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An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… the year 1726, Mr. Towerson of Hadenham, in the isle of Ely, purchased it from the Barbers; and about the year 1730, … married daughter of Hopkins of Wilberton in the isle of Ely, who is said to have conveyed it to Mr. Towerson of …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… valued at 16 d.Also St. Audrey (that is the church of Ely) had 2 villains here, who held 12 acres and one acre of … heirs of Bigot, and that which belonged to the church of Ely was granted by King Henry VIII. 10 Sept. in his 33d year, … the patronage, the rector held 30 acres of land, with an house, valued at 11 marks, Peter-pence, 16 d. a pension was …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… aliened lands in the 16th of Richard II. to the prior of Ely. Simon Fincham, son of John, married Elizabeth, daughter … at the survey at 40 s.St. Audrey, that is, the church of Ely, laid claim to it, as the hundred witnessed. And in the … the founder. In the 20th of Edward I. the prior of that house held it; and Gilbert de Clare Earl of Clare gave 10 s. …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… so came to the Skipwiths. St. Etheldreda (the church of Ely) had, in King Edward's reign, 3 bordarers, who held at the survey 12 acres, valued at 2 s. and the abbot of Ely had seized on 30 acres, which a freeman held, 3 … nothing of it remains, but part of an old hall, now a farm-house, lying east of Fordham, The abbot of Ramsey had in the …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… and Fodesthorp. The chief lordship was in the church of Ely. At the survey, there belonged to it a carucate of land, … hundred also witnessed, that it belonged to the church of Ely in King Edward's time. 1 From this outrageous claim, we … on his founding the priory of Shouldham, gave it to that house, in the reign of King John; and the prior had a charter …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… service. Henry Hawe, his son, built here a large manor-house of brick; and dying in 1592, left by Ursula his wife, … sans date, gave a fishery called Poltsere, to find the house 1000 eels per ann. Ralph de Baliol, by his deed sans … before the Conquest, valued at 3 d. 6 and the church of Ely had 4 bordarers, who held 2 acres, valued at 6 d. 7 The …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… on Monday in Easter week, and mentions a chapel in his own house at Rungton-Holme. Roger Lane, rector of Rungton, buried …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… The principal manor of this village was in the church of Ely, by the grant of King Edgar; and in the time of Leoffin, … de Warren had, which socman held 6 acres of the church of Ely. This whole land paid 14 d. gelt, when the hundred and … on her founding a nunnery in this town, settled it on that house: about this time the rent of assise of the free …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… South Greenhow, whereas at this time, there is only a farm-house, and a little tenement; the farmhouse, being in the … discharged. There belonged to it 20 acres of glebe, and a house, but that is now destroyed. Richard Fitz-Gilbert, …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… on his founding a priory in this town, settled it on that house, and the prior was found in the reign of Henry III. to … Marham,) an horse as a principal, she dying in the mansion house of Reyner, and in the limits or parish of the church of … limits (as is expressed) reach from a moiety of the said house, or messuage towards the south; and in the 29th of …