Stained Glass Window to the Memory of Daniel Defoe It is good news that the Butchers' [Company has decided to place in its Hall a stained-glass window to the memory of Daniel Defoe. 7 explanation, if any were needed, is that Defoe's father carried on the trade of a butcher in the City.
Let us have the memorial by all means, for London has not done too much honour to Defoe. There is a street named after him at Stoke Newington, and in Bunhill Fields may be found his grave, over which stands a granite obelisk Feared in 1870 by the subscriptions 1,700 English boys and girls, Bat for a public statue of the great man, the author of 190 books, one looks in vain.
The Butchers' Company, which has decided to honour his. memo: existed as a fraternity of "bochers 30 long ago as 1180, with a market jon the site of the present. Mansion House, another in Eastcheap, and third in Newgate-street. Then, [as now, it was an offence to offer thad meat for sale. In 1399
[the sworn wardens of flesh meat [brought to the shambles, called "Les Stokes," seized two beef learcasses, putrid and poisonous, taken from William Sperlyng, of West Hamme, he intending to' sell the same at the same shambles.
The Mayor and Alderman ordered the said Sperlying to be put Ju the pillory.
The authorities not only kept an love on the quality of the people's food, but also on the price. A proclamation in, the reign of Edward Ill. sets out that the best goose be sold for Gd.; best sucking-pig, 8d.; best capon, 16d.; hen, 4d.; rabbit, 4d.; woodcock, 3d; perdriche, 5d; fes aunt, 2d.; spade or shoulder of roast mutton, 24d.; carcass of mutton, 25.; ligne fof pork, 3d.; ligne of beef, 5d. estelle (leg) of beet, 3d.
The Company's minutes record ithe admission of Daniel Defoc. He
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