An Historical Account of the ... Commission Appointed to Inquire Concerning Charities in England and Wales; And, an Illustration of ... Old Customs ... which Occur in the Reports ...Payne and Foss, 1828 - 330 páginas |
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... acre , and has for many years been used as a play - ground for the children of the parish . It produces no rent , but there is a considerable quantity of fine Elm Timber standing upon it , and a stone commemo- rating the transaction ...
... acre , and has for many years been used as a play - ground for the children of the parish . It produces no rent , but there is a considerable quantity of fine Elm Timber standing upon it , and a stone commemo- rating the transaction ...
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... Acre , " at Andover , for the recreation of the inhabitants of that Town . In the reign of Queen ELIZABETH , a lease for 21 years 8 Hume's Hist . of England , vol . iv . p . 270 . • Preface to his Toxophilus , in 1544 . of this Acre was ...
... Acre , " at Andover , for the recreation of the inhabitants of that Town . In the reign of Queen ELIZABETH , a lease for 21 years 8 Hume's Hist . of England , vol . iv . p . 270 . • Preface to his Toxophilus , in 1544 . of this Acre was ...
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Nicholas Carlisle. of this Acre was granted to WILLIAM GOLD , at the rent of 4s . , on condition that he should keep a pair of Butts for men to shoot at , and permit all persons to take their pastime there . This ground is now used as a ...
Nicholas Carlisle. of this Acre was granted to WILLIAM GOLD , at the rent of 4s . , on condition that he should keep a pair of Butts for men to shoot at , and permit all persons to take their pastime there . This ground is now used as a ...
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... acre of land was given by some person , whose name is forgotten , for the benefit of the Bell - Ringers of the parish of Harlington , to provide them with a leg of pork , for ringing on the 5th of November . It is called " The Pork Acre ...
... acre of land was given by some person , whose name is forgotten , for the benefit of the Bell - Ringers of the parish of Harlington , to provide them with a leg of pork , for ringing on the 5th of November . It is called " The Pork Acre ...
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... acre of pasture ground , called " The Grove , " reserving a quantity of the grass for strewing the church on Whitsunday , and 2s . a year to the sexton , to keep the graves of his family well turfed and briared , and the rest of the ...
... acre of pasture ground , called " The Grove , " reserving a quantity of the grass for strewing the church on Whitsunday , and 2s . a year to the sexton , to keep the graves of his family well turfed and briared , and the rest of the ...
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¹ Rep abuses acre Aldermen ancient annual appears applied appointed belonging benefactions benefit benevolent bequeathed bequest Bishop boys bread Bristol Calendaria called Charitable Funds Charity Chewstoke Church Churchwardens City of London Commis Commission Commissioners Committee Company concerning Charities considerable Corporation County Court Crown Deeds directed Donors Education England established estates existed expedient Fire of London Founder Free Grammar School gave given Grammar School granted Haberdashers holden honour Hospital House Hume's Hist inhabitants Inquiry instruction interest investigation JOHN KING'S BOUNTY land lent Loans manner Master ment Metropolis Ministers objects observed paid Parish Parliament Parliamentary payment pious Poor Laws poor persons preached Preacher present purpose received reign relief rents Report respect Royal Assent Selions Sermon Session sioners Stang Statute Stephen Coleman Street thereof Three Kings tion Town Trustees ture Wardens YARD LAND yearly
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Página 314 - With fairest flowers, Whilst summer lasts, and I live here, Fidele, I'll sweeten thy sad grave : Thou shalt not lack The flower, that's like thy face, pale primrose ; nor The azur'd hare-bell, like thy veins; no, nor The leaf of eglantine, whom not to slander, Out-sweetened not thy breath...
Página 210 - Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all...
Página 274 - As Sir Roger is landlord to the whole congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suffer nobody to sleep in it besides himself ; for if by chance he has been surprised into a short nap at sermon, upon recovering out of it he stands up and looks about him, and if he sees any body else nodding, either wakes them himself, or sends his servants to them.
Página 237 - ... there are old men yet dwelling in the village where I remain, which have noted three things to be marvellously altered in England within their sound remembrance. One is, the multitude of chimneys lately erected ; whereas, in their young days, there were not above two or three, if so many, in most uplandish towns of the realm...
Página 236 - are commonly of clay, strewed with rushes, under which lies unmolested an ancient collection of beer, grease, fragments, bones, spittle, excrements of dogs and cats, and every thing that is nasty.
Página 313 - Some hands unseen strew'd flowers upon his tomb; Perhaps the weakness of a heart not void Of feeling for some kindness done, when power Had left the wretch an uncorrupted hour.
Página 240 - ... palaces, navigation, &c. but now sallow, &c. are rejected, and nothing but oak any where regarded ; and yet see the change ; for when our houses were builded of willow, then had we oaken men ; but now that our houses are come to be made of oak, our men are not only become willow, but a great many altogether of straw, which is a sore alteration.
Página 24 - And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.
Página 240 - Now have we many chimnies; and yet out tender**** complain of rheums, catarrhs, and poses; then had we none but reredosses, and our heads did never ache. For as the smoke in those days was supposed to be a sufficient hardening for the timber of the house, so it was reputed a far better medicine to keep the good man and his family from the quacke or pose, wherewith, as then, very few were acquainted.
Página 271 - In every parish is (or was) a church-house to which belonged spits, crocks, etc., utensils for dressing provisions. Here the housekeepers met, and were merry, and gave their charity. The young people were there too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, etc., the ancients sitting gravely by, and looking on.