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Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… pulled down this year. 1744 John Burton. In June, the boot-catcher, at the Crown inn, in his sleep, got up from bed and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… like a church as possible. Secondly, it serves as an 'eye-catcher' in the picturesque planning of the park. The …
County of Middlesex. Calendar to the sessions records: new series
… and a saddle and bridle worth 15s., belonging to Edward Catcher, gentleman; and a cloak worth 20s., and 2s. 8d. in …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… land called Richards and Coxlands, which were held by the Catcher family in the 1560s. 96 In 1595 the estate was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of the old huntsman, turning hounds to him. Always a 'fox-catcher,' irreverent undergraduates have been heard to say …
Old and New London
… of hack-writers for the press. "At Mr. Summer's, a thief-catcher, in Lewknor's Lane, a man that wrote against the …
Historical gazetteer of London before the Great Fire
… repaid and in April 1582 Barker sold the property to John Catcher, citizen and pewterer, and with his wife Dorothy quitclaimed to Catcher. At this time the property was occupied by Henry … Ostleye, skinner, and William Ormeshawe, grocer. In 1593 Catcher, now an alderman, and his wife Helen sold the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… built by Denis Bond before 1746 (Bond papers) as an 'eye-catcher' to form an architectural focus to the view southward … (Plate 58). It may be compared with the three-arched 'eye-catcher' at Rousham, Oxon., of c. 1740. A central …
Two Early London Subsidy Rolls
… like nos. 45 and 49. Perhaps ME birder 'bird-catcher' (ME brid 'bird'). William de Stanford 1323 ADA 1618 …