Union, in the respectable character of town-clerk to the ancient Borough of Birlthegroat; and there is some reason — shall I say to hope, or to suspect? — that he may have been a natural son of a first cousin of the then Fairford of that Ilk, who had been long numbered among the minor barons. ❋ Unknown (2008)
At the same time he whispered the little wench to call Mr. Lawford, the town-clerk, to come thither as fast as he possibly could. ❋ Unknown (2008)
“It will be for your ain gude,” insinuated the town-clerk. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Wildfire, at whose name the magistrate and town-clerk exchanged significant glances. ❋ Unknown (2007)
“Yes,” said the town-clerk, “it is very like the letter of a mad strolling play-actor, who deserves to be hanged with all the rest of his gang, as your honour justly observes.” ❋ Unknown (2007)
After a wandering life, he settled at Abdera, a town in Thrace, and was sent for thither to be their lawmaker, recorder, or town-clerk, as some will; or as others, he was there bred and born. ❋ Unknown (2007)
The lungs is a thin spongy part, like an ox hoof, (saith [965] Fernelius) the town-clerk or crier, ❋ Unknown (2007)
In the “Wast Book” of an old trader of this town, who was also a captain, town-clerk, and representative, I find the following entry. ❋ Unknown (2004)
There is a dean of guild, who takes cognizance of mercantile affairs; a treasurer; a town-clerk; and the council is composed of deacons, one of whom is returned every year, in rotation, as representative of every company of artificers or handicraftsmen. ❋ Unknown (2004)
He had even appeared in person to a certain town-clerk of Fairport, and showed him (at the point of his toe) upstairs to an old cabinet in which was stored away the very document for the want of which the lairds of ❋ Samuel Rutherford Crockett (N/A)
One hundred Americans, transplanted to the wild West and left alone, will, in one week, have a mayor, and 'selectmen,' a town-clerk, and in all probability a preacher and an editor. ❋ Various (N/A)
His petition was granted, of course, as soon as asked; and so it would have been had the indictment drawn up by the Canterbury town-clerk, viz., ❋ Various (N/A)
The town-clerk was there, too, with his wife, also two physicians, and Count Albert and his wife, who busied herself zealously with nursing the sick man; and later on came a Count of Schwarzburg with his wife, who were staying on a visit with the Count of Mansfeld. ❋ Julius Koestlin (N/A)
After some consultation together, he and Lovat decided to make themselves known to Mr. Baillie, town-clerk of Fraserburgh: they did so, were kindly received, and provided with horses to convey them to Culloden House, the seat of the future Lord President of Scotland, Duncan Forbes. ❋ Mrs. Thomson (N/A)
The meeting next voted to invite any citizen to give information of the massacre of the preceding evening, "that the same might be minuted by the town-clerk"; whereupon several persons related details of the tragedy. ❋ Various (N/A)
The confusion was at its height, for it was supposed a mine had been discovered, and a long altercation ensued; the town-clerk claiming it in the name of the lord of the manor, while the beadle, with a confused idea about mines being royal property, leaped into the hole, and, in the Queen's name, took possession of everything. ❋ Various (N/A)
He removed to Lancaster, where at one time he was town-clerk, and died there on August 14, 1826. ❋ Various (N/A)
Boggleton yeomanry; but few besides a Welshman would have learned, without a smile, that "Mrs Jones the officer" was the relict of the late tide-waiter at Glyndewi, or that the quiet, modest little daughter of the town-clerk of B---- was known to her intimates as "Miss Jones the lawyer." ❋ Various (N/A)
The _town-clerk_ keeps the records, books, and papers of the town. ❋ Andrew W. Young (N/A)
Luther was comfortably quartered at the Drachstedt, a house which had been bought by the town-council, and was inhabited by the town-clerk Albert. ❋ Julius Koestlin (N/A)
The town [clerk] was [dragged] and quartered by an [angry mob] of mental midgets, boy did it feel good! ❋ Blueveins (2005)
