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Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… of the castle of Worcester. Ref.110 BA1/1/26/43 (1619) To the right worshipfull his majesties justices of the bench … unto your good worships that there are many poore men to the number of thirty persons and upwardes who lye there, … to charge him that he be not made the first which beinge admitted maie breed a newe innovacion and much troble [in?] …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… of the Holy Cross in Pershore. Ref.110 BA1/1/58/64 (1633) To the right worshipfull Sir Robert Barkeley knight one of … way throughe the church yeard where fyndinge twoe begger women in the churche porche gave a grote to the younger to ly … unto your good worshipp is that the said Meeke bee not admitted to be the onely inkeeper there and your peticioner …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… other inhabitants of Tenbury. Ref.110 BA1/1/136/24 (1680) To the right worshipfull the justices of the peace at a … your worships have been pleased at some former sessions to grant an order that the overseers of the poor of the town … mason, and likewise at the last sessions, you were pleased to grant unto him the said Maund, an augmentation of …
A History of the County of Essex
… and 1086 the number of demesne ploughs increased from 3 to 4, and the men continued to hold 2 ploughs, suggesting a … 19 A rat catcher was recorded in 1863 and 1881. 20 Women's work included osier peeling at Bottengoms for basket … from 25 in 1851 to 14 in 1891, but by 1891 as many as 23 women were employed in tailoring outwork. Repre- sentatives …
A History of the County of Essex
… totalling 15 a. in Little Horkesley, 34 were transferred to that parish in 1889. 35 Most of the parish lies on a relatively high plain which drains northwards to the river Stour and southwards to the river Colne. From … and badminton clubs, organizations for young people, women, and the retired, and a handbell ringers' group; the …
A History of the County of Essex
… intervals; the number of jurors sworn ranged from 2 to 15, but was more often a higher number. Inhabitants were presented for obstructing the highway, failing to clean ditches and repair boundary marks, taking in … usual two. A salaried overseer was recorded in 1822. 30 Women were elected as parish officers in 1785, 1807, and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… the original history much obscured, but the Nave appears to have been built c. 1160, the Chancel re-built in the 14th … at the S.E. angle is a stair-turret, which rises to a level just above the string-course between the stages. … N. of the church, were built in 1675 for six men and four women by John King, son of Henry King, Bishop of Chichester, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Dr. Moore in 1706 bequeathed 200, directing the interest to be applied in teaching children. In 1829, the remains of a … tithes have been commuted for 500. The chapel, dedicated to St. Mary, was rebuilt, with the exception of the tower and … and Faulds, and others, whose works afford employment to more than 1000 persons: the coal is sent to all parts of …
A History of the County of York
… York when Paulinus baptized Edwin there in 627, for it is to be presumed that Paulinus brought with him the Roman … stalls; movable benches were to be provided elsewhere for 'women of quality.' Civic dignitaries had long attended … prayers were traditionally read by the deacons, who were admitted into the minster to qualify for appointment as …
A History of the County of Sussex
… from Broadwater by the tidal estuary of the Teville stream to the north. That may have been the site of Worthing … England and Wales. 79 Many of the immigrants were elderly women from London. 80 In 1921 births in the town exceeded … staying visitors. Besides the Southern Railway many coach companies ran day excursions from London to Worthing at that …