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A History of the County of Somerset
… marquess of Northampton, who in the same year sold it to (Sir) Thomas Smith. 15 The Queen died in 1548 and in 1556 Sir Thomas sold the manor to William Rosewell and his son … 17 In 1591 William Rosewell (d. 1593) sold Yarlington to Sir Henry Berkeley of Bruton. 18 Sir Henry (d. 1601) left …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Charities Charities Sir Thomas Spencer by will dated 1684 left a rent charge of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1644 Richard Brainthwaite, grandfather of the then lord, Sir William Spencer, presented. Oxford University presented in 1646 on the grounds that Sir William was a recusant. 52 In 1731 Benjamin Swete, owner … In 1984 St. Catherine's transferred the advowson to the Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, which thereafter shared …
A History of the County of Oxford
… northeast, and the Marshes in the south-east. 24 In 1596 Sir William Spencer was one of the local landlords whose … 30 and 60 a. 68 The gradation was apparent in 1662, when Sir Thomas Spencer was assessed on 22 hearths, three men on 5 … had in 1788 44 cows and 14 horses. 87 A Yarnton grazier, Charles Glanville (d. 1690), also held property at …
A History of the County of Oxford
… A rent charge on Windmill field of £7 a year, devised by Sir Thomas Spencer (d. 1685) for the maintenance of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the muniments at Blenheim and 'early maps' belonging to Sir Henry Dashwood were consulted without success. 45 The … of the labourers' and on the 'apathy of the owner', Sir Henry Dashwood, to whom 30 cottages belonged. Another six … the churchyard between May 1643 and January 1645. 43 King Charles's escape from Oxford, on the night of 3 June 1644, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… people, 'half the labouring poor' in Yarnton, were sold to Sir George Dashwood. 33 Casual relief was given in money and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by his brother-in-law John Chamberlain, third son of Sir Leonard Chamberlain of Shirburn. 73 John sold it in 1574 … In 1580 it was bought by William (d. 1609), third son of Sir John Spencer of Althorp. 75 From William Yarnton … Richard Bradfield, from whom it was bought in 1973 by the Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust. 82 Yarnton Manor was built …
A History of the County of Oxford
… married into Roman Catholic families, 36 and in 1646 Sir William Spencer (d. 1657) was allegedly recusant. 37 The only self-confessed Catholic was Sir William's grandson William (d. 1683). 38 John Goad, vicar …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… in the reign of Bruce was recovered from the English by Sir James Douglas, upon whom, as a reward for his fidelity, … forfeited to the crown, and part of them were granted to Sir Walter Scott, ancestor of the dukes of Buccleuch, in … Dr. Scott, an eminent chymist, and physician to King Charles II., resided at Thirlestane, in this parish, in an …