| 1822 - 722 páginas
...who "lived in a cottage, on Rosse highway." "In the county of Hereford was an old custom at funerals to hire poor people, who were to take upon them the...of the party deceased. One of them (he was a long, leane, ugly, lamentable poor rascal) I remember lived in a cottage on Rosse highway. The manner was,... | |
| John Brand - 1841 - 356 páginas
...Museum ; whence the following remarks on this suhject, in Mr. Auhrey's own hand, have heen extracted : " In the county of Hereford was an old custome at Funeralls...to hire poor people, who were to take upon them the silmes of the party deceased. One of them, (he was a long, leane, ugly, lamentahle poor raskal,) I... | |
| 388 páginas
...which the watermen presently disliked & would have him to rather forbeare. — 74. SINNE EATERS. — In the county of Hereford was an old Custome at Funeralls to have (hire) poor people who were to take upon them all the Sinnes of the party deceased. One of them,... | |
| Brand - 1849 - 544 páginas
...MSS., whence the following remarks on this subject, in Mr. Aubrey's own hand, have been extracted : " In the county of Hereford was an old custome at funeralls...of the party deceased. One of them (he was a long, leane, ugly, lamentable poor raskal), I remember, lived in a cottage on Rosse highway. The manner was,... | |
| Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club - 1887 - 368 páginas
...Hereford," it runs, " was an old custom at funerals to hire poor people who were to take upon them the sins of the party deceased. One of them (he was a long,...lamentable, poor rascal), I remember, lived in a cottage on Ross highway. The manner was, that when the corpse was brought out of the house and laid on the bier,... | |
| 1880 - 282 páginas
...Heathens Í" Aubrey farther remarks, '• In the county of Hereford was an 'old Gustóme at Fnneralls to hire poor People, who were to take upon them the...of the Party deceased. One of them (he was a long, leane, ugly, lamentable poor Raskal) I remember lived in a Cottage on Bosse high-way. The manner was,... | |
| Charles Wilkins - 1885 - 784 páginas
...allusion is made at the latter reference by " Ap Ifan," and which, complete, reads as follows : — '' In the County of Hereford was an old Custome at Funeralls...to hire poor People, who were to take upon them the Sinues of the Party deceased. One of them (he was a long, leaue, ugly, lamentable poor Kaskal) I lemember... | |
| Charles Wilkins - 1883 - 606 páginas
...means remarkable." As the substance of what Aubrey says, Brand, in his Popular Antiquities, quotes : " In the county of Hereford was an old custome at Funeralls...of the Party deceased. One of them (he was a long, leane, ugly, lamentable poor Raskel) I remember lived in a Cottage in Rosse high-waye. The manner was,... | |
| Charles Wilkins - 1883 - 648 páginas
...what Aubrey says, Brand, in his Popular Antiquities, quotes : " In the county of Hereford was an oW custome at Funeralls to hire poor People, who were...of the Party deceased. One of them (he was a long, leane, ugly, lamentable poor Raskel) I remember lived in a Cottage in Rosse high-waye. The manner was,... | |
| Georgina Frederica Jackson - 1885 - 230 páginas
...there is no reference made to Shropshire at all. I will quote the passage in full. ' SINNE-EATBRS. ' In the County of Hereford was an old Custome at funeralls to (hire) have poor people, who were to take upon them all the sinnes of the I'arty deceased. One of them I remember... | |
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