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PG-P.755.100
5 Jun 1755:13 (1380)
Birmingham [England], March 24. Last week Mr. Richard
Fosbrook, a bag weaver of this town, was buried, when the
following directions for his funeral, ordered by his will,
were observed; which were, that half a crown in Queen Ann's
coin should be given to each bearer, twenty shillings to his
spinners, and thirty shillings and sixpence to the ringers
for ringing a peal; and 240 quarts of the best ale should be
drank, three songs sung, and that a battle should be fought
between two cocks. He left many legacies to persons who
attended his funeral; but if any of them shed tears, they
were not to be entitled to their legacies.
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