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Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… John Phelipot and Margaret in tail; remainder in trust for sale for pious uses. Dated London, Sunday next after the Feast of … for two chemises. To other servants he leaves measures of wheat and barley and a number of sheep; and to Sir John his …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… aid of the said chantry, so that an obit be kept therein for the soul of her late husband in manner as directed. Dated … in the parish of S. Alphege absolutely, subject to charges for keeping an obit and for charitable gifts to the poor of the parish of S. Alphege. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… octangular spire of freestone. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. Near the church is an ancient cross. Wilton, … with a net income of 104: the tithes have been commuted for 225. 8., and there are nearly 6 acres of impropriate … are very various. In the southeastern district the red wheat is most commonly produced. Barley is a favourite crop …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the guild church, it was often used as the assembly place for the burgesses, particularly at the time of the election … the former church fell into decay. The sketch of Wilton for the first Pembroke Survey 5 does not show this church, so … was St. Michael's, South Street, which existed in 1200, for in that year Henry, son of Gospatrick of Wilton, who was …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… themselves into a Guild Merchant, but the price paid for the privilege is unknown. 1 This Guild Merchant then … town as a whole, but it was chiefly important at the time for the commercial privileges it conferred upon the trading … modelled on London, and in turn Wilton served as a model for the liberties of Andover. 3 There were to be many future …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… this Jewish community evidently became an important one, for Wilton was one of the 27 centres of the kingdom in which chests for the registration of debts owed to the Jews were … possible that at one time the glovers were fairly numerous for they appear to have inhabited a quarter known as Glover …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… on which customary tolls were levied were recorded, as for example the sale of bay gelding by a Welshman to a … what point these courts of ward aldermen were established, for the series of minute books recording their proceedings … who should sound the great bell of Holy Trinity Church for 80 strokes. There was to be an appropriate fine if the …
The Environs of London
… or farm within the manor of Mortlake, which accounts for its being omitted in the Conqueror's survey. Archbishop … this manor from the time of the Conquest 5, exchanged it for other lands with Henry VIII., who soon afterwards granted … is calculated that one of them will thresh 10 quarters of wheat, or 20 quarters of oats, beans, or peas in a day. Mr. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… in 1874. 95 Further road improvements, planned in 1937-8 for a western relief road and London-Plymouth road to bypass … 10 and the track and buildings were removed to make way for housing. Windmill Hill was the site of a Bronze-Age … under grass, with small amounts of spring barley (42 ha.), wheat (32 ha.), winter barley (15.3 ha.), fodder (10.6 ha.), …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… view of the fine Vale of Black more, extending for many miles: the land is extremely fertile, and within a … divided into the Borough and the Tything; two constables for the former are appointed at the manorial court, and a … parts loamy, and in others a strong clay, producing good wheat and beans. The Basingstoke canal has a wharf here; and …