10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORTCLOTH»
Discover the use of
mortcloth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mortcloth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
On the day of the interment I was informed, that unless I stripped the coffin of the
Paisley Society's mortcloth, before entering the grave yard, I would have,
nevertheless, to pay for the Neilston parish mortcloth. This, if law, I considered
was ...
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Garvald, East Lothian Burial and
Mortcloth Records
"This collection of Mortcloth records, and death and burial records covers the 18th to the early 20th century.
Scottish Genealogy Society, 2013
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House of Commons Papers
The average amount thereof, in the four years preceding 1747, is stated to have
been 136/. 12 s. 7^0.; and for 1825 it amounted to 155/. 12s. 6d. It appearing that
the accounts of 1747 exhibit the Mortcloth Revenue to be 136/. 124.7 and that for
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Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1831
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Reports from Commissioners, Four Volumes, Metropolis Roads. ...
It appearing that the accounts of 1747 exhibit the Mortcloth Revenue ...
Edinburgh, and from which the Mortcloth dues are derivable, are the Greyfriars
Churchyard, and a piece of ground adjacent to St. John's Episcopal Chapel,
Prince's-street, ...
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Selection of Reports and Papers of the House of Commons: ...
The average amount thereof, in the four years preceding 1747, is stated to have
been 136/. 12 J. 7 \d.\ and for 1825 it amounted to 155/. 12 s. Gd. It appearing that
the accounts of 1 747 exhibit the Mortcloth Revenue to be 136 /. 1 2 j. 7 J d^ and
...
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Grave-yards and all connected with them, the earth. . . the coffin, and the
mortcloth were looked upon with awe, Guzoon Flk-Lorr (1881) :15. Mry. 'Scravie' .
. . got. a shilling for carrying back the 'mort-cloth,' HAY L1'nh'¢(1851) 73. Bolt. In pt
of ...
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Energy supply in the earlier industrial era
'Mortcloth money' paid (see discussion below). [11] Oxclose Colliery, Tyneside
1805 Explosion, estimated 38 fatalities. Victims ranging in age from 8 to 55. [12]
Whitehaven, Cumberland One of a succession of serious accidents at this site.
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The Antient and Modern State of the Parish of Cramond: To ...
The number of persons buried was taken from the entries in the parish accompt
books, (which begin 20th June 1636), of the sums paid for the hire of the
mortcloths, usually entered in such terms as these : " 17th Feb. 1667, " Mortcloth *
The ...
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Antient and Modern State of the Parish of Cramond: ... ...
1667, " Mortcloth: * The register for 1710 being incomplete, the baptisms,
marriages, and burials, of that year are altogether omitted in the above statement
consequently each division* contains exactly 20 years. " Mortcloth to Hallyards,
15s.
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The Agricultural Magazine, Or, Farmers' Monthly Journal of ...
1. s. d. Fund, Abercora 30 52 116 8 7J 2001. sterling voluntary assessment of
heritors, and the weekly collection at church. Bathgate 81 7 5 - ' 21 160 0 0
Weekly collection at church, rent of 8 acres of land, 151. sterling annuity,
mortcloth fees, ...
