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703.—Walsingham Abbey, Norfolk.

700.—Byland Abbey, Yorkshire.

398.—Norwich Castle

Save a Thief from Hanging, and he’ll cut your Throat; Jack will never make a Gentleman.

When the Steed’s stolen, shut the Stable Door.

’Tis too late to spare when all is spent; One Swallow does not make Summer.

Little Pitchers have great Ears; Many talk of Robin Hood who never shot in his Bow.

Better play at small Game than stand out; Give him a Rowland for his Oliver.

The more Haste the worse Speed; When the Sky falls we shall catch Larks.

Fast bind, fast find; Like Father like Son.

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What is bred in the Bone will never be out of the Flesh; One Bird in the Hand is worth two in the Bush; A Cat may look upon a king.

He who has a mind to beat a Dog will easily find a Stick; Naught is never in Danger; Faint Heart never won fair Lady.

Give him a Rowland for his Oliver; Penny Wise, and Pound Foolish; He that Reckons without his Host must reckon again.

Well begun is half ended; All is well that ends well.

Brag is a good Dog, but Holdfast is a better; The Belly has no Ears; [woodcut: mouse by house perhaps made from candle with snuffer]

One scabbed Sheep marrs a whole Flock; Tread on a Worm and it will turn.

One Man had better steal a Horse than another look over the Hedge; [woodcut: highayman with hat and cape leads a horse]

One good Turn deserves another; He steals a Goose, and gives the Giblets in Alms.

Hungry Dogs will eat dirty Pudding; He that would live at Peace and Rest, Must hear and see, and say the Best.

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Places Shown

Coxwald; Yorkshire; England

Norwich; Norfolk; England

Walsingham Abbey; Norfolk; England