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London, ye ashe balls being Easily sent about, without wch they would have no ashes in the Country for such uses; for their fewell is altogether Coales wch Indeed are very good and plenty, you might have a load for 3 or 4 shillings brought home yt would serve a poore mans familly ye winter.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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Commonly they haue no chimnies in their houses, excepting them of the better sort, so that the smoake was very troublsom to vs, while we continued there; Their fewell is turfes, which they haue very good, and whinnes or furres.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Thiorsaa and Olffwis Aa, being in a maner destitute both of wood and turfe, which is the accustomed fewell of the countrey.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The 21 day we departed from Ordowil aforesayd, trauelling for the most part ouer mountaines all in the night season, and resting in the day, being destitute of wood, and therefore were forced to vse for fewell the dung of horses and camels, which we bought deare of the pasturing people.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Thiorsaa and Olffwis Aa, being in a maner destitute both of wood and turfe, which is the accustomed fewell of the countrey.
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Holland, as being a countrey driuing vpon the water, the earth or ground whereof, they vse instead of fewell, and that he had oft times warmed himselfe, and had seene meat dressed with fires made of the same earth.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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I thought a Man ought to be very cautious what kinds of fewell he throws into a fire when it is thus glowing in the Community.
John Adams autobiography, part 1, "John Adams," through 1776 1961
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Damaskes and fine linnens, with all manner of rich stuffs, made fewell to increase this universe sole conqueror ....
From John O'Groats to Land's End Robert Naylor
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This fire may goe out divers wayes: first by subtraction of fewell; if a man forbeare his accustomed meales, will not his naturall heat decay?
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Their fewell here is as I said but Cowdung or Coale wch they are supplyed with out of Warwickshire.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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