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A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… are generally of the Cheviot breed; there are a few black-cattle reared, chiefly of the Fifeshire, and a mixture of the … which were great marts for the sale of linseed and black-cattle, but both have for some time been declining, and the … Considerable attention has been paid to the rearing of cattle, in which much benefit has been effected by the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… and soaked in water 'to extract their malignity, lest the cattle perish'. He noted that because of their small size …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 18th century sheep and cereals were more important than cattle, but there was some dairying on a domestic scale. 31 … Upper House George Bradley was a noted breeder of Hereford cattle and Shropshire sheep, 41 and in the late 20th century beef cattle and sheep remained the parish's chief enterprises. 42 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 711 sheep being recorded that year, and only a few cattle and pigs were then kept. 47 In the later 19th century … enlarged in the early 20th century, 1,330 sheep and 146 cattle, including dairy cows, being returned in 1926 compared …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… some suppose to have been originally grazing land for the cattle belonging to the tenants on the sea-coast; but others … sandstone. Four annual fairs are held at New Aberdour, for cattle, merchandise, and hiring servants, of which two take … and October, upon a moor in the south of the parish, where cattle are sold. The turnpike-road from Fraserburgh to Banff …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… and fairs, which were formerly noted for the sale of cattle, but have considerably declined, are held annually on … 400 wood and plantations: the produce consists chiefly of cattle, dairy-fed pork, wheat, oats, and a small portion of … and other fish from distant places. Fairs for horses and cattle are held on the Monday before January 5th, the Monday …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the river Thames was so dangerous that passengers and cattle had been frequently lost. It was dissolved in 1547, at … Friday, for provisions only: fairs for horses and horned-cattle are held on the first Monday in Lent, May 6th, June …
St Martin-in-the-Fields
… d ij s ij d It'm the xix th was buried John of Carata an Indian from S r Walter Rayleighes 12 fo r the Cloth ij s. …
St Martin-in-the-Fields
… a booke of Articles xvij s. vj d. It'm given vnto a poore Indian the xxv th of Octobe' w ch had Received greate hurtes …
Office-Holders in Modern Britain
… information. Ms Mithu Alur helped me to index the names of Indian Commissioners. I am grateful to Mrs Joyce Horn, …