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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the succeeding year. 20 The steward, two coroners, reeve or portreeve, and four auditors were all elected on the same … century (see above). The portreeve was responsible for the collection of the king's rents in the borough, and was … variously styled clerk of the borough, mayor's clerk, or town clerk. From the middle of the 15th century, when it …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… constantly subject to attempts at definition by charter or by-law. As time went on observations made on the charters … appropriate fine if the mayor, the serjeant of the mace, or the burgesses defaulted in any way. 4 In 1544 the fine for … 14 The whole position was so uncertain that the hundred or so years following the charter of 1685 witnessed constant …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… year for placing four boys at 5 each to handicraft trades or husbandry; surplus income was to be saved for repairs and … the trustees, were to consist of the mayor and burgesses or aldermen who resided in the borough and parish, together … school; no boy might leave before he was fourteen, or stay on after he was fifteen. The curriculum was extended …
The Environs of London
… very ancient records Wimbledon is described as a grange or farm within the manor of Mortlake, which accounts for its … ground given by Lord Spencer. It is supported by an annual contribution of the inhabitants; about 80 children are … on this, on that oneJohnston's name." Lyde Brown's collection of antiques. At the house where the Right Hon. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… (Monuments (6), (7), (9), (1214), (17) and (18)), all more or less altered and enlarged, have been listed. … are blazoned with the arms of Yorke of Bewerley, impaled or quartered to illustrate some of the known connections of … the harmonious impression of the whole and make their own contribution to the total impact. The South Front (Plate 130) …
A History of the County of Somerset
… substantial premises west of the church. 3 The high bridge or mill bridge was probably built in the Middle Ages below an … c. 1771 and the mill bridge was rebuilt in the late 18th or early 19th century with two segmental arches, possibly using the medieval pier. 5 Akers or Hawkers bridge, of two high arches and a central buttress, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the poor. The union of Wincanton comprises 39 parishes or places, 37 of which are in the county of Somerset, and two … as the college library, and contains a select and valuable collection of works, and a small museum of natural … III. ornamented the state apartments with a splendid collection of paintings. In almost every succeeding reign …
Survey of London
… jurisdiction, became known as the Bishop of Winchester's (or later the Clink) Liberty. Plots of ground along Bankside … and commonly called the Wylys, and the second herbage or crop of the episcopal meadows on the west side of the said … are given in subsequent chapters. Winchester House or Palace Camden 84 states that Winchester House was built by …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… lay within the walls, but the east and west sokes, or suburbs, which entirely surrounded it, were for long … Winchester to obviate the difficulties attached to the collection of the rates. City of Winchester. Gules two … of the community and imprison any who should refuse contribution. 63 During the next few years grants were made …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857
… 1541, 1 the former prior of the monastery, William Basing or Kingsmill was appointed dean, together with twelve canons … numbers in 1558. Le Neve gave no references, and the main or only fact given is the installation, which suggests that … the chapter ledger books. As usual, T. D. Hardy's main contribution was to add his findings from the bishops' …