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| Literature | 1: "Denham, in 1634, issued an order in the western circuit to put an end to the disorders attending church-ales, bid-ales, clerk-ales, and the like."- Howitt: History of England (Charles I., chap. iii. p. 159). 2: Bid-ale An invitation of friends to assemble at the house of a poor man to drink ale, and thus to raise alms for his relief. 3: "The ordinary amusements in country parishes (in 1632) were church-ales. clerk-ales, and bid-ales,... consisting of drinking and sports, particularly dancing."- T. V. Short, D. D.: History of the Church of England, p. 392. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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