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Calendar of Treasury Books
… Books there are two odd volumes numbered Minute Book 624 and 625. These volumes begin on the 28th Sept., 1668, and extend respectively to 16712, Jan. 24, and 1671, June 2. It is incorrect to describe them as minute …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… 5. 2263. Baptista Spinola. Bond between Baptista Spinola and William Davison, the Queen of England's agent in the Low … Meuse, where a great brawl happened between the Almains and the Burgundians and French, wherein were a great number … whom no shot of harquebuss could hurt, though they had no armour, but as soon as one drew a sword and struck them they …
Two Early London Subsidy Rolls
… in the Subsidies, or mentioned in the Commentary, and not regularly explained there, have also been included. … Bill 36], literally 'a plate-maker, a maker of plates for armour or of plate-armour'. An English equivalent of Armurer is Harneysmakyere …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… Appendix The Devil's Dyke and Fleam Dyke APPENDIX THE DEVIL'S DYKE AND FLEAM DYKE (Northern Section) Of the many linear … no Saxon site is known behind the Dyke, some Saxon weapons, dredged from the River Cam near Clayhithe (TL …
Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Glasgow
… Appendix Two rentals of the borough of Glasgow (1590 and undated) APPENDIX. I. THE RENTALL of the Burgh and citie … belonging to wmquhill Patrick Biscat and now to Archibald Armour, 1 0 0 Item, James Gilhagies tenement, 0 13 4 … land and yeard of old James Talyeouris, 3 10 0 Item, James Armour for his yaird, 0 10 0 Item, wmquhill Johne Craiges …
Survey of London
… Appendix Will and testament of John Croke APPENDIX V: TESTAMENT AND WILL OF JOHN CROKE Testament of John Croke. 1 In dei … which is as follows]: [Last will 2 of John Croke, citizen and skinner and late Alderman of London, 26 Sept. 1477, …
Alumni Oxonienses
… of the Inner Temple 1629, Governor of the Fort at Exeter, and of Barnstaple, capt.-lieut. in James, Duke of York's … regiment (on the restoration), treasurer of his household, and receiver-general, falconer to Charles II., M.P. for … 1589, aged 18; of Horsham, sometime of Clifford's Inn, and a bar.-at-law of the Inner Temple 1598. See Berry's …
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum
… Committee for the Militia of London, shall have full power and authority to raise new Regiments of Voluntiers, as well within the said City and Liberties, as without. April 1643 [12 April, 1643] Powers of Committee for Militia.; Indemnity to Committee and others. Whereas for better defence and safeguard of the …
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum
… Names of Committee of Militia for Borough of Southwark and other places in Surrey.; Powers. The Lords and Commonsin Parliament Assembled, taking into their serious consideration the estate and condition of the Kingdome of England and particularly of …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… EMBROIDERY silk, though it has been noted made into FERRET and RIBBON. OED earliest date of use: 1701 Found described as … Inventories (late). References: Gloag (1991). Armour [arm'r; armor] Defensive covering worn by one who is … of 'arms' was instruments of offence used in war, or WEAPONs. It is probable (but by no means certain) that …