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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… exclusive jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the county of Worcester, of which it is the capital, … is enumerated by Nennius under the name of Caer Guorangon in his catalogue of cities belonging to the Britons, by whom, … principal stations, as some (judging from the Roman roads in the vicinity appearing to concentrate here) have supposed, …
History Theses 1901-1970
… World WORLD The Calvinist tradition in education in France, Scotland and New England during the 16th and 17th centuries. I. Cassidy. Belfast Ph.D. 1966. A study in the history of the theory of value, production and …
A History of the County of York
… Worship in the Minster WORSHIP IN THE MINSTER The Middle Ages It has been said 1 that the … were closely linked with Rome: this is perhaps illustrated in the beginnings of Anglian Christianity at York when …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Broadwater's leet jurisdiction may have included Worthing. In the late 16th century courts were held not more than once … Only about six courts were held after 1860, the last two in 1895, but copyhold business was being dealt with until … survived on Worthing common south of the modern shore line in 1748. 93 Parochial government See Broadwater. Town …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… A metal ring forming a holder for a spindle or AXLE. In a quotation dated 1733, the OED shows how it operated; … 'The Spindle is kept from moving end-ways, by Wreaths, in the same Manner as the Axis of a Wheel-Barrow is'. OED … and desirable internal features. One advertisement in the Dictionary Archive, which was not obviously gendered, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Writtle 109. WRITTLE. (E.c.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)xliii. S.E. (b)lii. N.W. (c)lii. N.E. (d)li. S.E. … Ecclesiastical c(1). Parish Church of All Saints stands in the village. The walls are mostly of ragstone-rubble with … date, as the E. quoins are apparently of the 13th century. In the first half of the 14th century the North and South …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… Glasguenses gesto, erexerunt burgum et ciuitatem eiusdem in burgum regalem, investando eundem cum libertatibus et … ad hoc spectantibus; que pluribus annis elapsis bene et in pace pacifice possederunt et gauisi sunt; et nunc nos … rogatu dilectissimi nostri consiliarii et reuerendissimi in Cristo patris, Joannis archiepiscopi Glasguensis, …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… Castle St, Bristol, cm and u (181819). Trading at no. 10 in 1818 and no. 8 in 1819. [D] Yale, Elihu, London, cm, broker and upholder (178499). Addresses given at 119 Newgate St in 1784 and 137 High Holborn, 179199. Took out Sun Insurance …
Alumni Oxonienses
… 1713, prebendary of the Deans, Lower Hayne and Penell in the collegiate church of Chumleigh, Devon, 1712; died 16 … one of these names M.P. Ashburton 1705, until his death in 1707. See Foster's Index Eccl. Yarde, Gilbert s. … M.A. 1707; rector of Ashton, Devon, 1718, until his death in 1754. See Foster's Index Eccl. Yarde, James s. Gilb., of …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… eard] A term with several meanings, the most important in the Dictionary Archive being a unit of linear measure that … had been the standard before Edward III and was still in use into the early-modern period. The yard or VIRGA (the … by custom for some TEXTILEs of 37 inches. The term appears in all sections of the Dictionary Archive, often in …