 | Thomas Edward Bridgett - 1876 - 296 sidor
...or was, a church-house to which belonged spits, crocks, &c., — utensils for dressing provisions. Here the housekeepers met and were merry, and gave their charity. The young people were there too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, &c,, the ancients sitting gravely by and... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1883 - 866 sidor
...parish there was a churchhouse, to which belonged spits, pots, crocks, &c., for dressing provisions. Here the housekeepers met and were merry, and gave...charity. The young people came there too, and had áancing, bowling, and shooting at butts. Mr Antony Wood assures me, there were few or no alms-houses... | |
 | Philip Stubbs - 1879 - 794 sidor
...business. In every parish is (or was) a church-house, to which belonged spits, crocks &c., utensils for dressing provision. Here the housekeepers met,...were merry, and gave their charity. The young people were there too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts &c., the ancients sitting gravely by and... | |
 | National Sunday school union - 1881 - 600 sidor
...was supplied by the Whitsun ales. Every parish had its church-house, with its cooking utensils, and here "the housekeepers met, and were merry, and gave their charity. The young people were there too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, etc. ; the ancient sitting gravely by,... | |
 | Edward Kite - 1880 - 124 sidor
...gables is a date and initials cut in relief. " 1614 PW IVMV." belonged spitts, crocks, etc., utensils for dressing provision. Here the housekeepers met, and were merry, and gave their charitie; the young people came there too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at buttes, etc., the... | |
 | George Milner - 1881 - 370 sidor
...Pfingsten-tag, and Whitsuntide. An old writer, describing the English Whitsuntide in his day, says : ' The house-keepers met and were merry, and gave their charity. The young people were there too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, &c., the ancients sitting gravely by,... | |
 | Phillip Stubbes - 1877 - 548 sidor
...business. In every parish is (or was) a church-house, to which belonged spits, crocks &c. , utensils for dressing provision. Here the housekeepers met,...were merry, and gave their charity. The young people were there too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts &c., the ancients sitting gravely by and... | |
 | William Andrews - 1890 - 224 sidor
...business. In every parish is (or was) a church house to which belonged spits, crocks, &c., utensils for dressing provision. Here the housekeepers met...were merry, and gave their charity. The young people were there too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, &c., the ancients sitting gravely by and... | |
 | John Aubrey, Sir Thomas Browne - 1890 - 334 sidor
...business. In every parish is (or was) a church-house, to which belonged spits, crocks, &c., utensils for dressing provision. Here the housekeepers met,...were merry, and gave their charity. The young people were there too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, &c., the ancients sitting gravely by and... | |
 | William Andrews - 1891 - 264 sidor
...is (or was) a church house to which belonged spits, crocks, etc., utensils for dressing provisions. Here the housekeepers met and were merry, and gave their charity. The young people were there too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, etc., the ancient sitting gravely by and... | |
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In every parish is (or was) a church-house, to which belonged spits, crocks, &c., utensils for dressing provision. Here the housekeepers met and were merry, and gave their charity. The young people were there too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at... 
