jan 1, 1578 - spurging tub
Description:
A tub in which fermenting liquor was left to cleanse itself, throwing off impure matter. 1559 <i>The buttry ... iiij spungin tubbes</i> [sic], Hipswell (SS26/133); 1567 <i>3 spurging tubbes and ij seayes ijs</i>, Well (SS26/209); 1568 <i>tenn spowrging tubbes 3s 4d,</i> Healaugh (YRS134/35); 1578 <i>fower sponging</i> [sic] <i>tubbes, two tunnels</i>, Ripley (SS104/133).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1578
Now
~ 447 years ago