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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... ment , called " DOMESDAY - BOOK , " the most valuable piece of antiquity posses- sed by any Nation , is still preserved in the Exchequer.3 It may be asked , why an instance ap- parently so foreign to this subject is here introduced ? —I ...
... ment , called " DOMESDAY - BOOK , " the most valuable piece of antiquity posses- sed by any Nation , is still preserved in the Exchequer.3 It may be asked , why an instance ap- parently so foreign to this subject is here introduced ? —I ...
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... of the Suppression of the Monasteries , a Parlia- ment was called , which met at Westmin- 2 Henry's Hist . of Great Britain , vol . vi . p . 652 . 3 Ibid . p . 653 . • ster on the 28th of April , 1540. On 8 SUPPRESSION OF MONASTERIES .
... of the Suppression of the Monasteries , a Parlia- ment was called , which met at Westmin- 2 Henry's Hist . of Great Britain , vol . vi . p . 652 . 3 Ibid . p . 653 . • ster on the 28th of April , 1540. On 8 SUPPRESSION OF MONASTERIES .
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... ment has been made , there being no Bath known by the name of The Leper's Bath , " now existing in the City of Bath , and it is not known therefore to whom to pay it . The objects intended to be relieved by 7 Rep . vi . p . 58 . this ...
... ment has been made , there being no Bath known by the name of The Leper's Bath , " now existing in the City of Bath , and it is not known therefore to whom to pay it . The objects intended to be relieved by 7 Rep . vi . p . 58 . this ...
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... ment of the said RICHARD MOORE , -and that such poor persons , out of the rents and profits of the said lands and tene- ments , should receive annually 20s . to buy sea coals , and find two beds for poor wandering Travellers , for one ...
... ment of the said RICHARD MOORE , -and that such poor persons , out of the rents and profits of the said lands and tene- ments , should receive annually 20s . to buy sea coals , and find two beds for poor wandering Travellers , for one ...
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... ment of a Parliamentary Commission to investigate into the misapplication of the Charitable Funds destined for the Educa- tion of the Poor , -and it would be ex- tremely desirable , that a similar measure should be adopted for inquiring ...
... ment of a Parliamentary Commission to investigate into the misapplication of the Charitable Funds destined for the Educa- tion of the Poor , -and it would be ex- tremely desirable , that a similar measure should be adopted for inquiring ...
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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.