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Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… pearl of knowledge, which shows him the way to live well and happily, and by the preciousness thereof makes the man of learning far to surpass the unlearned, and opens the door for him clearly to understand the …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… XXXII Charter of James III confirming the City and Barony in free regality (1476) XXXII. Charter by King James III., granting and confirming to the Bishop of Glasgow and his successors the City and Barony of Glasgow, and the …
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 … King of Scots, to all good men of his whole land, clerics and laics, greeting. We are believed to act not unworthily … we bestow anxious care that the subjects of our kingdom, and especially prelates and ecclesiastical persons, may have …
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 … 178 inhabitants. It is situated in the vale of the Wisk, and comprises by computation 1120 acres of land, divided … The tithes have been commuted for 54. Yalding (St. Peter and St. Paul) YALDING ( St. Peter and St. Paul), a parish, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Vaenor Isav Y Yerbeston YERBESTON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 4 … situated near the turnpike-road from Pembroke to Narberth, and comprises a small extent of land, all inclosed and cultivated. Culm is found in some parts of it, but it is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Mary), a parish, in the hundred of Stodden, union and county of Bedford, 4 miles (E.) from Higham-Ferrers; … comprises 1912 acres, of which 836 are arable, 800 meadow and pasture, 10 woodland, and 177 common, roads, and waste. Many of the women and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… area (W. of the Ouse), the Central area (between the Ouse and the Foss), and the Walmgate area (E. of the Foss). In the following … as the Tower contained ravens and the royal menagerie. Executions took place here from 1802 to 1896 and …
Survey of London
… surviving relic of the great houses which in the medival and Renaissance periods bordered the Strand between the Temple and Charing Cross. a York House, to which the York Water Gate … was originally the town house of the Bishops of Norwich and, like its easterly neighbour, Durham House, it fronted …
Survey of London
… as Richard FitzNigel or FitzNeale), Bishop of London, and author of the famous Dialogus de Scaccario, was in … The monks of Westminster were the lords of the fee, and a yearly payment had to be made to them of a taper of 2 … monks, in which William was referred to as their dearest and special friend, was obtained before May, 1200, 2 and a …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Zoology Molluscs and Insects ZOOLOGY MOLLUSCS NON-MARINE Favoured in its situation and the quality of its soil, the county of Somerset yields a … Islands no less than 112 have been found in the county, and possibly one or two more may yet be added, such for …