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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… symbols at the corners of the matrix; (3) William Byrd and Margaret his wife, 1516, with three sons and five …
A History of the County of Essex
… he granted a lease of the manor for 31 years to William Byrd, the composer, to take effect after the death of Aubrey … of his brother-in-law Anthony Luther, negotiated with Byrd for the purchase of the lease. 4 Byrd agreed orally to the transaction but later, considering …
A History of the County of Essex
… is an enriched stone memorial in Jacobean style to William Byrd the musician (d. 1623). It was erected in 1923 to mark …
A History of the County of Essex
… land. About 1604 the rector, John Nobbs, sued William Byrd, then tenant of the land, in an attempt to reopen the …
A History of the County of Essex
… assigned their interest in the property to William Byrd, the musician, for £300. Stondon Place then consisted of … to Dennis Lolly, whose lease expired in 1597. 98 In 1595 Byrd secured a Crown lease of the whole of Stondon Place for … regain her husband's property included an attempt to eject Byrd from Stondon Place. Her petition to Elizabeth I was …
A History of the County of Essex
… recusancy and for his part in Catholic plots. 54 William Byrd the musician, of Stondon Place, was also a Roman … their recusancy and failure to attend the parish church. Byrd was also charged with having seduced into popery John … son and heir of John Wright of Kelvedon Hatch. 55 In 1612 Byrd was presented again, this time for failure to pay a …
A History of the County of Essex
… By far the most eminent of Stondon's worthies was William Byrd (1543-1623), the musician, who lived for the last 30 … an interesting parallel to the Roman Catholic connexion. Byrd was a Roman Catholic and so also was William Shelley (d. … H. L. Reeve became its historian. 66 See Manor, below. For Byrd's career see E. H. Fellowes, William Byrd. See Manor, …