Historical Notices and Records of the Village and Parish of Fincham: In the County of Norfolk |
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Historical Notices and Records of the Village and Parish of Fincham William Blyth No preview available - 2018 |
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Adam de Fyncham aged amongst ancient Anne anno Aylmer Bardolf Barton Bexwell Bishop Bishop of Norwich Book brother burial buried called carucates Castle-Acre chapel Christian Clackclose dated daughter Deanery death deed Deepdale died Diss Earl Warren Edward III Elizabeth England Esquire Fincham Hall Fincham of Outwell font France HEBGIN heir Henry VIII Hilgay Hundred inclosure issue Item Johanni John de Fyncham John Fincham Joseph Forby King lands lego living London Lord maner manor Margaret married Martin's church Mary Michael's Nicholas Norfolk Norwich Outwell pedigree Phincham poor present Prior Rector Registers Richard Robert Rougham Runcton sancti Saxon seid shews shillings Shouldham Shouldham Thorpe Simon sone South Runcton Stoke Ferry Stow Suffolk swans Testament Thelnetham Thomas Fincham Thomas Hare tithes Vicar VICARAGE village West Winch wife William Fincham yere
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Page 65 - Muse The place of fame and elegy supply: And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die.
Page 190 - FROM low to high doth dissolution climb.. And sink from high to low, along a scale Of awful notes, whose concord shall not fail -, A musical but melancholy chime, Which they can hear who meddle not with crime, Nor avarice, nor over-anxious care. Truth fails not ; but her outward forms that bear The longest date do melt like frosty rime, That in the morning whitened hill and plain And is no more ; drop like the tower sublime Of yesterday, which royally did wear His crown of weeds, but could not even...
Page 183 - God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
Page 186 - In flat opposition to these, I declare once more, that I live and die a member of the Church of England: and that none who regard my judgment or advice will ever separate from it.
Page 78 - Parson, Vicar or Minister, to be of honest conversation, and sufficient for his reading, writing, and also for his competent skill in singing (if it may be...
Page 148 - The reputed skull in the golden " Head " was treated as an imposture, from its being so much larger than the portion that was found in the Shrine with the rest of the boues 4 and was burnt to ashes as such.
Page 83 - IN every Parish Church and Chapel within this realm, shall be provided one parchment book at the charge of the parish, wherein shall be written the day and year of every Christening, Wedding, and Burial, which have been in that parish since the time that the law was first made in that behalf, so far as the ancient books thereof can be procured, but especially since the beginning of the reign of the late Queen.
Page 190 - Tis well, true hearts should for a time retire To holy ground, in quiet to aspire Towards promis'd regions of serener grace; On Horeb, with Elijah, let us lie, Where all around on mountain, sand, and sky, God's chariot-wheels have left distinctest trace...
Page 182 - ... should be made, not only in strict conformity with the laws and discipline of our Church, but that they should meet the cordial and confiding approbation and paternal co-operation of our respective diocesans. We desire humbly, in all things, to ' approve ourselves as the ministers of Christ, and so as to give no offence in anything, that the ministry be not blamed.