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The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 3 (of 3): Everlasting Calerdar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the AlmanacHone, William

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The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 3 (of 3): Everlasting Calerdar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac

Name: The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 3 (of 3): Everlasting Calerdar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac
Author: Hone, William

Hone, William

Days; Great Britain -- Social life and customs

+--------------------------------------------------------+-------+
  |                  FARES OF TICKET-PORTERS.              |  For  |
  |                                                        | every |
  +----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+  half |
  |                |  Qr.  | Half  |  One  |  1½   |  Two  | mile  |
  |                | Mile. | Mile. | Mile. | Mile. | Mile. | far-  |
  |                |       |       |       |       |       | ther. |
  |                | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
  |                |_s. d._|_s. d._|_s. d._|_s. d._|_s. d._|_s. d._|
  |For any Package,|       |       |       |       |       |       |
  |Letter, &c. not |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  |exceeding 56    |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  |lbs.            | 0   4 | 0   6 | 0   9 | 1   0 | 1   6 | 0   6 |
  |Above 56 lbs.   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  |and not ex-     |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  |ceeding 112 lbs.| 0   6 | 0   9 | 1   0 | 1   6 | 2   0 | 0   9 |
  |Above 112 lbs.  |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  |and not ex-     |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  ceeding 168 lbs. | 0   8 | 1   0 | 1   6 | 2   0 | 2   6 | 1   0 |
  +----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
  |  For every parcel above 14 lbs. which they may have to bring   |
  |          back, they are allowed half the above fares.          |
  +----------------------------------------------------------------+

A ticket porter not to take more than one job at a time, penalty 2_s._
6_d._

Seven, or more, rulers of the society, to constitute a court.

The governor of the society, with the court of rulers, to make
regulations, and annex reasonable penalties for the breach thereof, not
exceeding 20_s._ for each offence, or three months’ suspension. They may
discharge porters who persist in breach of their orders.

The court of rulers to hear and determine complaints in absence of the
governor.

Any porter charging more than his regular fare, finable on conviction to
the extent of 20_s._, by the governor, or the court of rulers.

Persons employing any one within the city, except their own servants or
ticket porters, are liable to be prosecuted.

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~Manners.~


OLIVER CROMWELL.

The following is an extract from one of Richard Symons’s Pocket-books,
preserved amongst the Harleian MSS. in the British Museum, No. 991. “At
the marriage of his daughter to Rich, in Nov. 1657, the lord protector
threw about sack-posset among all the ladyes to soyle their rich
cloaths, which they tooke as a favour, and also wett sweetmeats; and
daubed all the stooles where they were to sit with wett sweetmeats; and
pulled off Rich his peruque, and would have thrown it into the fire, but
did not, yet he sate upon it.”

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OLD WOMEN.

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