 | Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire - 1896 - 414 páginas
...poor. On receiving the .cake, the recipients repeated — '• God- save your saule, " Bairns and all." "were there too, and had dancing, bowling, " shooting at butts, &c., the ancients (old folks) " sitting gravely by and looking on." The Altcar church-house is close to the churchyard,... | |
 | Peter Hampson Ditchfield - 1905 - 364 páginas
...which belonged spits, crocks, and other utensils for dressing provisions. Here the housekeepers met. The young people were there too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, etc., the ancients [ie old folks] sitting gravely by, and looking on." The churchwardens bought, and... | |
 | Walter Besant - 1903 - 584 páginas
...parish, did the business. In every parish there was a church-house, to which belonged spits, potts, etc., for dressing provision. Here the housekeepers met,...were merry and gave their charity. The young people came there too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, etc. Mr. A. Wood assures me there were... | |
 | Vernon Staley - 1904 - 424 páginas
...was) a church-house, to which belonged spits, crocks, etc., utensils for dressing provision. There the housekeepers met and were merry, and gave their...too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, etc., the ancients sitting gravely by, and looking on. All things were civil, and without scandal.... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Ellis, William Carew Hazlitt - 1905 - 366 páginas
...did the business. In every parish is (or was) a church house, to which belonged spits, crocks, Ac. utensils for dressing provision. Here the housekeepers...The young people were there too, and had dancing, bowlinp. shooting at butts, Ac., the ancients sitting gravely by, and looking on. All things were civil,... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Ellis, William Carew Hazlitt - 1905 - 366 páginas
...parish) the church ale at Whitsuntide did the business. In every parish is (or was) a church-house, to which belonged spits, crocks, &c., utensils for...met, and were merry, and gave their charity." The following document was contributed, many years ago, to Notes and Queries: "An agreement of the inhabitants... | |
 | Peter Hampson Ditchfield - 1907 - 344 páginas
...which belonged spits, crocks, and other utensils for dressing provisions. Here the housekeepers met. The young people were there, too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, &c., the ancients (ie, the old folk) sitting gravely by and looking on. All things were civil and without scandal. The... | |
 | Henry Parr Maskell, Edward W. Gregory - 1911 - 352 páginas
...which belonged spits, crocks, and other utensils for dressing provisions. Here the housekeepers met. The young people were there, too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, etc., the ancients sitting gravely by and looking on. All things were civil and without scandal." Whitsuntide... | |
 | 1914 - 884 páginas
...was, a churchhouse, to which belonged spits, crocks, etc., utensils for dressing provisions. There the housekeepers met and were merry, and gave their...too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, etc., the ancients sitting gravely by, and looking on. All things were civil and without scandal."... | |
 | 1914 - 1068 páginas
...was, a churchhouse, to which belonged spits, crocks, etc., utensils for dressing provisions. There the housekeepers met and were merry, and gave their...too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, etc., the ancients sitting gravely by, and looking on. All things were civil and without scandal."... | |
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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... 
