Publisher's Synopsis
Book Excerpto descant uponHis boon companion 'Little John';Or 'Friar Tuck' so overblownHe tipped the scale at fifteen stone.Henry III. And what of Henry number Three,1216-1272 The King who suffered poverty?It's very awkward we must ownTo be 'hard up' when on a Throne;[Illustration: IRON JELLOIDS The Great Tonic]To have to scrape up an amountTo pay the butcher on account, Or ask a dun in Kingly wayTo kindly call some other day.Coinage In twelve-five-seven it is stated1257 Gold was coined and circulated, Ha'pence and farthings just before;In those times worth a great deal more.Langton The Bible which from over seasDied 1228 Had no chapters and no versesWas by Archbishop Langton's skillDRead Mo
