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Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… the affection of people in other places whre he had good work much declineing upon this scandall: your poore …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… by reason of his bringing workmen into our said parish to work at his said forge at Wildon, but hee beinge dead his … aged man of above forscore yeares of age and not able to work and have spent the best of my dayes in the Kings service …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… to entertaine him or imploy him in that small matter of work that he is able to do through fear of miscarrying or hurting himself in their work: his late residence was with 2 old people: from which …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… has no way to make provision for them for want of work: he is very willing to labour for them to keep them from … but has no way to do it he having but now and then adayes work which will not by them alittle bread to [sufise?] them … to order the officers of the said parish to order some work amongstt the people belong to the said parish and your …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… 14th-century, also fragments of 17th-century scroll-work. Panelling: In naveon N. and S. walls, dado of early … given in 1870, perhaps incorporating some Jacobean work, but mainly 18th century or modern imitation; also …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… N.W. window, borders, grisaille, tops of tabernacle work and a foliated roundel, 14th-century; in S.W. window, …
A History of the County of Essex
… and brick. The brick, which is mostly in the 12th- century work, includes re-used Roman roof tiles as well as larger …
A History of the County of Essex
… nature of arable farming, young men walked to Mersea for work at haymaking time. 90 Low wages, especially at times of … 19 A rat catcher was recorded in 1863 and 1881. 20 Women's work included osier peeling at Bottengoms for basket makers. … came once a week until c. 1918 to issue and collect work, but thereafter sent out bundles by carrier. 21 As …
A History of the County of Essex
… system started in 1816, unemployed men being sent to work for different farmers for four days at a time. Between 1827 and 1829 one boy was hired out to work in the village, the vestry receiving his wages. 35 … and clear snow, mostly in the winter months when farm work was scarce. 36 Eight surviving apprenticeship records …