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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Each is therefore partly in Norfolk and partly in the Isle of Ely. 1 In the Middle Ages they were collectively known as … the new count, and many fish-rents had been commuted for money. 23 On this occasion 28 free tenancies are recorded and … Hugh Bardolf, the abbot of Ramsey and others, mainly by money rents. 65 The last male Cryketot proved his age in 1368 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Hundred Thorney THORNEY This large parish 1 is of a different type from the others in Wisbech hundred. Its nucleus is an island of gravel, not very perceptible except from the west, but … year the excuse offered for not collecting the £20 ship money due from Thorney was that the place was inaccessible in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… parish in Cambridgeshire, is situated 6 miles north of Wisbech. The Shire Drain divides it on the north and west from the sister parish of Tydd St. Mary in Lincolnshire. This stream has shrunk to a … who were seised thereof to his use, should be sold and the money divided among his children. 36 The following year …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Epidemics, sanitation EPIDEMICS, SANITATION The origin of the weekly collection for the poor, mentioned above, seems to have been the outbreak of plague. In December 1584 a balance of 11 s. 6 d. was … to John Robynson 'collector' for his pains in collecting money during the previous six weeks 'to be payd to the poore …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the New Market belonging thereto, and also 240 acres at a money rent (20 s.). Henry de Walpol held 80 acres with 4 … at 20 s. The Walpol fee, now held by another Henry, son of Osbert de Walpol, had also been reduced to 1/12 though the rent of the tenant's 120 acres had in 1251 been increased to 12 s. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Guild of the holy trinity GUILD OF THE HOLY TRINITY The Guild of the Holy Trinity was much … if they wyll', and in 1525 to keep the revel and bring the money therefrom to the alderman the following Sunday. 11 The …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Relations between the bishops of Ely and the town of Wisbech RELATIONS BETWEEN THE BISHOPS … present the bishop with a substantial sum as 'recognition money' on his first coming to the town. In 1534 Bishop … the last time by Bishop Sparke in 1813. 30 The recognition money did not preclude occasional presents in kind; for …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… and the civil war WISBECH AND THE CIVIL WAR The ship money controversy affected Wisbech to the extent that two journeys were made by members of the Corporation 'concerning the King's Majesties … and in 1640 was dissuaded from attending a Commission of Sewers in the castle. A crowd of soldiers however …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… A COMMERCIAL CENTRE Wisbech is now the commercial centre of the southern marshland, and the title 'Capital of the Fens', sometimes given to the town, is not without … 1221 and 1251 several persons were holding messuages by money rents only-in effect by burgage tenure though not so …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… Wistow WISTOW Wistow lies seven miles south-east of Leicester in the valley of the River Sence. Since 1936 it … Hastings who died possessed of it in 1436, held for a money rent from Reynold Grey. 36 After Richard's death the … when he died in the following year he left large sums of money to his family. 72 In 1545 and 1572 Henry Chamberlain …