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A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… is the "fair place of Henry Vehan, Esq.," noticed by Leland, which is now only a farmhouse. Among the ancestors of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… which term the town is mentioned by Geoffrey of Monmouth. Leland writes it Throughbridge, or Thorough-bridge. It was … demolished previously to the time of Henry VIII., as, when Leland wrote, it was in ruins, only two of its seven towers …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… by the monks of Norwich, May 31, 1536, Bishop of Norwich; Leland calls him Vir profecto candidissimus, et mihi …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to be the site of a Roman camp; and it is conjectured by Leland that the house of King Offa, or of Ranulphus, stood …
Calendar of Treasury Papers
… rs signed a presentment for the appointment of one James Leland as duly qualified for a landwaitership at Hull, but …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… affording employment to nearly the whole population: Leland, describing the town, says, " it standeth now al by …
A History of the County of Stafford
… the rood was mining ironstone in chantry land, 81 and Leland c. 1540 remarked on the ironstone mines of the town. … 86 and thereafter the trade is often mentioned. About 1540 Leland noted that there were many smiths and bit-makers in … 641/1/2/32; B.M. Eg. Rolls 8467 sqq. D.L. 429/641/10415. Leland, Itin. ed. Toulmin Smith, v. 23. B.M. Harl. MS. 606, …
A History of the County of Stafford
… when there is evidence of mining and iron-working. 22 Leland c. 1540 described Walsall as a little market town with … Hist. Soc. See p. 161. See p. 180. See pp. 189, 192, 194. Leland, Itin. ed. Toulmin Smith, v. 23. S.H.C. 4th ser. vi. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Earl of Powis being the present owner. This TOWN, which Leland in the reign of Henry VIII. describes as being "the … acres. Here was formerly a castle, which is noticed by Leland as in a ruinous state even in his time, consisting … it. In the reign of Henry VIII. it was noticed by Leland as a trading town, having some merchants and good …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… formidable bulwark in the 12th century, when, according to Leland, it was built by order of Henry II.; and it forms a …