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A History of the County of Essex
… were often made for relieving the poor, 51 and weekly collections are recorded for poor relief from 1577; regular …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… school was supported by subscriptions and annual church collections. It seems always to have had about 100 pupils. … pupils and voluntary contributions, 72 and by 1876 church collections. 73 In 1881 a mixed school under a master was …
The Environs of London
… a glossary to the Plays of Shakespeare, and had made large collections for an edition of his works; but desisted from … 1789; Catherine Rowe, aged 94, Jan. 18, 1794." Charitable collections. In one of the registers is an account of all the collections for charitable purposes (in the nature of briefs) …