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Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… quarto. Gauinus, Glasguensis Archiepiscopus. [Translation] To all and sundry sons of holy mother Church who shall … as attend upon the praise of God in them, are reckoned to be prudently done and ordained; in particular those … of God and the number of ministers receive increase to the praise of God in the same, we gladly fortify with the …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… no. XXIV (1472) XXX. Letter by King James III., confirming to the University of Glasgow the Letter of Exemption from … [Translation] James, by the grace of God King of Scots, to all good men of his whole land clerics and laics, greeting. Wit ye us to have fully understood a certain letter of the late serene …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… Looking Glasses of all Sorts, from ye Smallest Size to ye Highest, in Carv'd & Painted, Carv'd & Gilt, Walnuttree … Hollywood, or Varnish'd w th. all manner of work relating to Carving, Gilding, or Looking Glasses, ye above Articles … of William Yateman, haberdasher of Bishopsgate St. App. to James Senols on 7 April 1779, and admitted freeman of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and there is a glebe of 10 acres. The chapel, dedicated to St. Michael, is a chapel of ease. The inhabitants … The parish is situated on the road from Arundel to Bognor, and intersected by the Arundel and Portsmouth … collection, and adjoining the library are subscription reading-rooms. A handsome suspension chain-bridge, of …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… yerde; yerd; yer; yearde; yeard; y'd; yd; yarde; eard] A term with several meanings, the most important in the … sometimes by custom for some TEXTILEs of 37 inches. The term appears in all sections of the Dictionary Archive, often … - SPAR hung at its centre in front of a mast and serving to support and extend the square SAIL attached to it. Yards …
A History of the County of Somerset
… roughly triangular in shape, measuring 2.5 km. from north to south at its widest and 3 km. from east to west. The only natural boundary is a feeder of the river … A tributary of the Cam cuts a steep-sided valley from east to west between God's Hill (107 m. (352 ft.)) and Yarlington …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a rent charge of £7 a year on Windmill field for repairs to the family chapel, with the residue given to the poor on St. Thomas's day. Usually the whole amount was given to the poor, and from c. 1815 it was used to support the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Church Church The earliest reference to a church in Yarnton is a confirmation, made between 1155 and 1161, of Yarnton chapel to Eynsham abbey. 43 Yarnton was probably a daughter church … provided the elaborately carved chapel screen, pulpit, and reading desk. 1 A large state pew in similar style was placed …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in the united benefice of Lower Windrush. 2 Bampton, to whose large pre-Conquest parochia Yelford belonged, … the Hastings manor from 1651 until 1949, when it was sold to F. E. Parker. 13 In 1952 Parker sold it with the manor house to B. Babington Smith, whose family retained it when the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… parish is situated near the turnpike-road from Pembroke to Narberth, and comprises a small extent of land, all … and the glebe comprises 50 acres. The church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is not distinguished by any architectural … which signifies "a place abounding in elder-trees:" the term appears to have been applied to the locality in …