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[Decker, Terry D.]

I believe someone on the list commented that the earliest forks known in
England are from the excavations of Danish York, however nothing is known
about how they were used.

For a short, but interesting piece on forks quoting Coryate, try:

http://www.byu.edu/ipt/projects/middleages/LifeTimes/TableFork.html

Bear

> > 
> > An Englishman named Thomas Coryate brought the first forks back 
> > toiEngland after seeing them in Italy during his travels in 1608.
> > 
> 
> Hm. What's our first documented date for forks in England? I 
> keep wanting
> to think Phillipa of Hanault brought them, but that may be rosemary.
> 
> -- 
> Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise