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The
twelfth-century Crown Inn. In the late fourteenth century, the
publican was convicted of selling ale 'contrary to the assize' (courts
tested ale by pouring some on to a wooden bench, then sitting on it - if
it had a sticky quality, it was pronounced good). In 1552, Edward VI
stayed at this inn, while his 4,000-strong retinue camped on the green |