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Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… XXXVII. Charter by King James IV. confirming the liberties and privileges granted to the Bishop of Glasgow. Edinburgh, 4 … Andrew lord Gray, Laurence lord Oliphant, William lord St John our treasurer; the venerable father in Christ, John prior of our monastery of St Andrews keeper of our privy seal; and our well beloved …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… Y Y Yabbicom, William H., Lower Castle St, Bristol, cm and u (181819). Trading at no. 10 in 1818 and no. 8 in 1819. … and upholder (178499). Addresses given at 119 Newgate St in 1784 and 137 High Holborn, 179199. Took out Sun …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… It is situated on an acclivity above Bottesford beck, and comprises 733 a. 3 r. 6 p. The common lands were inclosed … structure. The tithes have been commuted for 54. Yalding (St. Peter and St. Paul) YALDING ( St. Peter and St. Paul), a parish, and …
Alumni Oxonienses
… Christi Coll. 1714, M.A. 1717; rector of Greatham 1717-46, and vicar of Newton Valence, (both) Hants, 1718-46. See … 16. Yalden, William s. Edm., of Compton, Surrey, minister. St. Edmund Hall, matric. 24 July, 1668, aged 17. [ 10] Yale, … keeper of the Bodleian, deputy clerk of the closet to Q. Anne and George I.; rector of Easton Neston, Northants, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Yapton 93 lies on the coastal plain south-west of Arundel and c. 2 miles (3 km.) from the sea. In 1881 it had 1,740 a. … his relative William le Moyne (fl. 1326), 5 and Edward de St. John 'the nephew' (fl. 1341-6). 6 The descent is then … of the two manors was settled in 1364-5 on Edward de St. John and his wife Joan. 56 Edward died 1379 × 1386, and …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… This old measure had been the standard before Edward III and was still in use into the early-modern period. The yard … a yard, was the equivalent of the rod, perch or pole and consisted of 16½ FOOT. OED earliest date of use: 1377 for … to have been a practice with a long history as the act 10 ANNE C18 required all CALICO to be within 7/8 and 9/8 of a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… It consists of land sloping generally N. between 110 m. and 66 m. above OD, and is entirely on Boulder Clay except where the down-cutting … 19, Yardley Hastings (13)). Medieval and Later A complete St. Neots ware jug is said to have been found in a pit in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Parish of Woolhope. Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. John the Baptist stands in the S. part of the parish. The … of the same material; the roofs are covered with tiles and stone slates. There appears to have been a church here of … in wall and carved with a Crucifixion with the Virgin and St. John under a trefoiled and gabled head, 14th-century. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… shape, measuring 2.5 km. from north to south at its widest and 3 km. from east to west. The only natural boundary is a … 51 In 1538 Sir Richard settled the manor on his wife Anne with remainder to his infant grandson Henry Weston. 52 … 1782-97, was also a chaplain to the king and a canon of St. Paul's. 87 Communion was celebrated four times a year in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the family chapel, with the residue given to the poor on St. Thomas's day. Usually the whole amount was given to the poor, and from c. 1815 it was used to support the school and clothe schoolchildren. 72 In 1914, however, the vicar and …