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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Civil War the earl 53 was made General of the Horse in the Parliamentary army, but after the failure of an attempt at … restored in July 1644 after the earl had returned to the Parliamentary cause. After the Restoration the drainage and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… some of the finest silt farms in the county. The final parliamentary inclosure took place in 1841. 14 Only 159 acres …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… dean and chapter, to Richard Bendish. 13 The survey of the parliamentary commissioners (1650) shows rents of £4 10 s. 8 … Beate Marie, though still not separately valued. 46 The Parliamentary Survey of 1650 showed the tithes as separate …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… in 1822, 80 compared favourably with the number voting at parliamentary elections, 81 and was substantial for a town … Figures given in Jackson's Diary. The local government and parliamentary franchises were identical, but the numbers …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the Nene. 3 These divisions have been obsolete since the reform of the corporation in the 1830's, but the names …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… activity in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The parliamentary electorate, which was identical with that for … Adeane and 112 for Manners. Wisbech continued to support 'reform' candidates; in 1832 Captain Yorke, nephew of the Earl …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… from penetrating into the Eastern Counties. 74 The Parliamentary forces garrisoned locally took part in the … of Lords. The town had raised a troop of horse for the Parliamentary army, 78 and it was claimed that Cambridgeshire …