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A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… conferred the lands, which at the same time he erected into a free royalty. On the attainder of the Douglas family … and five shift courses are now adopted. Bone-dust has been introduced with success in the cultivation of turnips. The … in numerous instances, guano brought from Berwick has been introduced with advantage. The farms vary greatly in extent; …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the place became the station of the sixth legion, sent into Britain by the Emperor Adrian. The early importance of … of local commissioners; it is well paved, and lighted with gas. In 1846, an act was passed for a better supply of water. … on to any great extent; the manufacture of glass was introduced in 1797, and is conducted upon a moderate scale. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… AN INVENTORY Note. The walled city is divided naturally into three parts which are here termed the Micklegate area … a 'wooden boatstay . . . with an iron nail sticking into it'. 2 There is evidence elsewhere in York for severe … Dom. Henry VIII, vii, 167. Hist. MSS Com. Calendar of the Shrewsbury and Talbot Papers, 1, 80th Report, pt. 1 (1966). …
Feet of Fines of the Tudor period [Yorks]
… Batt John Gascoigne, esq., and Ann his wife, and Thomas Gas coigne his son and heir apparent Manors of Mirfeld and … Townehend John Key, gent. Three parts of a messuage, into 4 parts divided, called Sowode, and lands in Stayneland. …
Feet of Fines of the Tudor period [Yorks]
… George Gascoygne, gent., Robert Gascoygne, gent., John Gas coygne, gent., and William Gascoygne, gent. 2 messuages …
Feet of Fines of the Tudor period [Yorks]
… William Wycliffe, esq., John Saire, esq., and Richard Gas-coigne, esq. George Bowes, kt., and Jane his wife Manor …
Feet of Fines of the Tudor period [Yorks]
… Richard Gascoigne, esq., son and heir apparent of Henry Gas-coigne, kt., and Jane his wife Messuage with lands in …
A History of the County of Somerset
… species, it seems advisable to arrange the county roughly into three main divisions, and then to treat of the whole … occurrence, and some others which have been clearly introduced or have escaped from captivity have been mentioned … pheasant and red-legged partridge, which were originally introduced, as wild birds, and for omitting or dismissing …
A History of the County of Somerset
… I. PULMONATA a. Stylommatophora Testacella maugei, Fr. [Introduced] Long Ashton; Castle Cary; Taunton; Bridgewater … me which contained a few small white maggots. I put this into a closed glass jar, and in a short time the maggots … being recorded, one near Bath by Mr. Greer, one on a gas lamp at Taunton railway station by Mr. Bidgood, and …
A History of the County of Somerset
… situated on each side of an eye eminence. Body not divided into two distinct regions by a narrow pedicle as in spiders; … relied on for extending the distribution of the crayfish into this county. Leaving then the larger edible macrurans in … leading genus is Pasipha, Savigny. The species was first introduced as British by Adam White, Leach having left it …