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Nil nisi jurantibus (“Nothing unless you are able to swear”)
—Motto of a former Dunmow Lord of the Manor
Two Shillings
Dedication
TO
H. W.
W. H.
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Twas thought a sumptuous treat
On Birthdays, Festivals, or Days of State,
A salt dry Flitch of Bacon to prepare.
—Congreve.