er. For variety
and quantity it could not easily be surpassed, and in these
"degenerate" days could not even be equalled. But let it speak for
itself.

CHRISTMAS, 1790.

One Turtle, weight 47 lb.; 68 Pots Turtle; British Turtle Giblet
Soup; Gravy Soup; Pea Soup; Soup and Bouille; Mutton Broth; Barley
Broth; 4 Turbots; 7 Cod; 2 Brills; 2 Pipers; 12 Dories; 2 Haddocks;
14 Rock Fish; 18 Carp; 16 Perch; 2 Salmon; 12 Plaice; 164 Herrings;
Sprats; Soles; 22 Eels; Salt Fish. Doe VENISON: 10 Haunches, 10
Necks, 10 Breasts, 10 Shoulders; 37 Hares; 14 Pheasants; Grouse; 32
Partridges; 94 Wild Ducks; Wild Geese; 32 Teal; 27 Wigeon; 6 Bald
Cootes; 1 Sea Pheasant; 3 Mews; 4 Moor Hens; 2 Water Dabs; 2
Curlews; Bittern; 61 Wood Cocks; 49 Snipes; 7 Wild Turkies; 8 Golden
Plovers; 5 Quist; 2 Land Rails; 13 Galenas; 4 Pea Hens; 26 Pigeons;
121 Larks; 26 Stares; 108 Small Birds; 44 Turkies; 8 Capons; 9
Ducks; 5 Geese; 63 Chicken; 4 Ducklings; 18 Rabbits; 3 Pork
Griskins; 11 Veal Burrs; 1 Roasting Pig; Oysters, Stewed and
Scolloped; Eggs; Hogs Puddings; Ragood Feet and Ears; Scotch
Collops; Veal Cutlets; Harricoad Mutton; Maintenon Chops; Pork
Chops; Mutton Chops; Rump Steaks; Joint Steaks; Sausages; Hambro'
Sausages; Tripe; Cow Heel; Notlings; 3 House Lambs. VEAL: 5 Legs, 2
Loins, 1 Breast, 4 Calves' Heads. BEEF: 5 Rumps, 1 Sirloin, 5 Ribs,
1 Pinbone, Duch Beef, Hambro' Beef. MUTTON: 16 Haunches, 8 Necks, 8
Legs, 11 Loins, 6 Saddles, 6 Chines, 5 Shoulders. PORK: 4 Loins, 2
Legs, 2 Chines, 2 Spare-Ribs, 1 Porker. COLD: Boar's-Head; Baron
Beef, 3 c. 1 qr.; 6 Hams; 4 Tongues; 6 Chicken; Hogs Feet and Ears;
7 Collars Brawn; 2 Rounds Beef; Collard Veal and Mutton; Collard
Eels and Pig's Head; Rein Deers' Tongues; Dutch Tongues; Harts
Tongues; Bologna Tongues; Parague Pie; French Pies; Pigeon Pies;
Venison Pasty; Sulks; 470 Minced Pies; 13 Tarts; 218 Jellies; 800
Craw Fish; Pickled Salmon; Sturgeon; Pickled Oysters; Potted
Partridges; Crabs; 24 Lobsters; 52 Barrels Pyfleet and Colchester
Oysters; Milford and Tenby Oysters; Pines.

So far as can be ascertained, Matthew Stretch kept the tavern from 1801
to 1805, and James Anderson in 1805 and 1806. Mr. John Townsend was
"mine host" from 1807 until 1826. Unfortunately, none of his descendants
possess a portrait of him. Mr. Charles Townsend, of St. Mary's, Stoke
Bishop, Bristol, h