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The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… Beccles Beccles. There is no subject more pleasing to the thoughtful mind than a contemplation of the changes wrought by time on the face of natureand few … whom any regular account can be deduced, was John Rede, Sheriff of Norwich in 1488, and Mayor in 1496; he was buried …
A History of the County of Essex
… Becontree hundred East Ham THE HUNDRED OF BECONTREE (continued) THE HUNDRED OF BECONTREE … through a connexion with Hamon dapifer, who in 1086 was sheriff of Kent and also held land at Woolwich and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… formerly a distinct parish, now united to Hawerby, in the union of Caistor, wapentake of Bradley Haverstoe, parts of Lindsey, … of Henry II., and whose descendant, Otho Fitz-William, was sheriff of Essex and Hertfordshire for several successive …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… Beetham BEETHAM. Nothing is known of the family of Beetham before Ralph de Beethom, who lived in … and his heirs male. Thomas Colyn and Thomas Johnson, yeomen, were appointed attornies to deliver seisin; Chan. …
A History of the County of York
… Before the Norman Conquest YORK BEFORE THE NORMAN CONQUEST … Romano-British York, p. 2. Anglian York, p. 3. The School of York, p. 6. Danish and Viking York, p. 9. The Rule of the … his supporters began an attack on the castle, whence the sheriff William Malet reported to the king that in default of …
A History of the County of London
… Benedictine monks St Peter's abbey, Westminster HOUSE OF BENEDICTINE MONKS 2. SAINT PETER'S ABBEY, WESTMINSTER The real date of the foundation of Westminster Abbey must … and liberty of Westminster they had scant respect. The sheriff of Middlesex soon held undisputed sway within the …
A History of the County of London
… Benedictine nuns St Helen's, Bishopsgate HOUSE OF BENEDICTINE NUNS 3. ST. HELEN'S, BISHOPSGATE The nunnery of St. Helen was founded in the early part of the … which altogether must have been extensive: William, the sheriff of 1308, is said by Stow to have been reputed a …
Alumni Oxonienses
… Bennell-Bloye Bennell, Christopher s. Christopher, of Westminster, gent. Christ Church, matric. 24 July, 1624, … aged 16. Bennet, Ambrose fellow of University Coll. by the parliamentary visitors 1649, M.A. 24 July, 1652, … matric. 12 Aug., 1669, aged 16; of Dodford, Northants, sheriff 1685, gentleman of the privy chamber to Charles II., …
Benson (Including Fifield, Preston, Crownmarsh, Roke)
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… (Including Fifield, Preston, Crownmarsh, Roke) BENSON The large and thriving village of Benson - by far the most populous settlement in Ewelme … and increasingly elaborate furnishings by better-off yeomen and gentry, 10 of whom some occupied houses taxed in …