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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD@greenleejw.bsky.social |
Eel-rents in medieval England became less common over the centuries, but didn't completely disappear for a long time. In 1572, for example, Gilbert Attwell rented a water mill in Brambridge from the High Sheriff of Hampshire for 41s 6d each year, as well as 125 eels (5 sticks). 🗃️🧪
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Oden
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How does one acquire so many eels?
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Victor Stevko
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I'm sure you've talked about this at some point, but is a stick just a unit of measurement, or is there an actual stick with 25 eels on it, possibly cooked? And how big a stick?
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