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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… bridge or wharf. During the Civil War of Stephen's reign, Bishop Niel is stated to have made 'a strong fort of lime and … that at Aldreth, by authority of the representatives of Bishop Niel, who was absent at Rome. 20 A castle was said to … it has generally been supposed that the castle built by Bishop Niel was demolished soon afterwards. According to …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… its berewicks. 23 When the see was created, in 1109, the bishop's charter 24 spoke of granting tithes of his 'manor of … were held here down to 1865. The farm-buildings of the bishop's manor called ELY BARTON manor opened upon Back Hill, in 1416: 33 its fields extended westward. The bishop's vineyard lay on the eastern side of the city, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… stories to form what was once the Deanery and is now the Bishop's House. On the ground floor the doorway leading to … fringed along the street with tenements belonging to the bishop. Half-way along the row was a tower gateway into the … block is the jamb of a large gateway of Barnack stone. The BISHOP'S PALACE 99 stands quite close to the west end of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… The abolition of the civil jurisprudence of the bishop, in 1836, 5 facilitated the gradual development of … Institute was established in 1842, under the patronage of bishop and dean. In 1851 it had a library of nearly 2,000 … to Thursday in 1801, on petition of the citizens to the bishop, who granted it after consultation with the Chief …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… was also the episcopal seat of 'The Laud of East Anglia', Bishop Wren, and was thus a centre of royalist sympathy. When war broke out the bishop set about the raising of forces for the king. It was … the demesne manors was made with intention to sell. 21 The bishop's palace was sold and some of the Precinct buildings …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… in the new prebendal dwellings, and the extension of Bishop Alcock's palace by Bishop Goodrich 94 belong to this century. In the economic … riot, but danger was real. In 1548-9 William Saunders, the bishop's bailiff, accounted for expenditure on 'persons who …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the apathy respecting the state of affairs in both the bishop's jail and the Ely House of Correction. Some little …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… employment for citizens, and more than one wealthy bishop went down to posterity as a munificent donor to the … 82 It may well be that in the years which followed, bishop and prior had to exert more than a little pressure to … economic control of administrators were personified in bishop and prior and their subordinates. The burden of the …
Four Shillings In The Pound Aid 1693/4
… On behalf of: Crewsoe, Mr. Comment: "in the mth of Mr.C". Hampton, - (Widow) 1.20 6.00 0.00 0.00 …
Four Shillings In The Pound Aid 1693/4
… £ Stock value £ Wilkins, William 1.10 5.50 0.00 0.00 Bishop, Robert 1.20 6.00 0.00 0.00 Fisher, Augustine 1.20 …