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Alumni Oxonienses
… 19 June, 1534, master of Eton school 1534; named as one of the head masters of Westminster in Al. West. p. 6, servant to Q. Katharine, last wife of … 1613, buried in St. Peter's Drogheda. See Ath. ii. 852; & Cotton's Fasti Ecc. Hib. iii. 20. Usher, James demy Magdalen …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… - Uya (Isle of) U Uddingston UDDINGSTON, a village, in the parish of Bothwell, Middle ward of the county of Lanark, … the vicinity. Uddingston has considerable repute for the manufacture of Wilkie's plough, now used in the best …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Ulceby (All Saints) ULCEBY ( All Saints), a parish, in the union of Spilsby, Wold division of the hundred of … and 300 woodland. It abounds with picturesque scenery. The manufacture of woollen-cloth was formerly carried on … of at Liverpool, and the latter to the manufacturers of cotton, woollen, linen, and silk in other towns. A fair for …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Ultramarine - Uting tub Ultramarine For centuries the most highly prized PIGMENT because of its durability and … Prizes were offered both by the Royal Society of Arts in England and by the Société d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie in France, for the manufacture of a cheaper artificial ultramarine with similar …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Interregnum
… Undated Papers relating to the Navy Undated 1653 Undated Papers relating to the Navy. i. … Dean, bought by Mich. Lee of the Worcester House Trustees in 1651 for 795 l. 3 s. 7 d., and let to them for 22 l. 5 s. … the command of the Lizard. Lost his own ship and his part in 3 others, in the service, and was last of all master in …
Office-Holders in Modern Britain
… Clerks c. 1689-1782 Under Clerks c. 1689-1782 Although the distinction between Chief and Under Clerks probably … that it is possible to place particular Clerks securely in one or other of these grades. 1 The appointments of Under … 17 June Chowne, T. 1761 22 Dec. Bishop, E. 1762 23 Feb. Cotton, T. 1762 23 Feb. Herbert, G. 13 1762 4 May Fowler, H. …
Office-Holders in Modern Britain
… Under Secretaries 1782-1870 Under Secretaries 1782-1870 In 1782 the Foreign Office adopted the convention, which had long operated in the Northern Department, of having two Under Secretaries. …
Old and New London
… LONDON: ITS RAILWAYS, SUBWAYS, AND SEWERS. "Thus far into the bowels of the land Have I rode on." Proposal of a Scheme … which is the common centre of three railways, and, in a certain sense, was the birth-place of the Great Western … were employed in the metropolis alone in this branch of manufacture. Between the years 1822 and 1827 the consumption …
Survey of London
… now extends from Borough High Street to Blackfriars Road. The eastern portion was laid out under an Act passed in 1774 for making a new workhouse for the parish and for … "the hat trade and furriers connected with this Branch of Manufacture," 83 and the directories show Samuel Cashshaw …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Upchurch (St. Mary) UPCHURCH ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union and hundred of Milton, Upper division of the lathe … containing 471 inhabitants, chiefly employed in the manufacture of linen. The Lancaster and Carlisle railway …