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Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… good works, and draw others by their example to a longing for divine knowledge. Truly we are moved with most earnest desire, to take thought and pains for the cherishing and promotion of the prosperous and happy … that we frequently see her produce men distinguished for their learning; men of profound understanding, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… chapel is a small structure. The tithes have been commuted for 54. Yalding (St. Peter and St. Paul) YALDING ( St. Peter … parish is called Twyford bridge. The river is navigable for barges, by which a considerable traffic in timber, corn, … The soil is generally a strong loam, well adapted for wheat and beans, and the meadows and pastures are luxuriantly …
A History of the County of Sussex
… demesne lands in Yapton in 1316. 9 There is no evidence for a park in the parish before c. 1813, when parkland … 1830s 11 the land was returned to agriculture 12 except for a small area around the remains of the house. 13 … later. 11 Crops grown in the Middle Ages included wheat, barley, 12 flax, hemp, and apples, while cattle, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… a shop and later a dairy were attached and a room opened for a men's club. 97 The Stag's Head remained in business in … normally resident in 1991. 4 Thirteen people were fined for their involvement in the 1497 rebellion. 5 King John … quality. 66 In the spring of 1321 106 a. was sown with wheat, 42 a. with oats, 35 a. with barley, and c. 50 a. with …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of 1517 accused Rewley abbey in 1489 of inclosing 230 a. for pasture and allowing 6 houses and 4 cottages to become … 1635 the whole farm, and perhaps the whole parish except for meadowland, was inclosed. 26 Much land between the … the earl with cash profits. The most important crops were wheat (97 qr. in 1278-9, of which 73 qr. were sold), barley …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… the English by Sir James Douglas, upon whom, as a reward for his fidelity, that monarch conferred the lands, which at … whole of the remainder moorland, affording rough pasturage for sheep and a few cattle. The surface is hilly and … fertile, and in some parts adapted to the growth of wheat; but 300 acres more of the pasture or waste land might …
A History of the County of Oxford
… until inclosure in 1853. 19 In 1086 Yelford manor had land for 3 ploughs, 20 and there may have been other, unrecorded, … in Yelford. The 11 yardlands on which the parish was rated for poor-relief in 1708 presumably excluded much of the … in 1683 had cattle worth c. £44, hay worth £46 10 s., and wheat, barley, oats, and pulse worth c. £60; there were a few …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… but without inscription. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. The moated site of an old baronial castle is … (W. by S.) from Shrewsbury. The tithes have been commuted for 175. 9. 6., of which 36. 8. 6. are payable to the … diversity of soils and situations, are extremely various. Wheat is grown to a great extent on all the lower and more …
Feet of Fines of the Tudor period [Yorks]
… a messuage with lands in Bayldon, to be held to Nicholas for a term of 21 years next following the decease of Thomas … his wife 2 messuages, 2 cottages, and a watermill for grain with lands in Hartwith, Dacre, and Lareton. Robert … Katherine his wife Messuage, a cottage, and a watermill for grain with lands in Hartwith and Lareton. Robert Longe …
Feet of Fines of the Tudor period [Yorks]
… and 5 cottages with lands in Mortomley. To be held for a term of 20 years at an annual rent of 5, during the … to be held at an annual rent of 10 12s. 8d., 37 bushels of wheat, 24 capons, and 51 hens, from the feast of St. Martin …