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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Hundred Tydd St. Giles TYDD ST. GILES Tydd St. Giles, the northernmost parish in Cambridgeshire, is situated 6 miles north of Wisbech. The Shire Drain divides it on the north and west from the … possessed a hall of its own, with a house for the chantry priest, and certain lands. Two torches at festivals and one …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech St. Mary WISBECH ST. MARY Wisbech St. Mary, one of the larger parishes of the Isle, covers an area of some 10,000 acres 1 on the left … the vicarage of Wisbech in 1252, specified that the priest appointed should conduct services in the chapel of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Bishop Northwold presented William de Northwold to it. The vicar was to receive the tithes except those of flax and wool. Land and other … convent of Ely, with the rectory house and a house for the priest at Kilhus. The profits of the rectory were devoted to …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Guild of the holy trinity GUILD OF THE HOLY TRINITY The Guild of the Holy Trinity was much the … the importance of the guild. By 1472 there was a full-time priest, whose salary was £5 6 s. 8 d. 12 In 1514 it was …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… six guilds in Wisbech. St. Peter's, dating from 1327, was the oldest, the remainder, with the possible exception of the Guild of … and yards ( ortos), which had been occupied by the chantry priest, were in 1551 granted to William Place and Nicholas …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Recusants in the castle RECUSANTS IN THE CASTLE The idea of concentrating Roman Catholic prisoners … 1607. 63 In February 1606 Bishop Heton reported that a priest, George Smith, had been converted and was 'an …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… worshipped in what had been a carpenter's shop, a priest coming over from Peterborough for monthly services. 79 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Wiston WISTON Wiston parish 97 lies north of the South Downs, and is 4½ miles long from north to south and 1½ miles wide at its widest point. The ancient parish comprised 2,842 a. Buncton chapelry, a … of St. Mary is recorded between 1357 and c. 1548, the priest, who was sometimes called the lord's chaplain, …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… WISTOW Wistow lies seven miles south-east of Leicester in the valley of the River Sence. Since 1936 it has included most of the … 1836 Wistow was placed in Billesdon Union. 70 CHURCH. No priest was mentioned in Wistow in 1086, but the priest who …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Charities for the poor CHARITIES FOR THE POOR Almshouses The Church Green Almshouse and Town … 1534) left a bread charity to be distributed by a chantry priest so long as he remained in orders, while the clothier …