No thieves, fakirs, rogues or tinkers
No skulking loafers or flea-bitten tramps
No slap an’ tickle o’ the wenches
No banging o’ tankards on the tables
No dogs allowed in the kitchen
No cockfighting
Fintlocks, cudgels, daggers and swords
to be handed to
the innkeeper for safe-keeping.
A poster spotted in a pub in Berwick upon Tweed, 25th August 2011. Submitted by Marika Rose.
Verbatim Poetry 