Prisoners failing to pay were declared defaulters by the prison crier, had their names written up in the kitchen, and were sent to Coventry. Заключённых, которые не могли выплатить сбор, тюремный глашатай провозглашал банкротами, их имена писались на стене кухни, и они подвергались остракизму.
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имя существительное
a peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells
(formerly) an official who made public announcements Синонимы: town crier,