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The Environs of London
… Camberwell CAMBERWELL. Name. Etymology. The name of this parish, in the Conqueror's Survey, is … spring; a part of the parish is called Milkwell, and a mineral water was discovered some years ago near … himself likewise as a naval officer, and took the King of Spain's WestIndian fleet 40. He was of Hurley in the county …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Campion Hall CAMPION HALL The history of Campion Hall is briefly as follows. In 1896 … taken his degree as a member of St. John's College in 1860 and had rowed for the Varsity in 1859, obtained leave from … the entrance hall, facing the main staircase, is a large Spanish wood-carving, early 17th century, depicting St. …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Canada stove - Canvas Canada stove Found only once in the Dictionary Archive, in the promotional literature of a … with essence of GINGER or GROUND GINGER, to the ball, and then dried off [Haldane (1883)]. William Rabisha in the … back to a bed cover of fine wool woven in Catalonia in Spain, but gives no reference. Having quoted from the same …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Canterbury cathedral Canons A LIST OF THE CANONS OR PREBENDARIES OF THIS CHURCH. Canons in the … been one of the monks of the late priory of Christ-church, and had been master or custos of Canterbury college, in … had a taste for poetry; he wrote an introduction to the Spanish, Italian and French tongues. He died on Sept. 24, …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Canterbury cathedral The deans (from the Reformation to 1672) THE LIVES OF THE DEANS OF THE CATHEDRAL AND METROPOLITICAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, IN CANTERBURY. 1 Dean … to the emperor Charles V. once to Philip, king of Spain; once to Francis I. king of France; thrice to Henry II. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Canterbury Manors Manors THE MANOR OF THE DUNGEON, the mansion of which, situated just … of St. Mary Bredin, has been pulled down for some years, and only part of the out-offices are remaining, with part of … John of Gaunt, king of Castile, &c. in his voyage to Spain, anno 9 Richard II. Rym. Foed. vol. vii. p. 490. See …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Remarkable occurrences Remarkable occurrences AMONG THE REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES which have happened here, in the … being conducted thither by the archbishop elect of York, and the bishop of Lincoln, and made his homage here to the … them, with the chiefest of the nobility of England and Spain. On both sides of the streets stood all the clerks and …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Canterbury Silk and other manufactures Silk and other manufactures This is the only mention I have ever met with of the desolation and … the Protestants, by the duke of Alva, under Philip II. of Spain, in Brabant and Flanders, which began at about this …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Canterbury The churches within the city and suburbs The churches within … under the pediment Caroli Annott 1632. English Fleete 88. Spanish Fleete under which was a representation of the two …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Capraven Cap band [cappe band] A BAND to go round a CAP in the same way as a HATBAND goes round a HAT. OED earliest date … Cap cover [cap cover] The term appears in a single and late record in the Dictionary Archive in the promotional … CASK, HOGSHEAD, HUNDREDWEIGHT, POUND Found imported from SPAIN, the STRAITS Sources: Diaries, Houghton, Inventories …