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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… attempts at definition by charter or by-law. As time went on observations made on the charters revealed increasingly how much of the earlier … themselves indifferent to the fulfilment of their civic duties, refusing to contribute towards the expenses of …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Wincanton in 1840 Wincanton in 1885 The river Cale rises on the western scarp of the Selwood ridge just above the … town, presumably originating around the parish church on roughly level ground beside the Cale, first evidently … 1977. 97 From the later 17th century the town was a stage on the London-Plymouth route; a post office was open in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wyndcaleton, and derived that name from its situation on the windings of the river Cale, by which it is bounded on the west. It was the scene of many sanguinary conflicts … windings of the Thames, and the peaceful waters of an inland lake; the luxuriant woodlands within the inclosures, …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Salisbury; in 1700, Frederick Tilney, 100 cash to be lent on loan; in 1701, William Over, rent-charge of 22 issuing out … of eleven parishes amounting to 3,916; the reserved rents on freehold properties containing 121 acres or thereabouts, … consols held by the Official Trustees of Charitable Funds on 'remittance account' and a sum of 6,630 19 s. 6 d. consols …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… extended beyond the parliamentary boundary to include on the north, part of Abbot's Barton, which was added to the parish of St. Bartholomew Hyde; on the east, part of Chilcomb Without was amalgamated with … Robert de Farnefold evidently shrank from the mayoral duties, of which this defence of the city was one, since he …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857
… made provision for twenty-four honorary canons with no duties of residence, and despite their misgivings, the dean … reference to 'Reg. Winton', and otherwise draw heavily on Wood's Historia et Antiquitates Universitatis Oxoniensis. … the cathedral dignitaries, major and minor, holding office on each occasion, and not merely those actually present. This …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… land where there is no crop. And no man shall lay hand on the lands or tenements aforesaid while the king's … was seven years in arrear. The stake was fixed therein on Monday after Michaelmas 1293, and in the following year on … an old servant whose working days were done. The police duties of the soke were overseen by aldermen or tithingmen, …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… to the actual early constitution of the borough. The light on its existence that should come from the Domesday Survey is … customs which they had enjoyed in the time of Henry I. Any duties unjustly levied in the late war were to be quashed, … m. 9. A 'Rippiar' was one who carried fish from the coast inland. First Bk. of Ordinances (Winton Corp. Doc.), fol. …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… castle formed part of Clewer and was probably forest. On the eve of the Norman Conquest Edward the Confessor had … were residing in the new castle, not in the old palace, on the occasions when their presence at Windsor is mentioned. … was appointed in 1240 as joint governor to the prince, his duties being at the same time defined. 50 The number of …
Survey of London Monograph
… sent to England with news of the battle of Auray, fought on 29 September 1364, and whom King Edward forthwith … filius Johannis Ashwell nuper Regis Armorum' occurs on Close Roll, 20 Hen. VI, m. 3 d. A moot point whether … d East Barnet. Lived in College; assiduous in professional duties; reputed honest but not brilliant. Left his widow …