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A History of the County of Gloucester
… called Sturmyes Court at Avenis and Stonehing at Brown's Hill. 60 The lands produced a rental of £35 in 1689, 61 … 65 Thomas Butler (d. 1688), son of John Butler of Rookwood's Farm, gave a rent-charge of £1 10 s.; £1 was for bread for the poor and 10 s. for a sermon on …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… manor. In 1331 the Crown, as holder of Roger Mortimer's forfeited lands, and Gerard de Alspathe, Roger's assignee, presented rival candidates, the Crown's presentation succeeding, 95 and the Crown presented to the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of the manor of Bisley. 18 In 1309 Tibbald de Verdun's portion of the manor included 50 a. of arable, ½ a. of … 10 ploughs, and another 23 men owing a total rent of 44 s. and two sesters of honey; 11 burgages in Gloucester owned … held ¼ yardland, and 20 free tenants on Tibbald de Verdun's portion of Bisley manor 28 and in 1382 the profits of the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… the Inferior Oolite which is overlaid by a band of fuller's earth, while the high ground is formed by the Great Oolite, … estate at Woodchester, 15 and there was woodland worth 20 s. on Bisley manor in 1086. 16 In 1575 280 a. of woodland … it lay in 12 woods of which the largest were Painter's Frith (later Ireland's Frith or Frith wood) lying near …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… to do service to Miles of Gloucester. The rights of Miles's family evidently lapsed or were challenged, for c. 1170 Ranulph's son Hugh of Cyveiliog granted the fee of Bisley to Humphrey de Bohun, Miles's son-in-law and ancestor of the earls of Hereford, to hold …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Marlborough, whose successors also rented Christ Church's estate, and thus became effective lords of the whole … held of William FitzOsbern, earl of Hereford. 3 FitzOsbern's right was not mentioned later, and the overlordship descended with d'Ivri's lands presumably to Reynold of St Valery (d. 1163), passing …
A History of the County of Somerset
… of both estates descended with Horsington to Henry's sons William (d. c. 1204) and James (d. 1216). 21 From … 1316 and his brother John, his heir, in 1337. 25 On John's death the fee was divided between his two daughters, … as Wythele, locally in Holton. 28 On Thomas Courtenay's death in 1362 it descended to his son Hugh, who died a …
Old and New London
… EscapesQueen Elizabeth at Lord Herbert's MarriageOld Blackfriars BridgeJohnson and MylneLaying of … Phillips and his WorksPainters in BlackfriarsThe King's Printing Office Printing House SquareThe Times and its HistoryWalter's EnterpriseWar with the DispatchThe gigantic Swindling …
A New History of London
… otherwise than by his imprudent attachment to his father's favourite the duke of Buckingham, who was deservedly odious … the house of commons were sufficiently apprized of Charles's needy situation, a very inadequate supply was voted: the … In the following session, the debates concerning the king's right to levy tonnage and poundage, together with …
A New History of London
… and tenants; of which the justices of the courts of king's bench, common pleas, and the barons of the exchequer, were … the fire, took a survey of the ruined spot, by the king's order, and designed a plan for a new city. In this plan the … against papists, destroyed all confidence in the king's sincerity, whenever he pretended an aversion to the …