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Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… there are many poore men to the number of thirty persons and upwardes who lye there, some upon their behaviour and the most part of the rest upon matters of small or noe … wold unchristianlike be starved to death with hunger cold and nakednes, some of them alsoe haveing many poore children …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Worcestershire Quarter Sessions: 1620s Thomas Pirkes and eight others of Fladbury. Ref.110 BA1/1/33/75 (1620) To … of Richard Emmes was born in our sayed [town?] [illegible] and her sayed husband being now common servant [illegible] worship and other inhabitants (and having lived in [Fladbury?] …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… here delivered of a bastard sonne who prooveth impotent, and shortly after the said Clarke brought a bond and delivered it to the oversee minister of the said parishe … was then a prisoner in the custody of the said Clarke and or since [illegible] convicted of felony, soe that by …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… The humble certificate of the parishioners of Claynes for and on the behalfe of John Wilkinson of the said parishe. Wee … hee liveth in the roade way from Worcester to Droyt Wich and other places remote, hee keepeth a victualinge house … good orders in his house observinge all tymes tymes and seasons hee humbley beseecheth that hee may continue …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… to the King, was by the great tyrant (Cromwell) banished, and sent into the West Indies; where I thought I had shott … in theise parts to borrow of,) fame, of your most noble, and generous disposition; gives mee encouradgment to presume … you will bee pleased, to accomodate mee with a small sum; and if it please God, that I ever come into this countrey …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… of our poore (to whom we pay 4 shillings per pound) and all manner of provisions soe excessive deer, by means … the poore are reduced soe low in their very smale estates and mean imployments, that they are not able to mainteine … favourably pleased to consider our necessitous condicions and either to annex and joyn us unto Claynes being our parish …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Worcestershire Quarter Sessions: 1700s The churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the parish of Saint Clement. … whose hands are hereto subscribed being the churchwardens and overseers of the poore and other inhabitants of the parish of Saint Clement lyeing …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Mary Prophett, John Sheldon, John South, John Godshaw and John Cookes, poor prisoners for debt. Ref.110 … Thomas Blunt Mary Prophett John Sheldon John South and John Godshaw and John Cookes poor prisners prisoners for debt in the gaole …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… the above prison being continually very full of prisoners and many of them for very capitol crimes your petitioner is … having no assistant allowed to assist him in his charge and the present salary so inadequate to the trust that your … worships will condescend to take it into consideration and that you will please to grant him such an augmentation to …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… see the conquerour made it) had one car. in demesne, and twenty-two sochm. on twelve bovats of this land, and twenty-four villains, and eight bord. having twenty-two car. and eight acres of …