An acre of land bequeathed to the bell-ringers of Harlington, Middlesex, to perpetually provide for them a leg of pork in payment for the ringing of the bells on November 5th. Remember remember the 5th of November? Yes, ringing the bells to mark the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605.
The churchwarden's accounts at S. Margaret's, Westminster contain this entry:
1605. Pd the ringers for ringing at the time when the Parliament House should have been blown up ..0 10 0
hernesheir commented on the word Pork-acre
An acre of land bequeathed to the bell-ringers of Harlington, Middlesex, to perpetually provide for them a leg of pork in payment for the ringing of the bells on November 5th. Remember remember the 5th of November? Yes, ringing the bells to mark the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605.
The churchwarden's accounts at S. Margaret's, Westminster contain this entry:
1605. Pd the ringers for ringing at the time when the Parliament House should have been blown up ..0 10 0
September 26, 2014