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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 13. 13. 4.; net income, 317; patron and incumbent, the … ravages of the confederated armies, who devastated it with fire and sword, and massacred the inhabitants. Ethelburga … them from fortifying themselves in the suburbs, set fire to the houses; but the wind being high, the flames …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… wall and earth rampart of the fortress, together with at least one later tower, were covered by a broad earth bank, … kept in repair until 23 April 1684 when it was gutted by fire. In 16678 the Grand Jury House on the site of the … This new gatehouse, vaulted as a precaution against fire, included record rooms, offices, and a court room; parts …
Feet of Fines of the Tudor period [Yorks]
… Graistocke and Elizabeth his wife William Carus, Serjeant at law to the Queen, and William Roswell (?) Queen's … wid., has a life interest, to be held after her death at an annual rent of one red rose, payable at the feasts of … Warmefeld, Heyth, Kirkethorpe, Wakefeld, Sandall, Walton, Charleston, Pontefract, Knottyngley, Awston, Borwalley, and …