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A History of the County of Oxford
… regularly repaired the buildings and provided alms and gowns for the occupants, but after the duchess of … to clothe the full number: 12 in 1825 coats or gowns were given to 12 men and women and 2 children. As much …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was insisted upon, and besides repeated orders about gowns there were fines set for 'unfitting words' by …
A History of the County of York
… introduced about a century and a half before, and black gowns in Lent and times of mourning. In 1872 the men, who had …