| Index Entry | Ancient Deed [t] [beg] Hope and the hop-town, The |
| Location | England |
| Citation | NM.764.001 2 Jan 1764:23 (278) The following is true copy of an ancient deed, which may serve to show the concise method made use of by our predecessors in writing, signing and sealing their law instruments, viz. . . This manner of sealing we find was practiced by King Edward III, when he gave to Norman the hunter, The hope and the hop-town With all the hounds upside down; And in witness that it was sooth He bit the wax with his fore tooth. |
| Generic Title | Newport Mercury |
| Date | 1764.01.02 |
| Publisher | Hall, Samuel |
| City, State | Newport, RI |
| Year | 1764 |
| Bibliography | B0031985 |