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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… from the village, comprises 4627 a. 11 p. of arable and pasture land in nearly equal portions; the soil is fertile, producing good crops of wheat, barley, and oats. The village is beautifully situated on elevated … vale of Salop, the Breddyn hills in North Wales, and, in another direction, the plains of Cheshire, and the …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… points, none of them apparently associated with structures and only one of them ( b) fairly closely located. They are as … (1). b. Sherds of coarse Romano-British, mediaeval and later pottery 2 were found under a house extension at the … end of the village (SP 18782181). c. Fragments of samian and coarse ware 3 were found N. of Wyckhill House (around SP …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… XX, p. 273) to five coins, one of Nerva, one of Trajan and three of Hadrian found in a bank of earth near the Roman … was uncovered in 1935; it had guilloche borders, foliage and a dolphin. Ecclesiastical c(2) Parish Church Of St. … church. The early 15th-century chancel-arch is two-centred and moulded and springs from moulded and shafted responds; …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… XCII. Charter by King James VI., confirming all rights and privileges, previously granted to the Burgh and City of Glasgow, and erecting the same into a Royal … delivery of earth and stone of the ground, and a coin of gold, shall be effectual to them, without repeating of any …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… XXXII Charter of James III confirming the City and Barony in free regality (1476) XXXII. Charter by King James III., granting and confirming to the Bishop of Glasgow and his successors … and have for ever a sergeant or officer, who shall carry a silver mace or wand with our royal arms on the upper end, and …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… Y Y Yabbicom, William H., Lower Castle St, Bristol, cm and u (181819). Trading at no. 10 in 1818 and no. 8 in 1819. … Highest, in Carv'd & Painted, Carv'd & Gilt, Walnuttree & Gold. Mahogany & Gold. Jappan'd or in plain frames as Piers, Sconces, & …
Alumni Oxonienses
… Christi Coll. 1714, M.A. 1717; rector of Greatham 1717-46, and vicar of Newton Valence, (both) Hants, 1718-46. See … 30 Jan., 1610-11; bar.-at-law, Middle Temple, 1619, as son and heir of William, of Petersfield, Hants, gent. See … from Emanuel Coll., Cambridge, 1641; chaplain in Colonel Gold's regiment, minister of Brighthelmstone, Sussex, rector …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… along the N. side of copse banks between about SP 06651384 and 06741387, where the remains of a terrace 10 ft. wide are … platform, approximately 25 ft. by 17 ft., at SP 06051390, and by building stones (including a rectangular block 2 ft. 5 … the area between the two presumed buildings noted above and on arable ground immediately S. of the wood, include …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Yapton 93 lies on the coastal plain south-west of Arundel and c. 2 miles (3 km.) from the sea. In 1881 it had 1,740 a. and was irregular in shape. 94 Between 1882 and 1891 it was … includes a communion cup, two patens, and a flagon, all of silver and of various dates between 1657 and 1716. 24 A new …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… This old measure had been the standard before Edward III and was still in use into the early-modern period. The yard … yellow metal leaf, presumably as a cheap substitute for GOLD LEAF or SILVER LEAF. OED earliest date of use: 1647 Found describing …