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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… forms the watershed between the valleys of the Bristol Avon to the north and the Wylye to the south. At the northern … of the main road; its position is distinctive, for it is on a low mound rising from the greensand ridge, so that it … south of the church, while the church itself appears to be on or near the site of a Roman building. 9 In the 14th …
Calendar of Papal Registers Relating to Great Britain and Ireland
… of these presents to be promoted to higher holy orders on account of the said church and any other benefice … time when the parent house of Fontevrault was schismatic, on its voidance by death [name not stated]; with mandate … of St. Thomas the Martyr in the church of Strateforte on Avon ( super Abonam), which is a principal dignity therein, …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… home in September, as he says, and is going to Zante on his way to England, we shall direct the Proveditore of the … to oppose Gabor. The Ambassador Praux was in our Collegio on the 1st inst.; we enclose a copy of his exposition. We in … the Senate if they see fit, imposing the oath of secrecy on the missals and taking the names of those present, as …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… If the ministers of France and Savoy say anything on the subject you will speak with even more emphasis, trying … interests because of the heavy assignment made to him on the residue of the queen's dowry with which to pay his … at first maintained a suitable policy, has now changed. On my two embassies in France I duly exalted his merits. He …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… Doge and Senate. The memorial presented to your Serenity on behalf of the French Ambassador for Thomas Bachero, an … servant have been arrested, not for a broken pistol found on him, as the memorial states, but for possessing a pistol … Enclosure. 3. Memorial presented by the French consul on behalf of the Ambassador, on the 28th December. Thomas …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… between Poland and Turkey. The Ambassador had an audience on Thursday; and owing to his arrival the Nuncio has delayed … the gold and silver at the Azores has been transhipped on board his Majesty's ships, and will certainly arrive here … Venice did not trade with England as much as in times past on account of commercial relations which, for various …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… him announcing that his garrison had surrendered the place on the 31st of last month. Your Excellencies may imagine the … such is the value of a good leader. His Majesty is pushing on to do all he can, but it is generally held by the … that the English fleet, with the flower of the nobility on board, has sailed. Besides the Earl of Essex, who is in …
Calendar of Treasury Papers
… Her Majesty, in order that they might pay him 500 l. on that account, if they had no objection. Dated 19 Aug. … Edw. Ward, Attorney-General, to the Lords of the Treasury, on the new duty upon coffee, tea, cocoa, and chocolate, … Dennett, two of the undertakers for making the River Avon navigable from Christchurch to New Sarum, and a new …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Interregnum
… to the Protector. Rich. Braham, delinquent, compounded on the articles of Oxford, holding of the subpna in Chancery, … to Grabham. When Braham became a delinquent, Vane seized on his part, which was never sequestered, held it from 1642 … and citizens of Bath, co. Somerset, for making the River Avon navigable, referred to Rous, Major, Sydenham, Desborow, …
Calendar of Treasury Papers
… Com rs of the Navy [apparently addressed to Mr. Lowndes], on the petition of John Taylor, merchant, a contractor for … from the petitioner to the Rt. Hon. the Lord Godolphin on the same subject. 4 pages. May 5. 2. Report of the Earl of … of Sarah Hunt and other inhabitants of Stratford-upon-Avon, praying relief from some debts contracted by the …