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Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Lucky in Devon - 30
Musician Hanged
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Fac-simile of a Woodcut in Pierre Michault's
Doctrinal du Temps Présent
, small folio, goth., Bruges, about 1490
"To possess a rope by which a person has been hanged ensures good luck."
Hewett 1900
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