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Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… mock velvet, a woollen stuff made in imitation of velvet (Halliwell). With reference to this charity, Mr. Hare reported …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting
… may still occasionally be seen in the Thames. According to Halliwell ('Arch. Dict.,' p. 737) the name "shout" is not …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting
… so long live; remainder to the Prioress and Convent of Halliwell. To Matilda her sister, wife of William de Dalby, …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting
… grypes eye." It also appears as a vessel used in alchemy (Halliwell's 'Arch. Dict.,' s.v."Gripe's-egg"). M.P. for City …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… Wreches. 64 Further bequests to the nuns of Clerkynwell, Halliwell, Chesthunt, and Kelesbourn; the churches of …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… was carried on. 3 Capul, capel, caple, &c.=a horse (Halliwell's 'Arch. Dict.'). 1 The Erber or Arber, a famous …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… A broche, among other things, signifies a taper or torch (Halliwell). 1 A garment open before and behind, but with …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… the term was also applied to a cloak or mantle (Halliwell). In Chaucer's time sloppis meant a kind of …
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