Obs. Also 5 flesshchameles, -ylle, -shamels, 6 fleshamelles. A place where meat is killed or sold.

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a. 1410.  in York Myst., Introd., 24, note. All the folks of the salsemaker crafte, and also of the candel crafte, without the Flesshchameles [Flesh shambles].

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c. 1483.  Caxton, Vocab., 5.

        Goo to the flesshshamels,
Bye ther of the flessh.

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1546.  Mem. Ripon (Surtees), III. 30. To the kinges majestie furth of one burgage in Fleshamelles xvjd.

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1552.  in Huloet.

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  b.  A brothel.

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1608.  Day, Hum. out of Br., II. C iv. You be not fitted in Venice tis straunge, for tis counted the best flesh-shambles in Italie.

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