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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… and it is now used in aiding parents and schoolchildren in cases where assistance is unobtainable from elsewhere. The … so bequeathed in early days were not, it seems, in all cases immediately distributed, but were, here as elsewhere, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… estate, and his fellow Adventurers, accomplished a good deal with the professional help of Vermuyden. 46 In the early …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… covering more than a square mile. There is also a good deal of bulb-growing. The Nene forms the southern boundary of … of the Megges family, who were tenants of a good deal of Ely property including the bishop's manor of Wisbech …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… and its prisoners, the conduct of the courts, and in some cases at least the stewardship of Barton manor. 34 In the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the amount paid in larger sums to the more deserving cases; the donor in his will had warned them to beware of … (103, H.C. (1837-8), xxiv), of which pp. 275-330 deal with Wisbech, and R. Gardner's Directory of Cambs. for …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… itself. A pesthouse was set up at Barton, and, though many cases were not fatal, 47 William Skortred was co-opted one of … epidemic, however, affected Wisbech badly. There were 140 cases, 66 fatal, in the town, and the government inspector …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… be identified in 1251, though the assessments had in most cases been reduced owing to flood damage. The Longchamp fee …