jan 1, 1417 - stick-eel
Description:
The ‘stick’ was a quantity of eels, although in later references ‘stick-eels’ may have been the smaller fish (OED). Quantities of eels were often part of tenancy agreements: 1417 <i>pro ij mesuagiis cum uno crofto duobus bovatis terre ... viij centenis anguillarum vocatis stykell vel xvjs</i>, Stork, Beverley (SS108/323).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1417
Now
~ 608 years ago