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A History of the County of Warwick
… and a large number of gentry chose rather to live in or about Lichfield than at Coventry 'which is a pleasanter … This group was therefore small, perhaps as few as 25 or 30 prosperous individuals. 11 These included men like John … though far inferior in wealth, was the master weaver or 'undertaker' aptly described as 'a superior sort of …
Scriveners' company common paper 1357-1628
… [ Sparke] William Burton [ Burcon] William Broun [ Bronn or Broun] [p. 61 ] 6 Thomas Guy John Bydeford' 7 John Tanner … Thomas de Bosdon' [ Bosden], 9 Oct. 1432 William Clove [or, Clone], 8 Oct. 1432 [p. 68] Robert Clifton', 17 Oct. 1432 … 123] Robert Preston 73 [ . . . of Thomas Bradforth, 1551, or Nicholas Kingston, 1554] Richard Gawton', 11 July 1566 …
The Manuscripts of the Corporations of Southampton and Kings Lynn
… to certain shops, cellars, upper rooms, &c. in the town or suburb of the town of Suthampton, by John de Weston to … ever of a "celarium" shops and messnages &c. in the town or suburb of the town of Suthampton, by Cristina la Rydare to … John Pembrok rector of St. John's church in the said town, or to either of them, at or before the feast of St. Thomas …
The Manuscripts of Shrewsbury and Coventry Corporations [etc]
… Hortun (near Wem) by Hugh Fitz-Richard to William Macer, or Macrus: "Hugo filius Ricardi omnibus hominibus suis … gave the said William sixty shillings. Temp. Hen. III. or Edw. I.Grant by Henry de Erdintone to Rob. de Stantone and … (1227), 10 Aug. an. 40 (1256), and 22 Sept. an. 42 (1258 or rather an. 41, 1257), and the confirmation by Edward, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in connexion with the Established Church. Thruscross, or West-End THRUSCROSS, or West-End, a chapelry, in the parish of Fewston, union of … by voluntary contributions; it is served by the vicar or his curate, the stipend of the latter being derived from …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… consists of the bunter series of the new red sandstone or trias; the pebble beds to the south-west of the Cheshire … a field in Well Lane just below the church. Another well or pool at the bottom of the slope to the north-east of the … Lord of Manchester. Gules, three bendlets enhanced or. Under the lords of Manchester a subordinate fee of 6 …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… soon put to flight by him, and in great part either killed or taken prisoner. 4 At the rising of Adam Banastre in 1315 … but the castle with the forest of Pendle formed a peculiar or extraparochial jurisdiction, known as the Castle Parish. … up to it, whereby it appeared that he must be a heretic or schismatic, and the Pendleton jury presented that it would …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… hills rise again to the west, as Heald Moor and Deerplay or Dirpley Moor, attaining 1,470 ft. at Thieveley Pike. On … acres, but in 1897 part of the township called Cornholme or Portsmouth, adjoining Todmorden, was added to that … the prehistoric period have been discovered; and a large horde of Roman coins was found at Mere Clough in 1695, and …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… estate descended to the Rev. Thomas Mawdesley, who died in or before 1737, 13 and his executors then sold it to … at the top of an outcrop of red sandstone rock, some 10 or 12 ft. above the road, from which it stands back a … 17th century, but much altered towards the end of the 18th or beginning of the 19th century, the central hall being of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… to the north and Raven's Clough to the south. The western or detached part contains Fence. The road from Fence to … There is a parish council for the extended township or civil parish of Old Laund Booth, the interposed parts of … John Robinson had two-thirds of Old Laund and John Hugyn or Higgin the remainder; they also shared Little Blackwood. …