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All the Barchester world, including the five old bedesmen, treated Mr Quiverful with the more respect, because Mr Harding had thus walked in arm in arm with him, on his first entrance to his duties.

From Barchester Towers by Trollope, Anthony

Our poor are our servants when they are young and strong, and they are our bedesmen when they grow old.

From As We Are and As We May Be by Besant, Walter, Sir

Masses shall be said for her by my bedesmen at St. Cross, and at all my churches,' said the Cardinal, crossing himself.

From Two Penniless Princesses by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

The bedesmen, however, were most of them older than Mr Harding, and were quite satisfied with the security on which their extra income was based.

From The Warden by Trollope, Anthony

In 1443, however, Henry considerably altered his original plans; the number of scholars was increased to 70, and the number of bedesmen reduced to 13.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various