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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and the residue to other charitable purposes. Yarborough, or Yarburgh (St. John the Baptist) YARBOROUGH, or Yarburgh ( St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union … originally as a reduction of the duty then levied upon all beer carried to sea; also an income of 56. 10. derived from …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… was still in use into the early-modern period. The yard or VIRGA (the Latin equivalent) was 36 INCH or 3 FOOT long, … Three main ones are useful; Saccharomyces cerevisiae for BEER and BREAD, Saccharomyces ellipsoideus for Wine, and … fermentation. It is best to use the froth in the making of beer, but the sediment is satisfactory for making bread …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… A contrivance by which two animals, especially OXen or BULLOCKs were attached to the hauling chains for drawing a PLOUGH or a vehicle like a CART or WAIN. HORSEs were attached by the … pertaining to the county of that name, such as Yorkshire ALE, 'early Yorkshire cabbage', Yorkshire FUSTIAN, 'Yorkshire …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… of water, of 2 miles. There were four main gates, or bars, all with projecting barbicans, six postern gates, … may perhaps still have been a crossing of the Foss at or near the Roman one. St. Mary Castlegate, a pre-Conquest … 307. Surtees Soc., xl, xxxiv. p.s. see p. 176. E. S. de Beer (ed.), Diary of John Evelyn (1955), iii, 130: 'the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… than 112 have been found in the county, and possibly one or two more may yet be added, such for instance as Vitrea … lvis (Mll.) Amalia sowerbii (Fr.). Hatch Beauchamp; Beer Crowcombe; Clevedon gagates (Drap.) Vitrina pellucida … themselves to special plants, which may be abundant, rare or altogether absent, according to the nature of the soil on …