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Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… Evangelist [18 Oct.]. Gille (Robert), draper.To be buried in the church of S. Christopher de Bradestret. Bequests to … divers orders of friars in London, &c. Provision made for tapers at funeral, and for chantries in the aforesaid … "Slops" in the present day is the vulgar term for any cheap or ready-made clothing, but more particularly for …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… [21 March]. Bolton (Christopher), skinner.To be buried in the parish church cloister of All Hallows "the more" in … with an annual payment of three pounds to Robert his son for the term of twenty years. Dated 28 May, A.D. 1552. Roll … Wards. 2 Oundle, co. Northampton. 3 Of Vintry Ward. 4 Of Cheap Ward. 5 Sarratt. 1 The school and almshouses are still …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wilton - Wimpole Wilton WILTON, a hamlet, in the parish of Hale, union of Whitehaven, Allerdale ward … octangular spire of freestone. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. Near the church is an ancient cross. Wilton, … with a net income of 104: the tithes have been commuted for 225. 8., and there are nearly 6 acres of impropriate …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Medieval town government MEDIEVAL TOWN GOVERNMENT In the reign of Henry I the leading burgesses secured the … themselves into a Guild Merchant, but the price paid for the privilege is unknown. 1 This Guild Merchant then … town as a whole, but it was chiefly important at the time for the commercial privileges it conferred upon the trading …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… TRADE AND INDUSTRY The economic importance of Wilton in the postConquest period attracted a number of Jews who … this Jewish community evidently became an important one, for Wilton was one of the 27 centres of the kingdom in which … to the times. Late 13th-century evidence records the punishment of regrators, 57 while the General Entry Book of …
The Environs of London
… one of its early proprietors. I have seen ancient records in which the name of Wimbaldus occurs. Dune in the Saxon … or farm within the manor of Mortlake, which accounts for its being omitted in the Conqueror's survey. Archbishop … this manor from the time of the Conquest 5, exchanged it for other lands with Henry VIII., who soon afterwards granted …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… 01 SE, SU 01 NW) The parish, covering 5,947 acres, extends for over 7 miles in a roughly L-shaped strip from the E. Dorset heathland in … earlier than other parts of the church, accounting for the asymmetry of the tower in relation to the nave, and …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Wincanton WINCANTON The ancient parish of Wincanton lies in the south-east part of the county and at its centre is the … in 1874. 95 Further road improvements, planned in 1937-8 for a western relief road and London-Plymouth road to bypass … 10 and the track and buildings were removed to make way for housing. Windmill Hill was the site of a Bronze-Age …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Paul), a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of Norton-Ferris, E. division of Somerset, 34 … view of the fine Vale of Black more, extending for many miles: the land is extremely fertile, and within a … divided into the Borough and the Tything; two constables for the former are appointed at the manorial court, and a …