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Westminster Abbey Charters, 1066 - c.1214
… Medieval London (1970), 202. On the exchange-rate of the besant in shillings and pence sterling, in 1162 and 1213, see …
The Cartulary of Holy Trinity, Aldgate
… Home Counties Magazine, ii (1900), ii, no. 5, 4553, and W. Besant, Mediaeval London ( Survey of London), ii (1906), 241 …
Survey of London
… and St Luke's, covers Finsbury as part of Sir Walter Besant's projected series of histories devoted to different …
The Aldermen of the City of London
… which became the basis of the later division into Wards. Besant puts this succinctly thus: 'the City consisted …
Calendar of the plea and memoranda rolls of the city of London
… soke-land, it is the alderman who receives a fee of a gold besant or two shillings, while the sokereeve is entitled only …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… and 1964. The Mildmay conference centre was replaced by Besant Court between 1952 and 1959, with 70 dwellings in …
Calendar of the Manuscripts of the Dean & Chapter of Wells
… his issue etc. by Ralph de Chyu vicar of Wells, for one besant of gold; dated St. Laurence' day 1251, and witnessed …
Survey of London
… See e.g., Hare's Walks in London (edn. 1901), I., p. 82; Besant and Mitton's Holborn and Bloomsbury ("Fascination of …