Collectanea Relating to Manchester and Its Neighbourhood, at Various Periods, Volume 72John Harland Chetham Society, 1867 |
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Page 254 - Chester's Triumph in Honor of her Prince, as it was performed upon St. George's Day 1610, in the foresaid Citie. Reprinted from the original edition of 1610, with an Introduction and Notes.
Page 131 - Parliament in England, in the first year of the reign of their late Majesties King William and Queen Mary, intituled An Act declaring the rights and liberties of the Subject and settling the Succession of the Crown...
Page 55 - He was in the commission of the peace for the county of Cambridge. He died at Landbeach July 5, 1798, in his eightythird year. As a divine he published only one sermon, " The Mischiefs of faction and rebellion considered," preached at Cambridge in 1745.
Page 2 - About this period [the early part of the last century] there was an evening club of the most opulent manufacturers, at which the expenses of each person were fixed at 4^d. viz. 4d. for ale and a halfpenny for tobacco.
Page 253 - That the accounts of the receipts and expenditure of the Society be audited annually, by three auditors, to be elected at the general meeting; and that any member who shall be one year in arrcar of his subscription, shall no longer be considered as belonging to the Society.
Page 225 - Moderate [church] men would divide against the High party. This observation at once opened the eyes of that party, and a counterpetition was procured with all dispatch against the bill, which prevented the scheme ; and the High party had a meeting, which was continued yearly in a grand cavalcade to Chorlton [called in derision "The Chorlton Rant"] for the perpetuation of their triumph; but this is now discontinued.
Page 253 - Society shall be limited to three hundred and fifty members. 2. That the Society shall consist of members being subscribers of one pound annually, such subscription to be paid in advance, on or before the day of general meeting in each year. The...
Page 111 - So far as they shall respectively bid for the favour of the people by actual exertinns in the cause of their country, they will earn and shall receive our tribute of approbation. But we have seen too much of the political world to venture hastily upon praise, even of actions of the best appearance ; still less shall we be prone to credit professions however plausible. The people have been too long the willing dupes of designing men and interested measures...
Page 180 - Throwing at cocks was a very popular diversion, especially among the younger parts of the community. Sir Thomas Moore, who wrote in the sixteenth century, describing the state of childhood, speaks of his skill in casting a cokstele, that is, a stick or cudgel to throw at a cock. It was universally practised upon Shrove-Tuesday.