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A History of the County of Oxford
… reflected the experience of many small cloth towns, 1 and may have had its origins in an earlier tradition of local … accused of disseminating the scriptures in English and of questioning Catholic doctrine. Several of the group … affiliated with the Baptists both locally and nationally. How far that reflected a general shift among the congregation …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… to be processed to concentrate the content of potassium and to turn the raw product into POTASHES and PEARL ASH. It was less useful in its crude form, as one … a frame or support, the context sometimes indicating how it was used as in '2 Wooden-Horses for beere' …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is situated on the road from Ipswich to Bury St. Edmund's, and was formerly a market-town. The parish comprises 1898 a. … is celebrated for a remarkably fine vein of brick-earth, and the white bricks made here are in great estimation. One … of Edward III. held Wolueston as baron of Makerfield. How long the property continued in this family does not …
The Environs of London
… to its etymology. Situation. Boundaries. Quantity of land, and how occupid. Soil. Chalk-pit. Land-tax. Woolwich lies on the banks of the Thames, within the hundred of Blackheath, and at the distance of nine miles from London. The parish is …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… To the right reverend father in God the Lord Bushopp and others her majesties justices of the peace Your lordships … humble peticioner Ellioner Reeve beinge a lame crepple and one whoe was borne and hath byn alwayes dwellinge in … to the other and cannot have their goodes neyther knowe how they came to the same Theyr humble peticion ys that your …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Worcestershire Quarter Sessions: 1620s Thomas Pirkes and eight others of Fladbury. Ref.110 BA1/1/33/75 (1620) To … of Richard Emmes was born in our sayed [town?] [illegible] and her sayed husband being now common servant [illegible] … be Richard Ballard [...ognisance?] and looke what the what how [...uch?] the recognisance is I will see him satisfied he …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… served my yeare as cunstable for Wick Episcope cum menbris how troblesom your worships knoweth being lxvi yeares of age and soe much weaked by the servis of this offis this yeare am … according too justis I may be dischardged of my officis and wee having noe courte within our manner too bring a nue …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Quarter Sessions: 1680s The minister, churchwardens and other inhabitants of Tenbury. Ref.110 BA1/1/136/24 (1680) … the fifth day of October, one thousand six hundred and eighty Whereas your worships have been pleased at some … and that the question beeing asked by severall persons how shee cowld knowe her goodes from others shee replied and …
The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… of Harold, held Worlingham at the time of the Survey, and Roger Bigot was steward of it for the Conqueror, who … of Gurth had been tenants. It was valued at ten shillings and sixpence, and paid one thousand herrings. There were also … to the Convent of Butley, and a vicarage settled, but how the transfer of its communion cup to Worlingham took …