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Records of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters
… Charly Stanton 3 Nov 1685 John Adams " Thomas Godsman John Hill " [ ] Warner 1 Dec 1685 Thomas Curtis " Henry Tybutt …
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum
… within England and Wales. April, 1649 [30 April, 1649.] The name and Function of Dean, Sub-Dean, Dean and Chapter, … Old Vicar or New, in England or Wales, Town of Berwick on Tweed, Isles of Guernsey and Jersey, or to use, put in … Jephson with interest, one thousand pounds. To Sir Rich. Houghton seven hundred seventy nine pounds v.s.ix. pence. To …
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum
… An Act For Raising Ninety thousand pounds per Mensem, For the Maintenance of the Forces raised by Authority of … and by means of the Peace made by Ormond with the Rebels, on the late Kings behalf, the said adverse forces in Ireland, … John Eason of Bedford, John Grue, John Smith of Dunstable, Houghton, John Walker. Berkshire. For the county of Berks, …
Old and New London
… Fuvenal. Situation of Apsley HouseGeorge II. and the Apple-stall KeeperHenry, Lord Apsley, purchases the Site, … Duke's Temporary Unpopularity, and Attack of the Mob on Apsley HouseThe Waterloo BanquetsThe Waterloo … will carry to the grave, he was riding up Constitution Hill, in the Park, followed by an immense mob, who were …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Aqua - Aqua mirabilis Aqua [aqu; aq] Aqua is the Latin term for water, and it was used in the early-modern … by the BARREL, GALLON, HOGSHEAD Sources: Acts, Diaries, Houghton, Inventories (early), Inventories (mid-period), … and yet 'oftnest prepared by servants, who attend on the sick', rather than by the apothecary, it was included …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… obsolete name for ORANGE FLOWER WATER, used according to the 1600 quotation in the OED to cause the 'malignitie of the … GOLD, which neither of the two component acids could do on their own. Although it has not been noted in the … and decayed stomachs' [Thirsk (1978)]. One entry in John Houghton illustrates how aqua vitae was used medicinally by …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… A sort of BEAD made of rough CORNELIAN imported from the East Indies for re-export to Africa, which explains why … Acts, Rates. Arbor [arbour; arber] An axle or spindle on which a wheel revolves, especially in a CLOCK or WATCH. … OF TARTAR, RED ARGOL, TARTAR, WHITE ARGOL. Sources: Acts, Houghton, Inventories (early), Inventories (mid-period), …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Arbuthnott - Arran Arbuthnott ARBUTHNOTT, a parish, in the county of Kincardine, adjoining the town of Bervie, and … by the road from Stonehaven to Brechin, and is bounded on the north by the river Forthy, which separates it from … which is altogether irregular, being much diversified by hill and dale, rises on every side from the valley of the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Archaeology The Beaker Period THE BEAKER PERIOD While the Neolithic … pottery. They evidently landed at various times and places on the south and east coasts, 57 whence they spread over most … barley than wheat, in striking contrast to the Windmill Hill farmers. 66 They were perhaps the first inhabitants of …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Archaeology The Bronze Age THE BRONZE AGE For the purpose of this section … for example, in Wiltshire and Norfolk. A solitary mound on Parliament Hill resembles a Bronze-Age round barrow. 22 A drawing made …