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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… in church on pain of expulsion from the company; these gowns were to be worn on every feast day under penalty of 1 …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… 400, income to be applied in the distribution of coats and gowns for poor men and women, surplus in bread. The trust …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… been accustomed to give the serjeants of the city livery gowns, the mayor was now to give the gowns of a specified length of 3 yards. 99 In 1573 the order … wear a 'citizen's gown,' such in fashion as the scarlet gowns worn by the mayor and aldermen, on solemn feast days …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… end of the parish adjoining Wisbech town, to provide 3 gowns or coats. Any surplus was to be given in bread to the … at 13 15 s. and provided for 8 men's coats and 2 women's gowns. Persons who had received parish relief during the … in Whales Field. In 1837 this was let for 4 to provide gowns for women. Daniel Swaine at an unknown date gave a …
A History of the County of Essex
… the yearly rent of £2 10 s. was used to buy material for gowns. In the early 19th century an average of eight people a … Osyth with 50 s. to be distributed to five widows to buy gowns. The charity had been lost by 1836. 32 32nd Rep. Com. …