Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.
Loaves
There shall be, in England, seven half-penny loaves sold for a penny; the three-hooped pot shall have ten hoops; and I will make it felony to drink small beer.
Shakespeare.—King Henry VI., Part II. Act IV. Scene 2. (Cade to Dick.)