Bawdy Tales Part 2 — The Cook’s Story
A series of naughty stories told by a group of mediaeval traveller’s on their way to London from Yorkshire at the time of the Black Death
Bawtry, The Swan, May 26th. A much more cheerful party reached Bawtry well before dusk after a brisk walk of about twenty four miles, having left the Lamb once we had broken our fast on bread, cheese and ale. The task of providing our night's entertainment fell on the cook, a jolly fat fellow, with a laugh like the bellow of a bull. We were starting to get to know each other better, and there was much chatter on the road,...