Bygone Cumberland and WestmorlandW. Andrews & Company, 1899 - 262 sider |
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Ambleside ancient Andrew de Harcla Appleby Appleby Castle appointed Arlecdon beacon bell Bishop Bishop of Carlisle borough burgesses BYGONE called Carlisle Castle Castle Sowerby century ago churchwardens churchyard Cockermouth constables counties Court Cross Crosthwaite Cumberland and Westmorland curious custom Dalston diocese of Carlisle district edited by William Egremont entry excommunication Forest formerly Greystoke Hall hearth held Henry Holy horse inhabitants interesting John jury Kendal Keswick King Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby Stephen land late Levens London Lord Lord Wharton Luck Machell manor master Millom morning needfire night occasion offenders old-time owner pack-horses paid parish church parish clerk parishioners payment Penrith persons punishment Ravenstonedale records rector registers says schoolmaster Scotland Sheriff shillings story Sunday tenants Thomas tithes town tradition Troutbeck vicar village wardens watch and ward Wharton William Andrews yearly
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Side 213 - Yet even with such auxiliaries, it was often found impossible to track the robbers to their retreats among the hills and morasses, for the geography of that wild country was very imperfectly known.
Side 223 - This pillar was erected in the year 1656, by Ann, Countess Dowager of Pembroke, &c. for a memorial of her last parting, in this place, with her good and pious mother, Margaret, Countess Dowager of Cumberland, on the 2d of April, 1616; in memory whereof she hath left an annuity of 41.
Side 241 - I shall not read to them any corrupt or reprobate books or works set forth at any time contrary to the determination of the universal catholic church, whereby they may be infected in their youth in any kind of heresy or corrupt doctrine, or else...
Side 191 - Gilsland, who was Governor of Carlisle in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. The other bell, also of silver, is smaller in size, and bears the initials HBMC (Henry Baines, Mayor of Carlisle), 1559.
Side 253 - The master meanwhile made various efforts, both by force and stratagem, to regain his lost authority. If he succeeded, heavy tasks were imposed, and the business of the school was resumed and submitted to; but it more commonly happened that he was repulsed and defeated. After three days' siege, terms of capitulation were proposed by the master, and accepted by the boys.
Side 219 - One gang of pack-horses to and from London every week, of about 20 horses One gang from Wigan, weekly, about . . . . .18 One gang from Whitehaven, about ...... 20 From Cockermouth . . . . . . . 15 Two gangs from Barnard Castle 26 Two gangs from Penrith twice a week, about 15 each gang . 60 One gang, about 15, from Settle, twice a week . . . .30 From York weekly, about ....... 10 From Ulverston 5 From...
Side 65 - I become your man, from this day forward, of life and limb, and of earthly worship, and unto you shall be true and faithful, and bear you faith for the tenements that I claim to hold of you, saving the faith that I owe to our sovereign lord the king; and then the lord, so sitting, shall kiss him.
Side 177 - STORMY DAYS Thomas Williamson, of Castlerigg, Cumberland, England, by will, dated 14th of December, 1674, gave the sum of £20 to be laid out in land to be bestowed upon poor people, born within St. John's Chapelry or Castlerigg, in mutton or veal, at Martinmas yearly, when flesh might be thought cheapest, to be by them pickled or hung up and dried, that they might have something to keep them within doors upon stormy days.