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The Historical Collections of a Citizen of London in the fifteenth century

… of religion ought to live, like friars, entirely on the alms of the people. In confirmation of this view, he … was a beggar, and had nothing but what was given him in alms. Such a reflection delivered from the most famous of … of whom were offended at the friars and withdrew their alms from them, while others refused the customary offerings …

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Final Concords for Lancashire

… made; two by assize to determine whether land was free alms or lay fee 7; and six by writ de libertate sua probanda, …

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Registrum Statutorum et Consuetudinum Ecclesiae Cathedralis Sancti Pauli Londiniensis

… The Almoner, further, as his name implies, distributed the alms of the Church, and rendered a monthly account to the … celebrated. The Epistoler and Gospeller collected the alms. There was to be a celebration on all Sundays and … and as many Brethren and Sisters as were duly enrolled. Alms for the Guild appear to have been collected far and …

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Records relating to the Barony of Kendale

… Stephen also. This grant is known to us by Ivo's gift in alms to St. Mary's, York, of the churches of Kirkby Kendal, …

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The inhabitants of London in 1638

… handicrafts men. In it are thirty families relieved with alms." St. Matthews, Friday St, "the parish consists but of … hundred houses, being half the parish, which receive alms." How much truth lay behind this plea of bad trade, it …

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Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300

… 9 Another, a Scot, had been sent to Scotland to collect alms for the new cathedral, 10 and another, a Lincolnshire …

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Calendar of letter-books of the city of London

… pitiable. A recognized system of publicly soliciting alms on their behalf had grown up, and gave rise to much …

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London Inhabitants within the Walls

… 00 02 6 Parish to pay for the burials of persons receiving alms, and their wives and children Persons receiving alms exempted Persons receiving alms exempted Degrees, titles, qualifications and estates …

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The Commissions for Building Fifty New Churches

… in the winter surcharged one third. The poor receiving alms were buried free ( 415). Furthermore, it was necessary …

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Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London

… that few or no persons should be seen abroad to beg or ask alms; and (2) that they might have the churches of the four …