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The Environs of London
… to its etymology. Situation. Boundaries. Quantity of land, and how occupid. Soil. Chalk-pit. Land-tax. Woolwich lies on … the banks of the Thames, within the hundred of Blackheath, and at the distance of nine miles from London. The parish is … of the river into Essex, being there bounded by Barking, and Barking-creek which separates it from Eastham. On the …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Worcestershire Quarter Sessions: 1590s [...] West and others. Ref.110 BA1/1/39/25 (1592) [illegible] typlinge … howse whiche [illegible] [illegible] [...ance?], losse and anoyance, of soe manye of the sayd parishe as [ha...?] … unto the sayde cottage witheout that by your good meanes and [illegible] [...nt?] remedye may be taken. In tender …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… To the right reverend father in God the Lord Bushopp and others her majesties justices of the peace Your lordships … humble peticioner Ellioner Reeve beinge a lame crepple and one whoe was borne and hath byn alwayes dwellinge in Odingley and haveinge noe …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Wilkes Shewinge, that he beinge borne in Ombersley and beinge maryed unto one Christian [Maneley?] borne at … bought may have some convenient cotage for themselves and theire poore inphantes to be shrowded therein, who ar now constrained to lodge in the highe wayes and fieldes for wante of order to be taken herein for their …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… there are many poore men to the number of thirty persons and upwardes who lye there, some upon their behaviour and the most part of the rest upon matters of small or noe … wold unchristianlike be starved to death with hunger cold and nakednes, some of them alsoe haveing many poore children …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Worcestershire Quarter Sessions: 1620s Thomas Pirkes and eight others of Fladbury. Ref.110 BA1/1/33/75 (1620) To … of Richard Emmes was born in our sayed [town?] [illegible] and her sayed husband being now common servant [illegible] worship and other inhabitants (and having lived in [Fladbury?] …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Quarter Sessions: 1680s The minister, churchwardens and other inhabitants of Tenbury. Ref.110 BA1/1/136/24 (1680) … the fifth day of October, one thousand six hundred and eighty Whereas your worships have been pleased at some … unto one Nathaniell Maund of the same town, mason, and likewise at the last sessions, you were pleased to grant …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… see the conquerour made it) had one car. in demesne, and twenty-two sochm. on twelve bovats of this land, and twenty-four villains, and eight bord. having twenty-two … make this a scene delightful. The hand of nature, without art, has been bountiful in silvan embellishments; and here is …