Nottinghamshire.
Samuel Higgs, by his will, bearing date 11th May, 1820 (as appears from the church tablet), gave 50l. to the vicar and churchwardens of the parish of Farnsfield, and directed that the interest should be given every year on the 21st of December, in equal proportions, to the poor men and women who could repeat the Lord’s prayer, the creed, and the ten commandments, before the vicar or other such person as he should appoint to hear them. The interest is applied according to the donor’s orders, and the poor persons appointed to partake of the charity continue to receive it during their lives.—Edwards, Old English Customs and Charities, 1842, p. 209.