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Category: The Devil

[1678] [08/22]: The Mowing Devil [EN]

Posted on May 15, 2026June 6, 2026 by Zero

A pamphlet from Hertfordshire, England in 1678 featuring a woodcut artwork: The Mowing-Devil: Or, Strange NEWS out of Hartford-shire Being a True Relation of a Farmer, who Bargaining with a Poor Mower, about the Cutting down Three Half Acres of Oats; upon the Mower’s asking too much, the Farmer swore, That the Devil should Mow…

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