| 1786 - 460 páginas
...church-houfe, to which belonged fpits, pots, croks, &c. for drefTing provifion. Here the houfe-keeperi met, and were merry, and gave their charity. The young people came there too, and had dancing, bowling, fhooting butts, &c. There were few or no alms-houfes before the time of king Henry the Vlllth. that... | |
| 1793 - 430 páginas
...church-hciile, to which belonged fpits, pots, cn-ck«, &c. for dreffing provifion. Here the honiekeepeis met and were merry, and gave . their charity. The young people came there too, an-! had dancing, bowling, /hooting at bum, &c. Mr A. wood aflu res me, there were fc\v orr-o alm-houfes... | |
| James Peller Malcolm - 1811 - 454 páginas
...every parish there was a church-house, to which belonged spits, potts, &c. for dressing provision. Here the housekeepers met, and were merry, and gave...too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, &c. Mr. A. Wood assures me there were few or no alms-houses before the time of Henry VIII.; that at Oxon,... | |
| James Peller Malcolm - 1811 - 442 páginas
...every parish there was a church-house, to which belonged spits, potts, &c. for dressing provision. Here the housekeepers met, and were merry, and gave...too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, &c. Mr. A. Wood assures me there were few or no alms-houses before the time of Henry VIII.; that at Oxon,... | |
| 1826 - 240 páginas
...every parish was a church-house, to which belonged npits, crooks &c., utensils for dressing provision. Here the housekeepers met and were merry, and gave their charity. The young people were there too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, &<;., the ancients sitting gravrlv by,... | |
| Joshua Toulmin - 1822 - 640 páginas
...the reformation there was in every parish a church. house, to which belonged spits, pots, crocks, &c. for dressing provisions. Here the housekeepers met, and were merry, and gave their charity See Holt's Characters of the Kings and Queens of England, TO), ii. p. 180. Query, whether this custom... | |
| 1824 - 436 páginas
...every parish there was a churchhouse, to which belonged spits, potts &«• for dressing provision. Here the house-keepers met, and were merry, and gave...too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, &c. Mr. A. Wood assures me, there were few or no alms-houses before the time of Renry the Eighth ; that... | |
| 1824 - 486 páginas
...parish there was a church-house, to which belonged spits, pots, crocks, &c. for dressing provision. Here the housekeepers met and were merry, and gave...too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, &c. Mr. A. Wood assures me, there were few or no almshouses before the time of King Henry the Eighth ;... | |
| Saturday night - 1824 - 968 páginas
...parish there was a church-house,, to which belonged spits, pots, crocks, &c. for dressing provision. Here the housekeepers met and were merry, and gave...too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, &c. Mr. A. Wood assures me, there were few or no almshouses before the time of King Henry the Eighth ;... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - 858 páginas
...parish is (or was) a church-house to which belonged spits, crocks, &c. utensils for dressing provision. Here the housekeepers met, and were merry, and gave their charity. The young people were there too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, &c. the ancients sitting gravely by, and... | |
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