The History of Wigan, Volume 1

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Pagina 174 - NO man shall teach either in public school, or private house, but such as shall be allowed by the Bishop of the diocese, or Ordinary of the place, under his hand and seal, being found meet as well for his learning and dexterity in teaching, as for sober and honest conversation, and also for right understanding of God's true religion...
Pagina 74 - Edward by the grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine...
Pagina 120 - Henry, by the grace of God, king of England and France, and lord of Ireland, To all to whom these present letters shall come greeting...
Pagina 130 - There is tail-general and tail-special, and Littleton is very copious in that theme; for tail-general is when lands are given to a man and his heirs of his body begotten; tail-special is when lands are given to a man and to his wife, and to the heirs of their two bodies lawfully begotten; and that is called tail-special.
Pagina 80 - Last week a woman that keeps the Queen's Head alehouse at Kingston, in Surrey, was ordered by the court to be ducked for scolding, and was accordingly placed in the chair, and ducked in the river Thames, under Kingston Bridge, in the presence of 2000 or 3000 people.
Pagina 103 - Every man or woman," runs this famous provision, " of whatsoever condition, free or bond, able in body, and within the age of threescore years, . . . and not having of his own whereof he may live, nor land of his own about the tillage of which he may occupy himself, and not serving any other, shall be bound to serve the employer who shall require him to do so, and shall take only the wages which were accustomed to be taken in the neighbourhood where he is bound to serve " two years before the plague...
Pagina 66 - Henry, by the grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and...
Pagina xii - The barbarians drive us to the sea ; the sea drives us back to the barbarians : between them we are exposed to two sorts of death ; we are either slain or drowned.
Pagina 99 - ... or others whomsoever. We have also granted, for us and our heirs, and by this our charter have confirmed, to the aforesaid John that he and his successors, parsons of that church and lords of the borough aforesaid, for ever, may have a view of...
Pagina 80 - Will make it but burn up the higher; If so, my friend, pray let her take A second turn into the lake, And, rather than your patience lose, Thrice and again repeat the dose. No brawling wives, no furious wenches, No fire so hot, but water quenches.

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