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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… It comprises about 5000 acres, and is the property of Sir H. F. T. S. Drake, to whose ancestor, Sir Francis, one moiety of the manor was granted by Queen … is a splendid room, ornamented with a fine portrait of George I., in his robes; the card-room is spacious, and …
Alumni Oxonienses
… M.A. 21 June, 1625. See O.H.S. xi. 383 and 389. Yallop, (Sir) Robert arm. fil. Wadham Coll., matric. 24 June, 1653; of … Alban Hall, matric. 28 Nov., 1617, aged 19. [ 6] Yardley, George s. G., of Worcester (city), cler. Magdalen Hall, … 1685; licenced 8 June, 1694, to marry Arabella, widow of Sir Rowland Lacy, late of Puddlecott, Oxon, deceased; brother …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 8 a. north of Main Road which was thereafter known as King George's field; in 1980 it was conveyed to the parish … 1750. 15 He was succeeded at his death in 1774 by his son Sir William (d. 1777), whose nephew and heir George White … in 1386 the manors passed under the 1364-5 settlement to Sir John d'Arundel (d. 1390). 57 His son John, Lord …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… yearne; yearn; yarne; yare'] Fibres of WOOL, LINEN, COTTON and the like spun into a continuous filament and … of sewing THREAD. Although the labels of wool, linen or cotton were used to denote yarn made from these raw … CLOTH {probably of linen], COAT, COAT BUTTON, COIF, COTTON, COUNTER, COUNTERPANE, CREWEL, CURTAIN, DAMASK, DEAL, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… in 1209, 6 as Edward III probably did in 1333. 7 George III is said to have passed through on his way to … 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 …
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 … the right to every fourth presentation, to his friend George Clarke (d. 1736), fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. …
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 … eight on 3 or 4, and thirteen on 1 or 2 hearths. 69 Sir Thomas's death in 1685 ended direct management of the …
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 … were disinclined to invest in Yarnton after 1839, when Sir George Dashwood, 'to prevent strangers coming in', spent …