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Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting
… S. Olave, to be sold within two years after his decease, and the proceeds divided between John and Alice his children. Certain tenements in the parish of S. … chaplain of S. Mary serving in the church of S. Clement Danes without the Bar of the New Temple a bequest of three …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting
… the Apostle, charged with the maintenance of Roger his son and with the payment of an annuity to Thomas his son, to whom … of S. Thomas the Martyr of Acon, 1 London. The master and brethren of the said house to maintain the aforesaid … in religion either in their house or elsewhere, and to provide two chantries in their church of S. Thomas the …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting
… 1 at the entrance of their cloister. Bequests for pious and charitable uses for the good of his soul and the souls of Margaret his wife, his father and mother, … his tenements in the parishes of S. Brigid and S. Clement Danes without the Bar of the New Temple for the maintenance …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… S. Sepulchre without Neugate. Bequests to the said church and ministers therein, and to the rector and other ministers of the church of S. Andrew de Castle …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a discharged vicarage, united to the rectory of Hockwold, and valued in the king's books at 6. 7. 6. The church is in … sanguinary battle fought between Egbert, king of the West Saxons, and Beorwolf, the Mercian king, in which the latter … A battle occurred here in 871, between King Alfred and the Danes, when the latter, though ultimately successful, were …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… where, it has been said, the royal archives were kept and from whence royal charters were issued. Thus the … 9th century witnessed a concerted series of attacks by the Danes in a determined attempt to conquer the surviving … carried them well within the outer line of defence, the Danes sought to penetrate deeply into the south and …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Markets, fairs, agriculture and mills MARKETS AND FAIRS The existence of a market in Wilton probably dates … 1 The right to hold markets weekly on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday was granted to the borough at least as early as …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Schools and charities SCHOOLS The Free School was founded with a bequest of 600 to the rector and churchwardens as trustees from Walter Dyer, of Chancery … his will dated 1706. A schoolmaster, chosen by the rector and churchwardens and approved by the Bishop of Salisbury, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Seals, insignia and borough officers THE SEALS, INSIGNIA, AND OFFICERS OF THE BOROUGH Nothing is known of any seal used … of the 14th century that references to a common seal and to a mayoral seal have survived. A deed of 1309 refers to …
The Environs of London
… name of this place, which was anciently written Wymbaldon and Wymbeldon, was derived from one of its early proprietors. … Saxon language signifies a hill. Situation, boundaries, and extent. Wimbledon lies in the western division of Brixton … was the site of a battle between Ceaulin King of the West Saxons, and Ethelbert King of Kent, in which the latter was …