The year book of daily recreation and information concerning remarkable men and manners, times and seasons, solemnities and merry-makings, antiquities and novelties on the plan of the 'Every-day book and table book.' / By William Hone.

  • William Hone
Date:
1838
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Credit: The year book of daily recreation and information concerning remarkable men and manners, times and seasons, solemnities and merry-makings, antiquities and novelties on the plan of the 'Every-day book and table book.' / By William Hone. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    shall barye me to church, every man 4d. Alsoe, I give to a pore man and woman, every Sunday in one yeare, 1d. to say v. prayers, nosters, and aves, and a crede, for my soule. Alsoe,;I give to the repa- rations of polls (St. Paul’s cathedral) 8d. Alsoe, I will have vi. nue torches, and il. of seynt Myghel, and ii. of seynt Anne, and ii. of seynt Christopher, and ii. of Thus, of the best torches. “ Alsoe, I bequayth Thomas Stowe my sonne xx. lb. in stuff of houshold, as here followith, that is to say, my grete melting panne withal the instruments that belongeth thereto. “‘Alsoe, I bequayth my sonne Thomas vi.l, xiii.s. iiii.d. in plate as hereafter fol- lowith, that is to say, a nut of sylver and gylt iiii sh: iilid. Item a pounced piece weiing vi. ounces and more xl Itema mass of pynt xxvi sh: vilid. Item a little maser xlll. sh. iid. Item of this my present testament I make Elizabeth my wife mine executrix, and Thomas Stowe my sonne my overseer, and Mr. Trendal as a solicitor with my sonne Thomas, and he to have for his pains xsh.” This will is extracted from the office of the registrar to the bishop of London. Tue Last Day or THE Year. [To Mr. Hone. ] Srr,—Although your Every-Day Book and Year: Book contain a great variety of very interesting matter, yet I do not recol- lect reading in either of them, an account of a local custom with which I became acquainted last New Year’s Day. On the last day of the old year, I went to pay a visit to some friends at Cam- bridge, and in the evening accompanied them to a dance, where we tripped it until long after the ringing of the various of the new year; on our return home late I was disturbed about seven o’clock by the well known Good Friday cry of “ One a penny, buns! two a ’penny, buns! all hot!” Icould scarcely believe my senses, and, in fact, I rather suspected I had been dreaming, and so I dropped off to sleep again. At last I made my appearance at the breakfast table, and there, among other things provided by my kind friends, were some “ buns,” which brought to my re- collection what I had heard in the early part of the morning. Upon enquiry, I was told that they were New Years’ cakes -—that it was the custom at Cambridge to have them every New Year’s day, and that they were always cried and sold in the streets in the manner of buns on Good Friday ; the only difference being that the buns were not crossed. I understand that, on Plough Monday, the country folks round Cambridge were in the habit of carrying ploughs through the streets and raising contributions to enable them to keep the afternoon as a holiday. I am, Sir, &c., Rozert Mecey. 19, Blackman-street, Southwark, 18th March, 1831. Paris Law. In nine cases out of ten, people con- sult attornies upon affairs which are not properly matters of law, and, conse- quently, derive no other advice than would be given by any persons of ordi- nary common-sense upon such affairs of business. Even upon legal matters the time of the profession would be much spared if a little more knowledge were gained by their clients. There are a few law books which every housekeeper should possess; and, chiefly, an excellent work on “ Parish Law” by John Steer, Esq., of Chancery Lane, Law,” is a clear and_ satisfactory compendium of the laws relating to churches, ministers, churchwardens, over- seers, parish-clerks, constables, .ves- tries, relief, &c. of the poor, parish and county-rates, watching and lighting, and all the various affairs belonging to pa- rishes. To parish officers in particular, to all who are qualified to serve, and in general to every parishioner, this is a most valuable book of reference; because the law, upon every point connected with parochial duties and business, is so plainly stated, that the readeris enabled to come to a safe decision without the trouble and expence of obtaining professional advice. It has a very copious index, and, the statutes and cases being carefully cited, and the authorities may be relied upon. PARISHES, A parish is that circuit of ground com- mitted to one parson, vicar, or other min- ister, having cure of souls therein. The boundaries mostly depend upon imme- morial custom; and hence, in. most places, perambulations were, and are, made. In ancient times, these processions were made with banners flying, hand- belis, lights, and other pageantry; and
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