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The Environs of London
… banks of the Thames, within the hundred of Blackheath, and at the distance of nine miles from London. The parish is … 3. The soil, except in the marshes, is principally gravel. At the east end of the town is a chalk-pit, which has a … Kent, vol. i. p. 45.) All the marshes from Greenwich to Gravesend are now under the direction of a Commission of …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 14th century. 93 In 1300 the land between the eastern arms at the north and south ends of the parish, which either was … parish. To the north the land reaches 205 m. on the down at the western boundary, to the south, where it is undulating, it reaches 170 m. at the eastern boundary. The stream leaves the parish at 130 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Osric prevailed upon him to establish one of them at Wigornaceastre, the metropolis of his province. In 679, … suddenly, while in the act of ravaging the bishop's lands at Wick, captured or killed 500 men, and put the rest to … a desultory warfare for a considerable time. The king at length advancing against him, drove him back into Wales, …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… the right worshipfull his majesties justices of the bench at the sessions of the peace holden for the county of Wigorn … from Michaellmas 1617 for one whole yere ending at Michaellmas last past, and by reason of their said office … of Worcester, whereas it was ordered by youre worships at the laste sessions of the peace, beinge on the seconde day …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… (1680) To the right worshipfull the justices of the peace at a sessions holden at Worcester the fifth day of October, one thousand six … hundred and eighty Whereas your worships have been pleased at some former sessions to grant an order that the overseers …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… left her with 2 very young children and great of the third at which time their poverty was so great that the parish was … the teything of Whistons Master Arthur Holt hous is sest at fiefe pound to the poore and he pays 8 pound rent for it Buxtons peny rentes besides his hous he lives in is set at six pound 6 shilings a year and wea wil suppose his own he …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… the justices of the peace of the county of Worcester at their quarter sessions assembled the seventh day of … dissenter and that a licence was granted by this court at Easter sessions 1739 allowing and appointing your … a messuage in the town of Bromsgrove aforesaid standing at the corner of Ednell [illegible] Lane there and late in …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… ever pray John Boles Watson, manager of the royal theatre at Cheltenham. Ref.110 BA1/1/522/76 (1790) To the worshipful … majestys justices of the peace for the county of Worcester at the general quarter sessions of the peace holden at Worcester in and for the said county of Worcester on …