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The first we read of Bear-baiting in England, was in the reign of King John, at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, where "thyss straynge passtyme was introduced by some Italyans for his highness' amusement, wherewith he and his court were highly delighted."
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Reliq. Wotton, p. 425. Edit. 1685
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Winwood's Memorials, vol. iii. p. 469.
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Annals of the Stage. By J.P. Collyer, Esq. F.S.A. Vol. I.
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