Show I Hops In England Tho English people were taught the cultivation of hops by a native of Artols who In 1524 Introduced them Into this country but the physician represented them as unwholesome and Parliament was petitioned against hops JIB being a wicked weed In 1528 their use was prohibited under Severe penalties Henry VIII appears to have been prejudiced against hops for In n MS dated Eltham January 153 occurs an Injunction to his brow er not to put hops or brimstone Into the ale In tho year 1552 tho term hopgrounds first occurs In our laws Pall Mall Gazette |