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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech St. Mary WISBECH ST. MARY Wisbech St. Mary, one of the larger parishes of the Isle, covers an area of some 10,000 acres 1 on the … condition a few years later. In 1866-7 the Schools Inquiry Commission found only 35 pupils and an uncertificated master. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Bridges BRIDGES The first mention of the bridge over the Well Stream is in 1317, when in the settlement of a dispute between Bishop Hotham and Sir Geoffrey de … ii, 194; iv, 12 a. Ibid. ii, 153. The Commissioners of Sewers ordered the Bishop of Ely to defray one-third of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… first built by William the Conqueror after the submission of Hereward. 27 It may have been granted to the see of Ely at … vermin that his life was despaired of. 31 In 1350 a commission of oyer and terminer was issued when a prisoner, … of the bishop's property was at a standstill. 32 Another commission was issued in 1360 when many evildoers escaped to …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Charters of incorporation CHARTERS OF INCORPORATION Borough of Wisbech Azure represntations of … appoint a Coroner and a Recorder, and to hold a separate commission of the peace. (5) All clergy, both Anglican and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… area comprised by south-east Holland and Norfolk west of the Ouse. It is situated on the Nene about 12 miles from … Sutton had been in progress as far back as 1487, when a commission was appointed to inquire as to the bounds and … in towns already surveyed by the Historical Monuments Commission. So far these inventories have been confined to …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… occurs c. 1000, when Oswy and Leoflede, on the admission of their son Aelfwin as a monk, gave the vill to the monastery of Ely. 54 In 1086 Wisbech was held by the abbot, and rated … above the town. The field of 'Rummere' was exempted from a commission de walliis et fossatis in 1336 ( Cal. Pat. 1334-8, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… PORT, NENE OUTFALL, CANAL The original combined outfall of the Ouse and Nene, by Wisbech, had been diverted along … diverted back again soon afterwards by the blocking of the Creek. 3 No attempt seems to have been made to reopen … that of 1236, 8 brought matters to a head, and a special commission was sent to the Fenland by the Privy Council to …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Recusants in the castle RECUSANTS IN THE CASTLE The idea of concentrating Roman Catholic prisoners from various jails … made against Thomas Gray, the keeper of the castle, and a commission was sent to investigate. 54 It was recommended … Christmas festivities of 1594, and the following year a commission was appointed 'to take verie particular notice of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… to the extent that two journeys were made by members of the Corporation 'concerning the King's Majesties … in the town, and in 1640 was dissuaded from attending a Commission of Sewers in the castle. A crowd of soldiers however clamoured …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… and Ulpha WITHERSLACK, MEATHOP AND ULPHA. The mesne manor of Meathop and Ulpha with land at Crackenthorpe in Beetham was an early feoffment by one of the lords of Beetham in the twelfth century. Henry de … to wit inter alia Wetherslake; Cal. Pat. R, p. 169. 1486 A commission was issued to Richard Tunstall, knt. and another, …