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A History of the County of Oxford
… chapel, with the residue given to the poor on St. Thomas's day. Usually the whole amount was given to the poor, and … protests the Charity Commissioners ruled that the chapel's repair should be the first charge on the bequest. 73 … distributions. The new scheme typically reflected Thomas's ability to combine energetic and efficient administration …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the vicarage until the Dissolution. 47 In 1466 the abbey's nominee was rejected as unfit and presentation was made by … have been due to Sir Henry Dashwood's friendship with John Cooke, president of the college and rector of Begbroke, … s.vv. John Tesh, Rob. Coates, Vaughan Thomas. 'Revd. Mr. Cooke' was tutor at Kirtlington in 1757: J. Townsend, Oxon. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… because of a threatened uprising. 25 The Privy Council's concern may have slowed the process, but it could not … in the later 19th century, are included in Yarnton's lot meadows; the west part was also lot meadow in the 18th … 1272 it was stated that £12 2 s. a year was received 'in rents and works'. 53 Two free tenants, holding 2 yardlands …
A History of the County of Oxford
… latter was supported in 1797 by a biannual payment of 18 s. from the overseers and by voluntary subscriptions. The … in the Spencer chapel or, if not needed there, for Yarnton's poor, 55 was usually spent on clothes for the … 56 From 1817 a room in the new parish clerk's house at the north-west end of Church Lane was used as a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… granted 10 hides at YARNTON, formerly his cousin Godwin's, to his newly founded abbey at Eynsham. 63 The land was … later bishop of Lincoln, who eventually returned the abbey's other estates but not, apparently, Yarnton. In 1086 Eynsham's estates were held of the bishop by Abbot Columban, but 9 …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… is still preserved in the name of a pass called the "Hart's leap," marked by two stones said to have been placed there … and Teviotdale, and patronage of the Crown the minister's stipend is 233. 8. 1., with a manse, and the glebe is … a common right of pasture according to their respective rents. The spade is in general use, being better suited to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… south of the Sands, N. division of Lancashire, 2 miles (W. S. W.) from Burton-in-Kendal; containing 322 inhabitants. … de Kemyers, or Cynyers, held the eighth part of a knight's fee in Yeland, of the fee of William de Lancaster, the king's tenant in chief;" hence the origin of the additions to the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… at Yelford by 1221. 99 In the later 13th century Yelford's incumbents were called rectors 1 and the living remained a … was sold in 1984. 14 In 1254 the living was valued at 20 s. (corrected to 26 s. 8 d.), 15 in 1291 at £2, and in 1341 at only 24 s. after …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Yelford's medieval open fields probably covered much of the area of the Hastings family's inclosed estate depicted in 1625, 18 together with Yelford … cottars, the tenant land amounting to perhaps 4 yardlands; rents yielded £1, and the villein's works were valued at 9 s. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in Gloucestershire, notably Southrop. 15 Later Walter's Domesday estate, sometimes described as the honor of … 20 and in 1279 Benet held Yelford in chief as knight's fee. 21 By 1285 he had been succeeded by a minor son, 22 … recorded as the holder by writ of John de St. Philibert's former estates in Westwell, Alwoldsbury, and Yelford. 26 …