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Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… who had shared in his victory; among whom we find the name of Peverel, who had given him, in this county, 55 lordships … were left there, and so it soon became a garrison for the parliament, which it continued till the end of the war, after … framed and passed an act: for authorizing certain commissioners to treat of a union with Scotland, his Grace …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… III Its History and Antiquities &c. under the government of Mayors, Sucessively to the present time SECTION III. Its … Nicholas de Shelford. This year Edward the III. held a parliament in this town. 1332 Lawrence de Spicer. About this … in proportion stretch'd their authority and established commissioners in the several principal towns in the county …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… and Hospitals. We are now arrived at that portion of our History which from man claims particular attention. As … Sir Anthony Nevile, Knights, and William Bolles, Esquire, Commissioners for the Survey, of Colledges, Chapels, &c. … during the siege of Nottingham, by the forces of the Parliament. A bomb fell, at that time, upon the vestry part …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Section V A brief History of the Noblemen Section V. A brief History of the Noblemen … the Conquest; to which is added a List of the Members of Parliament both for this Town and the County at … forces and in the 44th of Elizabeth he was made one of the commissioners for executing the office of earl Marshal of …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… State. NOTTINGHAM stands upon a sandy rock, and is one of the central large Towns of England. Its site, in the … and some for particular uses, as for the maintenances of their Free-School, and their costly Trent Bridges, called … is supplied by water-works, which supply all the town but Parliament street and the New-buildings. There is a Company …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… Section VII The Forest of Shirewood SECTION VII. The forest of Shirewood WE are now … where Robin Hood, and his gay followers, performed their many and long renowned exploits; where the noble and … to Nottingham, in the first year of his reign, is dated. A Parliament was held here by Edward I. 1290, and an old oak, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… and later. South Buckinghamshire is not rich in earthworks of any magnitude, and of the one hundred and twenty-eight … 57) are interesting, but nothing definite is known as to their origin. Miscellaneous: Grim's Dyke or Ditch enters … of nearly two miles before it reappears in Oaken Grove, about two-thirds of a mile S.E. of Hampden House, where it …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… Etc., Pre-Historic and Later. The pre-historic earthworks of the county are fully dealt with in Dr. Wheeler's special … may be mentioned as simple but dignified examples of their periodBampton built in 1726 and Ravenstonedale built in … are to be found on six individual sites and represent about sixteen separate crosses or tomb-stones. The Anglian or …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Earthworks, etc., Pre-historic and Later. The earthworks of North Buckinghamshire are, with few exceptions, of no … and provide some examples of other works with moats as their principal defence. Of early earthworks the most notable … a Commentary of 1508 on the Old and New Testament, a black-letter Bible of 1611, and the Life and Works of Bishop Jewel, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford
… well-preserved motte at Oxford Castle, the earthworks of the city are inconsiderable. The city-moat has been almost … The other churches are not of any outstanding interest. About 1500 the remodelling of the cathedral was begun and the … describing the actual architecture of the colleges and their chapels it will be as well to consider the general form …