 | Edmund Burke - 1838 - 1122 pages
...from which the workman, in return for the contributions which he had made when in health and vigour to the common stock of the guild might be relieved...the numerous charitable gifts and foundations now intrusted to their care. " They also possessed the character of modern clubs. They were institutions... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1877 - 1118 pages
...in return for the contributions he had made, when in health and vigour, to tho common stock of tho Guild, might be relieved in sickness, or when disabled...gifts and foundations now entrusted to their care.— [2nd R. SI. C., p. 19, 1837.1 " They also possessed tho character of modern clubs. They were institutions... | |
 | Great Britain. London livery companies commission - 1884 - 390 pages
...from which the workman, " in return for the contributions he had made when in '' health and vigour, to the common stock of the guild, " might be relieved in sickness or when disabled by " infirmities or age. This character speedily attracted " donations for other charitable, purposes... | |
 | 1885 - 324 pages
...from which the workman, in re' turn for the contributions which be had made when in health and vigour to the ' common stock of the guild, might be relieved...persons who could not find any better trustees than thu ' ruling members of these communities; and hence arose the numerous charitable ' gifts and foundations... | |
 | 1885 - 324 pages
...which lie had made when in health and vigour to the ; common stock of the guild, might be relieved iu sickness or when disabled by the ' infirmities of...persons who could not find any better trustees than th« ' ruling members of these communities; and hence arose tho numerous charitable gifts and foundations... | |
 | Ebenezer Bain - 1887 - 418 pages
...from which the workmen, in return for the contributions which they had made when in health and vigour to the common stock of the Guild, might be relieved...in sickness or when disabled by the infirmities of old age. In nil these respects they formed a model after which the Guilds throughout England and Scotland... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1877 - 1094 pages
...societies, in which the workman, in return for the contributions he had made, when in health and vigour, to the common stock of the Guild, might be relieved...gifts and foundations now entrusted to their care.— [2nd EMC, p. 19, 1837.1 " They also possessed the character of modern clubs. They were institutions... | |
 | Gordon Phillips - 1999 - 316 pages
...In this context JA Froude's1 pointer to the backbone of livery companies has rarely been bettered: 'This character speedily attracted donations for other...gifts and foundations now entrusted to their care.' 2 Underpinning charitable concerns in the earlier days was the requirement to carry out the terms of... | |
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They were also in the nature of benefit societies from which the workman, in return for the contributions which he had made when in health and vigour to the common stock of the guild might be relieved in sickness, or when disabled by the infirmities of... 