Tithings

Amongst other things he ordeined that the countries should be diuided into hundreds and tithings, that is to say, quarters conteining a certeine number of towneships adioining togither, so that euerie ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

The nonbelievers don't have to read information distributed or give tithings to that church denominations. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The donations are what pays for distributing the brochures, coupon booklets for the tithings and postage and spreading the word of God to various people. ❋ Unknown (2005)

We rely on the tithings of the community, civic organizations, things like that. ❋ Connelly, Michael, 1956- (1994)

And the tithings that had been so miserly, so grudgingly presented, would, under pain of firestoning, flow with decent generosity into the Dragonweyr. ❋ McCaffrey, Anne (1968)

"We fed the Weyr last year on the tithings of three Holds," R'gul announced disdainfully. ❋ McCaffrey, Anne (1968)

_How Elfleda king Alfreds daughter (being maried) contemned fleshlie pleasure; the praise of Alfred for his good qualities, his lawes for the redresse of theeues, his diuiding of countries into hundreds and tithings, of what monasteries he was founder, he began the foundation of the vniuersitie of Oxford, which is not so ancient as Cambridge by ❋ Raphael Holinshed (N/A)

As ten families of freeholders made up a tithing, so ten tithings composed a superior division, called a hundred. ❋ Various (N/A)

The civil division of England into counties, of counties into hundreds, of hundreds into tithings, or towns, as it now stands, seems to owe its original to King Alfred; who, to prevent the rapines and disorders which formerly prevailed in the realm, instituted tithings; so called, from the Saxon, because ten freeholders with their families composed one. ❋ Various (N/A)

The sub-division of hundreds into tithings seems to be most peculiarly the invention of Alfred; the institution of hundreds themselves he rather introduced than invented, for they seem to have obtained in Denmark; and we find that in France a regulation of this sort was made above 200 years before; set on foot by Clotharicus and Childebert, with a view of obliging each district to answer for the robberies committed in its own division. ❋ Various (N/A)

Herein also they somewhat find themselves grieved that the laity may at every taxation help themselves, and so they do, through consideration had of their decay and hindrance, and yet their impoverishment cannot but touch also the parson or vicar, unto whom such liberty is denied, as is daily to be seen in their accounts and tithings. ❋ Thomas Malory Jean Froissart (N/A)

But Alfred first divided the whole kingdom into shires, the shires into tithings, lathes, or wapentacks, the tithings into hundreds, and the hundreds into tenths. ❋ Alban Butler (N/A)

"And go from Oyster-le-Main and the tithings?" exclaimed Sir Francis. ❋ Owen Wister (1899)

In all my travels I was agent for our paper, the Nauvoo Neighbor, and collected means, tithings, and donations for the building of the Temple. ❋ Alfred Henry Lewis (1885)

No person, however, is allowed the privilege of this baptismal fount, or his washings or anointings, unless he has paid his tithings and has a certificate to that effect. ❋ Alfred Henry Lewis (1885)

During the six years of his residence in Virginia, Mr. Craighead found little sympathy in his yearnings for civil and religious liberty; he became exceedingly restive under the tithings and other exactions of the Established Church, and in the autumn of 1755, we find him and most of his congregation seeking peace and liberty in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. ❋ John Hill (1884)

Christian: My church makes me [tithe]. But I get to spend an eternity in Heaven. Jimmy: But your children don't even have enough to eat. Christian: But the [cul]...err..church I belong to needs the money to [squader] on useless councils and new uniforms for our worship team. ❋ DesPERRYado (2004)

Wow, my parents love to give tithe to the [f-ing] church, but won't give me [a penny]. I wonder where that money actually goes... Didn't the pastors say they have a three-story house by [the beach]... ❋ Troy H (2003)

"Here there goes [Rev]. Johnson driving the [churches] [TITHES]! ❋ MarkS (2012)

Build God's House and He'll build your house. "Bring all the [tithes] into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and [try Me] now in this." Says the Lord of hosts, "If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it." Malachi [3:10] ❋ King's Daughter (2005)

The [concept] of tithe or tithing was a great [business] idea for [the church]. ❋ Zacb (2008)

[Carsten] liked to regularly [info tithe] by keeping the [affiliate marketing] entry on Wikipedia up to date. ❋ Shawn Collins (2007)

Is that Nalivann Tith [i see] in [heaven]? ❋ Milk Powder (2022)

[Carsten] liked to regularly [info tithe] by keeping the [affiliate marketing] entry on Wikipedia up to date. ❋ Shawn Collins (2007)

[Sally] is walking [pretty good] after the night she had with Steve. He must have given her [a dirty] tithing. ❋ Nasty Germ (2023)

Baked fella: "D00d, I have to rewrite this Wikipedia entry on nurse [sharks]; it's full of [passive voice]!!!" His pal: "Man, you've given that [arcticle] a more than acceptable stoner tithe." ❋ Maxwelldanger (2010)