The Prince of Wales wore them.
In 1621, a Mr. Copinger left a certain charity, an almshouse, of which
four poor persons were to partake, after the death of his eldest son and
his wife. It was a tenement and yard. The parson, headboroughs, and his
five other sons were to appoint the persons. At the time specified,
however, all but one of his sons were dead; and he was in such poor
circumstances that he obtained the benefit of the charity for himself, as
one of the four.
A town clerk arranges the publishments that are given in, according to
his own judgment.
To make a story from Robert Raikes seeing dirty children at play, in the
streets of London, and inquiring of a woman about them. She tells him
that on Sundays, when they were not employed, they were a great deal
worse, making the streets like hell; playing at church, etc. He was
therefore induced to employ women at a shilling to teach them on Sundays,
and thus Sunday schools were established.
To represent the different departments of the United States government by
village functionaries.
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