Ting your Bowl
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1834: "George Mordock of Stepney was Tryed for Killing Zekiel Pool on the 25th of May last with a Ninepin Bowl , upon Tryal it appeared, that the Prisoner, and divers other persons being at Play in a Ninepin-ground, the Deceased became there an assistant in setting up the Pinns, or as a looker on, when so it fortuned, the Prisoner to Ting his Bowl to strike any Pin that was barred from access by any trundling, it struck against a Born by the way, and bounded with such force upon the Head and Shoulders of the Decessed, that he soon after Dyed, but no quarrel, nor the least malice appearing, not that it altogether happened by accident, the Jury concluded it Chance medly, and thereupon Acquitted the Prisoner ."
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It were aboot but twelfthfortnights fore when Condimente succumb-ed to the wrath-n-ire a lintinin yore him but nearly heself succumb-ed also to ye valiante Man du Particles, the horror! Men (and wimmyn) made merry at the hour of Vespers and beyond into the eve when it was seen fittle to Ting the Bowl and Bruise the Skittles crashe! Crashe! CRASHE!
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