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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the main feature of Wisbech life in the later Middle Ages and was the direct ancestor of the Corporation. It is reputed … to translate the statutes into English, and in 1531 to read them out at the dinner on Trinity Sunday. He was also … his accounts and the ordinances of the guild were read out. 27 The first dinner on record, that of 1379, cost …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Poor relief and apprenticeship POOR RELIEF AND APPRENTICESHIP As in some other towns the relief of the … about 80. Children were admitted when 'big enough to read' and were taught to write and to spin. Raw wool was …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… a century later. A school for boys was opened in 1707 and one for girls in 1710; both schools were supported by … 70 In 1709 there were 50 boys at school, who had 'caps and bands &c. given them, to distinguish them from other … 63 boys and 40 girls attending. The latter were taught to read, spin, and 'cypher'. There was an unspecified number of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… (O.S. 6 in. (a)XIV N.E., (b)XIV S.E.) Wistow is a parish and village 3 m. S.S.W. of Ramsey. The church, bridge and Limetree Farm are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical … of Barnack stone; the roofs are covered with slates and lead. The S. wall of the Chancel and possibly also the …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… lies for the most part on the southern side of the Sence, and the river and its tributaries form the parish boundary on the north and east. The land rises from about 300 ft. in the valley to …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… Ancient and historical monuments in Westmorland Witherslack 112 … The walls are of local rubble with sandstone dressings and the roofs are slate-covered. The church was founded as a … of Beetham in 1664 by John Barwick, Dean of St. Paul's, and actually built about two years later. The earlier chapel …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha WITHERSLACK, MEATHOP AND ULPHA. The mesne manor of Meathop and Ulpha with land at … It is not possible to abstract the rest of the document or read the last few lines, where the date of death and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… FOR THE POOR Almshouses The Church Green Almshouse and Town Feoffees By 1613 the borough owned an almshouse and garden on the site of Nos. 2838 Church Green north of the … in which 'the poor of the borough are placed'; when and how it was acquired is not known. By the 1760s it had …
A History of the County of Oxford
… one of a prominent Witney burgess family, learnt to read there. 1 John Scolemaster of Witney was mentioned about … taught some pupils, but by 1548 he did 'little service' and the growing town was recognized to be in need of a … in the parish workhouse were expected to be taught to read, though whether that was ever done is not known. 9 By …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Oxford, originated as a planned medieval market town and borough, laid out by a bishop of Winchester in probably … From the 17th century it became widely known for its cloth and blanket industry, and after 1945 it was developed as the chief commercial, …