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A History of the County of Gloucester
… there was a church at Winstone by the mid 11th century, 33 and in 1101 or 1102 Henry I confirmed an earlier grant by … 34 The living was first recorded as a rectory in 1304 35 and has remained one; it was united with Miserden in 1928 36 … cows had been commuted for money payments but tithes of hay and corn, eggs, calves, and pigs were still payable in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Skipton, E. division of the wapentake of Staincliffe and Ewcross, W. riding of York, 7 miles (N. W. by N.) from … inhabitants. It is situated on the east side of the Aire, and intersected by a tributary of that river. There is a … of Alderwasley and Cromford; the townships of Ashley-Hay, Biggin, Hopton, Ible, and Idridgehay with Allton; and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… when it was entrusted in turn to Ralph de Normanville and Robert de Cantia, and to Richard (Poore), Bishop of … deputy, or 40 s. in lieu, 40,000 turves, 12 cartloads of hay, and straw and a bushel of oats daily for the three horses. 35 The …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Introduction WISBECH Wisbech is the largest and only corporate town in the Isle, and the nodal point for the whole marshland area comprised by … inn was bad and expensive; 'my horses could not eat the hay, and I could not drink the wine'. 43 Cobbett, who …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… had not been provided for in the original charter, and no authority had been given to the 'ten men' to enforce … the plaintiff a 'ryssyt gowne to make his wyff a cassok' and 30 s. 87 Other typical disputes dealt with (1569-72) … of trespass for the 'estray of a mare into a stack of hay', the recovery of small debts, or the hiring of a house …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha WITHERSLACK, MEATHOP AND ULPHA. The mesne manor of … 12 June, 3 Henry v (1415) he granted the same to Peter del Hay, Thomas de Ursewyke, John Carleton, rector of the church … Witherslacke, yeoman, for 56 all the tithe corn, grain and hay growing or to grow hereafter on the tenements, intackes …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the union of Bodmin, E. division of the hundred of Pyder and of the county of Cornwall, 5 miles (W. by S.) from … The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 10, and in the gift of Sir R. R. Vyvyan, Bart.: the tithes have … the Vicar of Leyland; net income, 120, with a house. The hay and vicarial tithes have been commuted for 78. 13.; the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… predominantly agricultural, with profits from rents and farming forming the bulk of the lord's income: in 1552 … to farm it from the manor house until the 17th century, and agricultural buildings there remained in use by local … weaver, with goods (including his own loom) worth 31, left hay, corn, pigs, and 62 sheep in 1621, while a small clothier …
A History of the County of Oxford
… cloth industry, already unrivalled within the county and marked, from the early 17th century, by increasing specialization in blankets and other broadcloths. 1 Thenceforth until the 20th century … goods worth 450, mostly furnishings and foodstuffs, though hay and 28 a. of crops accounted for 100, and a house and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Andrew) WIVELISCOMBE ( St. Andrew), a market-town and parish, in the union of Wellington, W. division of the … W. division of Somerset, 28 miles (W.) from Somerton, and 155 (W. by S.) from London; containing 2984 inhabitants. … have been made to introduce that of plat from Tuscan straw, as a more healthy and advantageous occupation for the …