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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to Hertford and to London, furnishing ample facilities for the conveyance of malt and corn to the metropolis, and for bringing back coal and manure; the. Hertford branch of … Tuesday in April, and the Tuesday before September 21st, for cattle. A market-house, supported on sixteen arches, and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… T. L. Donaldson, who signed the 1840 plan ( see p. 309), for 2,122. The Organ Chamber was added in 1882 and … the church of Lady St. Mary is still of much interest for its impressive 14th-century chancel and the remarkable … the W. wall of St. Edward's Chapel and with an opening for the archway to the chapel; the head of the opening is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 33 woodland, and 203 common or waste. Heath is remarkable for the salubrity of its air and the beauty of its situation … tithes in Warmfield with Heath have been commuted for 250, and the incumbent's for 125: the incumbent has a … direction of boards of trustees and management, and a sub-committee of ladies. The buildings occupy an elevated and …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Bath and Wells abandoned any claim to the church in return for the endowment of a prebend in his cathedral worth 30 … 96 but by 1646 he had been sequestered by the County Committee. One Webb then obtained the support of a company of … failed in this and William Woodward was appointed by the Committee of Plundered Ministers in 1647. 98 Woodward's …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of Almshouse Bridge was probably not very closely built, for even in the 18th century some lessening of density and … that another £1,000 was raised for the same purpose. A committee was formed which bought all the houses on the south … course opened in 1891. 17 In 1907 a Town Advertisement Committee was formed. It authorized the production of a town …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 93 In 1662 three men were presented by the churchwardens for teaching unlicensed, and one of them was recommended as … of Robert Raikes. The children were instructed in reading for three hours on Sunday mornings, and returned in the … attended, paying 2 d. a week. 20 Three years later the committee was granted the use of the newly-built schoolrooms …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… profitable and was held by men of substance; lessees for a large part of the 17th century were the Sloper family, … resulted in a slight improvement for a few years, and a committee of the vestry found that further improvement might … for the repair of the roads. This was a Highway Board, a committee of the vestry appointed under the Act of that year. …
Calendar of Treasury Books
… April 1703, 1-15 April 1703, 1-15 April 2. Money order for 20 l. to John Low senr. Deputy Chamberlain of the Receipt, for half a year to 1703 Lady day on his allowance for locking … Same to same of a like petition from Michael Taylor for compounding a Salt Duty debt. Ibid. Same to the Postmasters …
Calendar of Treasury Books
… 1703, 16-30 April 1703, 16-30 April 16. Money warrant for 150 l. 11 s. 3 d. to Samuell Powell for 1 years to 1701 Xmas on his fee of 3 s. a day, and board … on the petition of John Gardner, merchant, for compounding his Customs debt. Ibid., p. 165. Same to the …
Calendar of Treasury Books
… April 1704, 1-10 April 1704, 1-10 April 1. Money warrant for 20 l. to George Thomas, clerk, as royal bounty for his passage to New York whither he is going chaplain. … Treasurer Godolphin of John Thorrowkettle's bill of 15 l. for 1704 Lady day quarter as Messenger of the Chamber …