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A History of the County of York East Riding
… The seventeenth century Religious Life to 1642 BEVERLEY IN THE 17TH CENTURY Religious Life to 1642 The … and Thomas Percy, together with some of the Warton family, Beverley was not a centre of recusancy. 11 In other respects … provision of altar rails were peacefully accomplished in Beverley, 13 and there was nothing in the restrained …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… charters in 1684, Lord Chief Justice Jeffreys visited Beverley, probably early in July, and shortly afterwards the … which had been surrendered unless, as in the case of Beverley, the surrenders had already been enrolled. 97 The … will was £800. 6 Many other governors owned property in Beverley and beyond. 7 The wealth of members of the governing …
A History of the County of York
… in 1705 for St. Olave's Church; between 1717 and 1720 for Beverley Minster; and about 1736 for the landing stage of …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… led Leland to remark that 'there was good cloth making at Beverley but that is now much decayed'. 37 The decline was … by the suppression of St. John's college. When in 1599 Beverley was discharged from payment of the fifteenth and … maintained at the town's expense. The former wealth of Beverley was said to have depended on the traffic of …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… set his arms in the guildhall. 58 Unlike Hull, 59 Beverley showed little independence in its choice of … Burton. 64 Six representatives had closer connexions with Beverley. Thrice the town was represented by local gentlemen, … Paler, whom a town account names as the other member for Beverley in 1571, 66 was probably the governors' choice. Then …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… seen as desirable, and in November 1542 the lordship of Beverley was acquired by the Crown. Control of Beverley also facilitated the Crown's development of Hull as … a gift of £10 and rewards to his actors and officers. 22 Beverley was already involved in the military arrangements at …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… the town's lord, the archbishop, seldom if ever visited Beverley, his advice and favour, and those of his agents, … household was the visit which the boy bishop from Beverley minster paid to Leconfield at Christmas. 85 In the early 16th century Beverley was frequently called upon for soldiers, usually to …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… and Topography Population and Topography The population of Beverley was said to be at least 5,000 in 1552, when the town … prominent in the town in the Middle Ages, apparently left Beverley; in 1555 Francis and John Coppandale were both … The sweating sickness was said to have killed two men in Beverley in 1528, 90 payments to the poor were made during …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… by a poet and priest, William Pyers, who travelled to Beverley from Wressle and was presumably one of the earl of … belonging to a parish church. 84 The religious changes in Beverley were initiated in 1534 with the visitation of the … Dr. Sherwood 'of naughty judgement', was being sought at Beverley later the same year by Cromwell. 87 Robert Sherwood …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… The sixteenth century The achievement of self-government BEVERLEY IN THE 16TH CENTURY The Achievement of Self-government For much of the 16th century Beverley still enjoyed only a limited degree of … presumably for life, as titular chief steward of Beverley; when he refused they discharged him. Threats were …