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A History of the County of Oxford
… the borough was granted two additional, four-day, fairs at Lady Day and the feast of St. Nicholas (6 Dec.). 14 In the … on 1 December was sometimes listed. 22 In the 1720s the Lady Day and Magdalene fairs were publicized as leather … 87, 92, passim; Westgate Libr., par. reg. transcripts. Cf. Lady's Mag. ii (1771), 248; Oxf. Jnl. 16 July 1898, where …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the junction of Oxford Street and Rectory Lane; a lord and lady were chosen, with the traditional accoutrements of an … 1614 the corporation bought an apron for 'our Whitsuntide lady'. 31 Timber for the festivities was not always obtained …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a new annual fee of 10; 79 he was to provide feasts at the Lady Day and Michaelmas leets, the chamberlains contributing … as the later law days or views of frankpledge held near Lady Day and Michaelmas. The name portmoot was later applied … views of frankpledge were held twice yearly, shortly after Lady Day and Michaelmas, 83 and all male inhabitants aged 12 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… at Haddon House (no. 18 Park Street), owned by Mary, Lady Terry, and served by Jesuit priests from Heythrop …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… contains a monument to the memory of Sir Richard and Lady Lucy Reynell; the chancel underwent great improvement a …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… one time contained the rectory pew, was converted into a Lady chapel in 1954, and an 18th-century wooden pulpit from …
A History of the County of Somerset
… although it was farmed by Sir Anthony Rouse and Lady Philippe, widow of Alexander Pym (d. 1585), until 1603 … an obit for himself, his family, and others. 24 Our Lady's store was left a cow in 1535 25 and a cow was withheld …
A History of the County of Sussex
… George Howard, who became Lord Laverton in 1874. 30 Lady Laverton died in 1893 and bequeathed the manor to Col. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… of Mary Argenton, 1616 (Plate 40); above, figure of lady at prayer wearing ruff and farthingale; below, on …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… visited here before the Reformation, and a well called Our Lady's Well is still in repute for its medicinal properties. … right of his wife Alesia, heiress of Robert Banastre. This lady was afterwards married to Sir John Langton, whose …