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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… cathedral, of which the only one now remaining is Edgar's tower. In 1041, a tax imposed by Hardicanute excited an … when endeavouring to shelter themselves in Edgar's tower, and put them to death. To punish this outrage, the … them suddenly, while in the act of ravaging the bishop's lands at Wick, captured or killed 500 men, and put the rest …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… the overseers for the poore there appeare before Master [S.t?] Chauncellor and Master Jones and to shew cause etc. … The persons refusing Richard Russell one yard land Thomas Baker one [quarter?] land John Small [illegible] [quarter?] … yard land William [Callowe?] one [quarter?] yard land John Baker a [quarter?] yard land Jasper Baker a [quarter?] …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… is [illegible] [illegible] The Churchwarden of St. Peter's Parish Droitwich. Ref.110 BA1/1/21/87 (1613) To the right … Godes love Your humble [petitioners?] Thomas D John Baker George Weever George Harrys Thomas Davis John Davis …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Sir Samuel Sannes, and Sir Francis Edgoke knightes, John Baker esquire and to divers other the Kinges majesties …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… to their former charge of theire poore had one Thomas Baker his wife and a child of foure yeares old sent to them … by this honourable courte. And this for Gods love. S Walker [illegible] the sayd Coxe to [illegible] [the to?] … Christopher Watley, overseers of the poor of Saint Michael's in Bedwardine. Ref.110 BA1/1/53/86 (1628) To the right …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… to the younger to ly with her, where there was such a [s...e?] betwene them thatt there was shakte owt of his … grave consideracion and this etc Anthonie Hill and Richard Baker, overseers of the highways of Saint Martins. Ref.110 … The humble peticion of Anthonie Hill and Richard Baker overseers of the high wayes for the parish of Saint …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… been much abused. This Cotton being since married to one Baker a man of ill report, and long suspected as guilty in …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… petitioners will ever pray. Martin Pindar rector Robert Baker John Palmer George Hunt and Thomas [.emet?] overseers … lose it: nor she to pay it: the eldest of the poor widow's 3 children was borne with a rupture and lies almost … the county of Worcester, hath bene obliged to pay toward's the mayntenance of his grandchildren liveing att Bengworth …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… he being bound to keep the peace by the said James Eckley's false information (as we beleive) [illegible] [illegible] … enjoy that poor being George Harris rector Robert Baker John Jones William Hanson William George constable … (of the said parish) do sell ale and cyder upon the Lord's day, and at other unseasonable times; by which means some …