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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Osric prevailed upon him to establish one of them at Wigornaceastre, the metropolis of his province. In 679, … into the castle with the citizens and their wives and children, animated the garrison to a resolute defence. The … style. The schools are each capable of containing 150 children, and are endowed with a certain sum for the …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… strainger and a mane lykely to leave [illegible] [and?] children to the chardge of the sayd parishe beinge a wanderer … To the right worshipfull the Quenes majesties justices at the quarter sessions here houlden assembled. Please it …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… sonne of Roberte Morrall late of Whitlady Aston borne at Whitlady Aston and kept at Ashe Whitlady Asheton by Mary … sicknes and infirmities, and his poore wief and theire two children, being now in most miserable and wretched estates, … berer hereof Henry Jackson a poore man of charge of wief children and famylye, whom he hath dealte withall lately by …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… from wandringe abroade, untill they were safely to be sett at libertie, by ympartinge unto them out of his owne purse, … v pounds more and no further towardes the relief of the children left there. Mr Fleete desired to taxe them and to … is a man of honeste and cyville behavior, his chardge of children very greate, and meanes smale to mayneteine them but …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Sessions: 1611 John Baylyes and Isabell Baylyes, two poor children. Ref.110 BA1/1/11/30 (1611) The humble petition of John Baylyes and Isabell Baylyes twoe poore children Humblie sheweth that Elizabeth Baylyes [illegible] … Wigorn, and thereuppon was bounde over for his apparaunce at this quarter sessions, your peticioners most humbly …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… of Worcester. May yt please your worshipps, that whereas at [Michaellmas?] and Trinitye sessions last past there was a … Greeves a poore wydowe beinge chardged with three small children and destitute of howseroome aboutes [illegible] yere … that one Gower Yarnold havinge a wiff and two small children borne and remayninge within the same parishe, and …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… laboure, hath maintained himself his wief and their two children sufficientlye, untill now of late by the visitacion … impoverished and driven to crave reliefe wher he can at honest menes doores: the said child wander ing over the … pardon for our boldnes we remaine att your worships services and comaunde prayeinge for your worships …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… that is in his legge and having no meanes to seeke helpe at the chirurgeons handes is like to perishe for want of … for her mayntaynaunce and for the educacion of her fyve children whereof three are verie yonge and smale, now the … hath beaten and evilly intreated bothe her and some of her children and wellnighe lamed theym and hath welnighe pyned …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… and beinge maryed unto one Christian [Maneley?] borne at Holte, who ar charged withe the kepinge of three small children, which have not ben any way chargeable unto eyther … beinge a verie poore man, haveinge a wief and fyve smale children, who hath heretofore allwaies dwelt within the said …