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. ❋ Unknown (1888)
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. ❋ Unknown (2003)
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. ❋ Unknown (2003)
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. ❋ Unknown (2003)
Thiorsaa and Olffwis Aa, being in a maner destitute both of wood and turfe, which is the accustomed fewell of the countrey. ❋ Unknown (2003)
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. ❋ Unknown (1961)
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? ❋ Samuel Ward (N/A)
Damaskes and fine linnens, with all manner of rich stuffs, made fewell to increase this universe sole conqueror .... ❋ Robert Naylor (N/A)
Scotland this part of it is a Low Marshy ground where they Cutt turff and peate for the fewell, tho 'I should apprehend ye sea might Convey Coales to them. ❋ Unknown (1888)
But here Can be noe Carriages, but very narrow ones like Little wheele-barrows that with a horse they Convey their fewell and all things Else. ❋ Unknown (1888)
Their fewell here is as I said but Cowdung or Coale wch they are supplyed with out of Warwickshire. ❋ Unknown (1888)
There was no gate to Peterborough town and as I pass'd ye Road I saw upon ye walls of ye ordinary peoples houses and walls of their out houses, ye Cow dung plaister'd up to drie in Cakes wch they use for fireing, its a very offensive fewell, but ye Country people use Little Else in these parts. ❋ Unknown (1888)
These descend by degrees at last fall into the Low grounds and fructifye it wch makes ye Land soe ffruit full in the valleys, and upon those very high ffells or Rocky hills its (tho ') soe high yet a moorish sort of ground whence they digg abundance of Peat wch they use for their fewell, being in many places a barren ground yeilding noe wood &c. ❋ Unknown (1888)
I goe by quarreys of stone and pitts of Coales wch are both very good, soe that for fewell and building as well as good grounds for feeding Cattle and for Corne they are so well provided that together with their Industry they must needs be very Rich. ❋ Unknown (1888)
There are two Hospitalls, one for old men ye other women 24 in number; they are allowed 2s: 8d pr weeke, Candle, fewell oatmeale, butter and salt. ❋ Unknown (1888)
Those mines do require a great deale of timber to support them and to make all those engines and mills, wch makes fewell very scarce here; they burn mostly turffs wch is an unpleasant smell, it makes one smell as if smoaked Like Bacon. ❋ Unknown (1888)
The first who took out a patent for the purpose was one Simon Sturtevant, a German skilled in mining operations; the professed object of his invention being "to neale, melt, and worke all kind of metal oares, irons, and steeles with sea-coale, pit-coale, earth-coale, and brush fewell." ❋ Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 (1863)
"John Gatshell is fyened ten shillings for building upon the town's ground without leave; and in case he shall cutt of his loung hair of his head in to sevill frame (fewell flame?) in the meane time, shall have abated five shillings his fine, to be paid in to the Towne meeting within two months from this time, and have leave to go in his building in the meantime." ❋ Unknown (1860)
Sturtevant, a German skilled in mining operations; the professed object of his invention being "to neale, melt, and worke all kind of metal oares, irons, and steeles with sea-coale, pit-coale, earth-coale, and brush fewell." ❋ Samuel Smiles (1858)
