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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… are mentioned as being destroyed by the sea. Sea wreck and royal fish, if found, should belong to the bishop as lord, … Sole Bay in 1672. One of the naval officers on board the Royal Prince was Matthew Wren, son of the Bishop of Ely, who …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… It enabled the Corporation to keep control of the port, in connexion with which they adopted, particularly in … wellintentioned but not always beneficial measures. The port of Wisbech still remains a Corporation enterprise, and … and lighting of the streets, and the improvement of the port. During the 18th century, however, despite its ample …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… are a century later. There is a particularly fine royal arms of James I, carved and coloured. On the chancel …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Doddington, and (ii) in Sutton Fen with the tenants of the royal manor of Long Sutton (Lines.). Disputes, especially in … doubt to the damage done by railways to the trade of the port. For the next generation the population of Wisbech …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… not of the liberty of Ely, which entered or left the port. The demesnes amounted to 1,137 acres. The four … of £13,550 10 s., including £2,980 mercantile stock in the port and the proceeds of the customs and excise. After 1792 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Port, Nene outfall, canal PORT, NENE OUTFALL, CANAL The original combined outfall of … by 1566 there was a certain amount of activity in Wisbech port. In that year there traded from Wisbech 13 keels and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… to levy 4 d. toll on foreign ships entering or leaving the port. Since the blocking of the Well Stream, however, the only step taken towards the improvement of the port was the straightening of the course of the Nene by Bishop Morton. Thus the port was still largely inaccessible and the privilege unreal. …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… medical career, became physician to many members of the royal family, including George III, George IV, and William … catch rainwater. 3 Above the vestry door is a Hanoverian royal arms. Further renovation work was carried out early in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… of arms in centre, the gift of Lady Barnardiston, 1617. Royal Arms: In S. chapelon beam, arms of William III. carved …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… four carved panels similar to those of pulpit. Royal Arms: On S. wall, of Queen Anne, after the Union, with …