Three meatless days a week—Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday—were prescribed by a law passed during Elizabeth’s reign, the aim of this stringept enactment being “that fishers may thereby be set on work.” Anyone convicted of eating flesh on these days incurred a fine of £3. However, persons desirous of breaking the law could obtain a special license to eat flesh, the cost being graduated according to their station in life. Peers had to pay £T 6s Bd, knights were mulcted in 13s 4d, and the untitled only 6s Bd. The money obtained from the sale of these licenses went to relieve the poor. Put it in your •cruet—SHAELAND’S Malt Vinegar. Mellow and mature. Most wholesome and most palatable vinegar in Few Zealand. In. bulk and bottle. All grocers. *
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9621, 29 March 1917, Page 6
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