Sixteenth century

Just poor-sighted Mother Dutten, feeding her pet dogs.

Just poor-sighted Mother Dutten, feeding her pet dogs.
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A rehearsall both straung and true, of hainous and horrible actes committed…
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1579
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Early English Books Online (STC 23267)

First posted on Twitter for #WoodcutWednesday on 8 July 2015: the original tweet.

Here endeth this leaf of the Commonplace Book, which ſheweth A rehearsall both straung and true, of hainous and horrible actes committed… (1579), the work of its first makers and not of this preſs; only the caption is the Senſeſhaper’s. The image is from Early English Books Online (STC 23267). Copied into this book the eighth day of July, 2015. Finis.

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A rehearsall both straung and true, of hainous and horrible actes committed….
1579.
Early English Books Online (STC 23267).

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