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Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… on law written in French, attributed by some to John Breton, Bishop of Hereford, and a judge. The bishop, however, … ii. 280-1). 1 A convent was founded at Minster, on the island of Sheppey, co. Kent, by the mother of King Egbert, …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… next after the Feast of S. Luke, Evangelist [18 Oct.]. Breton (John).To be buried in the chapel of the Friars of the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… The Little Marsh was situated in the area now known as the Island, while Great Marsh extended between the Nadder and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… surrounded by a Moat of class A1 (a) 10, forming an island 100 ft. square with a wet ditch 15 ft. to 30 ft. wide …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… H.M.C. Egmont, II, 206); Defoe ( A Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain, ed. Cole and Browning (1962), I, 87) …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… coasts of Armorica, in Gaul, and came to this part of the island, finding well-watered valleys, fertile plains, and … Romans, who, achieving the conquest of this portion of the island, under Vespasian, made it one of their principal … Soon after the establishment of Christianity in the island, a monastery was founded here, of which Constans, son …
A History of the County of Stafford
… fulling mill was built in the 14th century on an adjoining island, and in the late 18th century it became a cotton mill. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… of a small moated enclosure ('a' on plan) consisting of an island about 40 m. across surrounded by a shallow ditch now …