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The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Thomas Brome and John Woodman quarreled in one of the city's many alehouses in August 1639 (From John Speed, Theatre of … Brome came into the lower room of Edward and Susan Pescod's alehouse in Winchester and took a slice of meat from Woodman's plate. Woodman chided him over this and two men got into an …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… An Iron Age sword with decorated scabbard mounts (Piggott's Group V or 'Battersea' type) was found in 1968 in the … (1978), 169). *c(24) Enclosures and Ditches (TL 003815), S.W. of the village, on river gravel at about 40 m. above OD. … 32 (1847), 13). Excavations between 1974 and 1978 in the S.E. of the area (TL 050892) revealed a Roman road running …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Elizabeth, Addenda
… complaints have been examined, beginning with Mr. Fashion's, but the people of the isle have been seduced to think ill … if they desire it. We send you a petticoat of this country's making for your wife, and one for yourself; also the … Edmund and Marg. Cheney, for their lives. After Lord Broke's death, 37 Hen. VIII., Elizabeth, his daughter and heir, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Bertie and John Hammerton, Secretary and Register of S. Carolina, for their lives and to be executed by them or … [C.O. 388, 93. Nos. 4, 4 iviii.] Jan. 4. St. James's. 3. H.M. Warrant for using the new Seal of N. Carolina. … Copy. [C.O. 324, 36. pp. 261, 262.] Jan. 7. St. James's. 4. Order of King in Council. Confirming Act of Jamaica …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… signatures. 1 p. 307. i. Extract of Governor Handasyd's letter, June 4. 1 p. [ C.O. 138, 13. pp. 165, 166; and 137, … Josiah Burchett. Encloses extract from Governor Handasyd's letter June 4, and Mr. Dickenson's of March 1st. [ C.O. 138, 13. pp. 166, 167.] July 19. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… board Spaniards, Indians and negroes etc. Upon affirmant's demanding by what authority they took him, the Spanish … Captain directed the point of his sword to affirmant's breast and answered that was commission enough for him … this affirmant with cutlasses by the Spanish Captain's order, because he had not discovered the mony sooner. They …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… however upon application to Capt. Reddish Commander of H.M.S. the Fox station'd here he offer'd imediately to go down … 235. i. Deposition of Richard Crawden, of St. Michael's parish, Barbados, mariner. Barbados, 30th June, 1733. … on some desolate island, which was the reason of deponent's making his escape. Signed, Richard Crawden, his mark. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 1692 June 1692 June 1. Adjourned, owing to the Governor's illness. June 2. Two new members of Assembly were sworn. … we shall work with you in everything that is for the King's service. We have given orders that at present you shall … the powers given him by martial law. June 3. Order for H.M.S. Swan to be manned and fitted out immediately. [ Board of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… am of opinion if that Court was held under the late King's Commission for governing the Leeward Islands, as the … New Yorke during the Earl of Bellomont and Captain Nanfan's Government, to which it is necessary your Lordship[s] … to all Laws, but this is uncertain. We have now on the Anvill the old project of a Militia, to answer the Governmt. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… who are at this day a formidable body, and like Noah's progeny spreading themselves over the face of the Province. … according to the proverb, when one third part of one year's income only, laid out in a fortification will put it out of … to settle it. I have mett here with one of Col. Dunbarr's Deputy Land Surveyers, the first I have seen; he tells me …