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First Reading

in Aqua Scripto  •  Link

Fighting for the winnings, then it be for using Cutlass and other swords.
Prise = value,worth & price: Knife? Rapier, [L cutlellus, dim. of cutler then to thy household use of cutlery,
list of possible weapons, Saber, spee,epee, foil, Scimitar, Toledo blade and any other left over weapon begging to bludded after the civil war.

Second Reading

Bill  •  Link

PRIZE ... also a Trial of Skill at Sword playing.
---An universal etymological English dictionary. N. Bailey, 1724.

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References

Chart showing the number of references in each month of the diary’s entries.

1663

  • Jun

1664

1667

  • Sep

1669