Virtuous parish, 296. Wages of Magistrates, 291. Waits, 213. Wake at Claines, 72. Ward, Lord, 87. Watchman, the last, 38. Weather rhymes and sayings, 306. Welland, 57, 126. Whipping, 84. Whitbourne, 128. White Ladies, 212, 256. Whitsun farthings, 14, 23, 56, 65, 69. Whoop custom, 217. Wichbold, 312, 313. Wichenford, 295, 315. Wick, 207. Winnington family, 87, 123, 137. Witchcraft, 78, 183, 142. Witley, 75, 125, 160. Wolverley, 142, 201, 259, 311, 325. Yardley, 313, 314, 316. PARISH RECORDS OF THE CITY OF WORCESTER. St. Michael's. The register of this parish commences with the year 1546, but as the entries for about half a century are apparently in the same handwriting, it is probable that in or soon after the year 1597, when an order was issued that all parochial registers should be transcribed on vellum, an older register of St. Michael's was copied on that now existing. It is on vellum and in excellent preservation--which probably will not be said some two or three centuries hence respecting the common and perishable paper registers now in use by Government authority. The first entry which attracted my attention in this register was-- "1648.--John Somers, gent., and Katherine, the daughter of John Seaverne, gent., and Mary his wife, were married Nov. 13." And among the births are the following: "1650.--John the sonne of John Somers, gent., and Katherine his wife, was born the fourth day of March." "1653.--Mary, daughter of John Somers, gent., and Katherine his wife, was born 15th Oct." "1655.--Katherine, daughter of John Somers, gent., and Katherine his wife, born 7th April."