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The accession of George I (1714): List of knights, commissioners, citizens & burgesses in Parliament
The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons
… The accession of George I (1714) List of knights, commissioners, citizens & burgesses in Parliament … William Wallis Esq; East Grinsted. John Conyers Esq; Hon. Spencer Compton, Esq; Arundel. Richard Lord Lumley, Heir …
The Aldermen of the City of London
… From early times the Aldermen have usually been members of one or other of the craft guilds represented in the later … S. Seman (14221433). W. Abraham (14461456). Sir J. Spencer (15161544). Sir C. Buckle (15821594). H. Prannell … Foote (1661). # P. Dallow (1663). # W. Wells (1664). # R. Spencer (1667). # T. Harley (1668). # E. Midwinter (1668). # …
A History of the County of Leicester
… Saints' All Saints' parish extends over the northern part of the walled borough of Leicester and for a distance beyond. … Lane is further west: cf. Ellis, Plan of Leic. (1828), and Spencer, Map of Leic. (1867). Ellis, Plan of Leic. (1828). … op. cit. 305. Cf. Ellis, Plan of Leic. (1828), and Spencer, Map of Leic. (1867). Leic. Boro. Rec. 11031327, 381 …
A History of the County of Leicester
… The ancient borough Bromkinsthorpe BROMKINSTHORPE That part of St. Mary's parish which lay to the west of the River Soar … O 4, vol. ii), 7; Leic. Jnl. 15 Feb. 1867, p. 6. J. and T. Spencer, New Guide to Leic. (1888), 111; for the house, see … 8 Feb. 1867, p. 1; 15 Feb. 1867, p. 1; 22 Feb. 1867, p. 1. Spencer, New Guide to Leic. (1888), 112. Proposals that the …
A History of the County of Leicester
… Hospital William Wigston ( c. 14571536), founder of this hospital, was a member of a prominent Leicester … 3223. T.L.A.S. v. 1113. Ibid. 12; and see below, p. 408. Spencer, New Guide to Leic. (1888), 38; and see above, p. … Leics. i, plate xxxv; Throsby, Hist. of Leic. 315. Spencer, New Guide to Leic. (1888), 146. Wright, Dir. Leics. …
A History of the County of Leicester
… by 1086, when the Countess Judith was entitled to half of its profits. At the same date the Bishop of Lincoln possessed a mill, and a half right in a second … although she had previously leased it in 1580 to a William Spencer for 21 years. 97 The corporation leased it out in …
A History of the County of Leicester
… NONCONFORMITY Leicester has been a flourishing centre of nonconformity since the 17th century, although the origins … between the two sects by 1692, for in that year Edmund Spencer was the preacher to both congregations. 65 He had … its Civic, Industrial, Institutional and Social Life, 226; Spencer, New Guide to Leic. (1888), 99100. Ashby, Friar Lane, …
A History of the County of Leicester
… chapel at Belgrave Hall. 1 Until the establishment of the priory of Holy Cross in 1817, there were very few Roman Catholics in … in the early directories of Leic. and is not marked on Spencer's map of 1867. There were over 400 Roman Catholics in …
A History of the County of Leicester
… The ancient borough St. Leonard's ST. LEONARD'S The whole of the ancient parish of St. Leonard lies close to the banks of the River Soar. In … 116; B.M. Harl. MS. 618. V.C.H. Leics. iii. 179. Ibid.; Spencer, New Guide to Leic. (1888), frontispiece map. …
A History of the County of Leicester
… borough St. Margaret's ST. MARGARET'S The ancient parish of St. Margaret consisted of two parts: that within the … 87; Leic. Jnl. 24 April 1812; cf. Patterson, op. cit. 365. Spencer, New Guide to Leic. (1888), 162; Leic. Mail, 22 Oct., … th Rep. Leic. and Leics. Soc. of Architects (19001), 13. Spencer, New Guide to Leic. (1888), 160. Ibid. 149. Leic. …