Better Gutenberg
Free, beautifully formatted public-domain ebooks

British Popular Customs

by T. F. Thiselton-Dyer

261 of 694 · Contents · Download EPUB

Lancashire

Under the name of Richardson’s Charity, a distribution takes place at Ince on the feast of the Ascension, of five loads of oatmeal, each load weighing two hundred and forty pounds. Three loads are given to the poor of the township of Ince, one to the poor of Abram, and the other to the poor of Hindley.—Old English Customs and Charities, p. 36.

← Back to British Popular Customs

Scroll to Top