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The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Francis Foster of St Dunstan-in-the-West, London, surgeon, and John Stepkin, gent November 1639 - June 1640 Abstract … Skipwith had served in the Palatinate under Lord Vere and had been a gentleman in the queen's service for 10 years. … behinde, and had slayne me, but that I turned about on the cry of the people and received the blowe in my arme, where …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… of Yorkshire where Michael Wharton’s mare was paraded up and down ‘on purpose to disgrace me’ (Photo: Richard Cust). … from the stable of widow Anne Fox of Beverley, Yorkshire, and paid the town crier to 'leade and crie the meare up and downe' Beverley market as if it was …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Herefordshire, in the presence of George Adney, gent., and others, then ran after him, stabbing at him with a knife and saying'Woodcock thou liest, thou lyest Woodcock, thou … provoked when Woodcockes's dog had killed one of his hogs, and witnesses testified that he had never actually tried to …
7th April 1624
Proceedings in Parliament 1624
… Sir Gilbert Gerard Knights, burgesses, Cambridge, Suffolk and Norfolk Sir Clement Throckmorton Sir Alexander St. John … sale of the lands of Sir Anthony Aucher, Sir Roger James and John Wroth. Committed to: Mr. Secretary Calvert Sir … member of this House required by the Lords to attend them and be sworn there in a business desires the leave of the …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… had assumed the wardship of Heane's nephew, James Heane, and the two men made a £10 wager over whether a Mr Morse had … 'the Heanes were as good men or better' than the Callows and challenging him 'to do what he durst do with four … and did it hange downe; and did Mr Callowe then and there cry out and say that Heane had maimed him; and did you howld …
9th April 1624
Proceedings in Parliament 1624
… to be this day sevennight. Free trade, all to have voice; and Mr. [John] Bankes added. L. 1. An act/ [f. 119] L. 1. An … afternoon, Court of Wards, 2 [o']clock. L. 1. Lead ore and mine. SIR JOHN SAVILE. To have Sir Richard Lydall bring … sent burgesses in Edw. 6['s] time. A return by the mayor and burgesses at large, no certain number. Committee took 2 …
Two London Chronicles from the Collections of John Stow
… meate & drynke plentye, wyne geuen ffrely of many men, and a greate peale of ordynaunce was shote of at y e Tower. … her grace, to submyte hym vnto her gracious mercy. And vpon Thursdaye, beinge y e 21 of Julii, y e duke of … e gar[de] 3 also were arested by y e quenes commaundement. And vppon Sonday, beinge y e 22 daye of Julye, as it was …
Three fifteenth-century chronicles
… London under Henry VI (142271) The names of the maires and shoreffes of the Cite of Lodnon in the tyme of the regne … Tetersalle This yere the xxj day of Octobre (betwene vij and viij of the clok a fore none in the Cite of Parys 1) dyed … xxj day of Octobre was the Parlement holden at Westmester. And the xxvj day of Novembre the kynge was brought in to the …
Historical Collections of Private Passages of State
… on in the Order set, to sum up your Lordship's Evidence; and, those Gentlemen of the House of Commons will likewise … sum up theirs, for the Close of Proofs in Matter of Fact; and, that your Lordship do it with all Clearness and Succinctness, avoiding any thing that may give Impediment …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Abergele (Aber-Gelau) ABERGEsLE (ABER-GELAU), a markettown and parish, in the union of St. Asaph, hundred of Isdulas, … 12 miles (N. W.) from Denbigh, 20 (N. W.) from Ruthin, and 209 (N. W.) from London; containing 2661 inhabitants, of … exploits in the earlier period of the wars between England and Wales, and for various transactions of great historical …