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Title: Little mouths
Author: King, William; D.C.L.
Attribution: Dr King
Date(s): 1709 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 20
Contents: Humorous tale about a young woman believing that women are to be allowed two
husbands if their mouths are small, three if large
Title: The old cheese
Author: King, William; D.C.L.
Attribution: Dr King
Date(s): 1709 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 20
Contents: Humorous tale of a husband hen-pecked by his wife unsuccessfully trying to
assert himself when entertaining friends to a meal
Title: Mully of Mountown
Author: King, William; D.C.L.
Attribution: Dr King
Date(s): 1704 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 20
Contents: On the pleasures of food and drink from an Irish country farm, including a
tale of a debate about whether or not to slaughter a favourite cow for meat