es nI3ed 0osn hHsbsn ~ in b
On e!aae na;M aass y, 70 M y, 1aandor. a 1851;
~ ~ kert Aotea 'e y. Le''s'' 1"..st.,-t.,n.., .
|hs with thofe despatch me.
~ In Wei afes, Goss;p, 16f5, the wife says !:
I'd In conscience a.a twenty pai. ct s'svss.
1on Gsr,e,t tn;s<s, parses, efdles store Of rtns.
NJ And many I thousand dainty. pretty Thing
.hs f;rosa savs It il pnlneky 10
tms G oue's tnife and fork c.oea-vise, md ,
~ IN nrraeut knife, ecissotA, rAzor,
~ W W, 'iS shaIn cutting instrument to Q,
- ~ sr ~ f;snd \. ,hry IA sut to cut i
lne l s .ns sIond,hin' 70 syoid tho III effects
aas. a .n;s = nm = fs..bine. or some tsiaing rec,
y. asns. ;nn n ha takAn in rstu1n
Am. peVoo tort" hrxs haen found In Heyculane
"" ": ~ c.e,ns .n 11,o1.ves onc Nth = star's foo
1na @ nas ~ ~ s'ger' - cl,Ssic.l .ntGue 10,
Ans S @;n en- ~, tha Y,a ipuia. Th;p may have b
~ n.ad for rsrrrJ rufDosee. Ther are sAit
nos, 1sr,tF nn,o tSor ..nt,~ ~ and rcconsinc to He
'osa uus S w. -s-. hron cht fIrnn Chiua to Il
ne 1na not.r nsr;.nS dosr1bcs tho luxury
.ss TT % th. s;,a ~ ~ Deer of Yanscs. Gi.tsr Of
.&.es & Tnox u 49, r;csnho9s potnni.tes. who VI
oaa % -, ~ In, her Nnsrrs. hnt hsd her food
sa ~. II. 49, ~.s1 hr h,- sttsndsnta md then
oaa ,rsS nv MN r. hsr T,outh With golden
NJ ~ T~nr rroncs5 tnrts D.msni wrote about tho
e.ae. a y WS';.r the connuerrr. Forks xze 1
sue t;onad IN = rhanta1 d Ferdinand L, Elm
,r;as sn.in, iioi :: snd in ths wardrobe account
as'eo Fdua,1T Fp - and nair OF knives With h
IT, ~ silver rnameIled, and fork Of cry:
Iterb2 Fie1s Gayeston; the profose naniua 1 y. -
,n.19 | ne,1:S md John, Duke Of brittany, used
Til Wtt h;s nost.rc. L GRIND eaJs folks are
'ueen @ toned IN IN inventory Of he jewels Of ch