jan 1, 1590 - set ale
Description:
A term found only in York, meaning old or stale ale. 1579 <i>doo sell within there howses a wyne quart of sett or stale ale for a penye</i> (YRS119/4); 1590 <i>that every tipler within the ... cittye shall sell their aile being olde and sett aile for vjd the aile gallon aswell within their howses as without</i> (YRS138/120).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1590
Now
~ 435 years ago