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Decorative initial I, Coloured

398.—Norwich Castle

700.—Byland Abbey, Yorkshire.

2103.—Herstmonceaux Castle.

2105.—East Basham, Norfolk

703.—Walsingham Abbey, Norfolk.

Near is my Shirt, but Nearer is my Skin.

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

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

A scan of blank paper for use in backgrounds (public domain)

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

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

Give a Man Luck and throw him into the Sea; Money makes the Mare to go; Much falls between the Cup and the Lip.

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

He sets the Fox to keep his Geese. [woodcut: fox watching geese]

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.

An old Dog will learn no Tricks; If you trust before you try, You may repent before you die.

A Rolling Stone gathers no Moss; It is good to make Hay while the Sun shines.

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

It’s neither Rhime nor Reason; What is got over the Devil’s Back will be spent under his Belly.

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Places Shown

Coxwald; Yorkshire; England

Herstmonceaux; East Sussex; England

Norwich; Norfolk; England

Walsingham Abbey; Norfolk; England

Walsingham; Norfolk; England