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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 1265 hectares, lies with its W. boundary adjoining parts of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. It is mainly on flat or gently undulating … and in the N.W. the land rises steeply to a maximum of 180 m. above OD, based on an outcrop of Middle Lias clays …
A History of the County of Sussex
… BOGNOR REGIS Bognor was originally the easternmost tithing of the ancient parish of Pagham, its eastern boundary being … Rife, which divides it from the parish of Felpham and separates the Rapes of Chichester and Arundel. The … Hotham, 5 a London hatter who had made a fortune in trade. Attracted by the climate and the benefit which he had …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Peter and St. Paul), a parish, in the union of Spilsby, W. division of the soke of Bolingbroke, parts of … refugees, attracted by the means of employment which its trade at that time afforded, took up their abode in the town. … of 3000 men; and the assailants, after performing numerous acts of valour, were compelled to retreat, with the loss of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… BONCHURCH ( St. Boniface), a parish, in the liberty of East Medina, Isle of Wight division of the county of … 5.; net income, 134; patrons, Charles Popham Hill, Esq., and the Trustees of the late J. Popham, Esq. The tithes of … the Isle of Man, and the mountains of North Wales. The trade is principally in corn, pork, and bacon, which are sent …
Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640
… Primary occupation medical physician (MD) (Physician. Free of BSC 1597. Author (med). Grays Inn 1614(?)) Period of … B denied that he had any business agreement with Mrs PAINE and condemned 'the whole practice' [of what??]. Initiator of … salvage what they could, and College would hope 'that God acts lest medicine perishes and quacks triumph'. Action taken …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… BONVILSTON, otherwise BOLSTON, a parish, in the union of Cardiff, hundred of DinasPowys, county of Glamorgan, South … formerly to have been of some commercial importance. The trade is now principally in wool, leather, and hops, and in … be the seat of government for the lordship. Among the last acts of his life was a praiseworthy endeavour to atone for …
A New History of London
… Conquest BOOK I. Containing the History. CHAP. I. History of London from the earliest accounts of it under the Romans, … remote the objects are, the more indistinct they appear, and the more liable they are to be mistaken, from the … been a place of consequence, though rather as a town of trade, than as a military colony; and inhabited jointly by …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 10 James I CHAP. X. During the reign of James I. By the extinction of the direct line of the … had been employed on an embassy to Russia. Among the first acts of James's government, was a proclamation on account of … were such fetters on internal commerce; but the foreign trade still remained principally in the hands of exclusive …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 11 Charles I CHAP. XI. From the accession of Charles I. to the commencement of the civil war between him and the parliament. 1625. On the demise of James, which … and enlarging the political rights of the people. Trade had increased and diffused property; reformation in …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 12 The Civil War, to the execution of the King CHAP. XII. From the commencement of the civil … Had Charles employed all opportunities to distress the trade of the city of London, he might have rendered the … day, to awe the city from any resentment of these acts of violence. The nation now felt the danger of employing …