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Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… Stute (William), fishmonger.To be buried in the church of S. Peter the Less. 1 To Sir Walter de Aldebury, Canon of S. Paul's, John Tryg, fishmonger, and Sir Robert, rector of … "Fitz." At what period "Fitz" became usual in London, Mr. Loftie says he does not know, but he is of opinion that it …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… (1377) ANNO 51 EDWARD III. Monday next after the Feast of S. Valentine [14 Feb.]. Faukys (Robert) de Beauchamp.To be buried in the church of S. Martin Orgar under the marble slab where lies the body of … ('Memorials,' Introd. p. xix). On the other hand, Mr. Loftie has recently pointed out the existence of a "Willelmus …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… Wills 7 HENRY V. ANNO 7 HENRY V. Monday next after F. of S. John ante portam Latinam [6 May]. Kent (Adam de), skinner.To be buried in the church or churchyard of S. John, the Baptist upon Walbroke. Bequest of an annual … afterwards became the district church of Whitechapel (Loftie's 'Hist. of London,' ii. 148-9). 1 Probably Tottenham …
Survey of London
… conservative rebuilding. Discussion of aspects of the area's early history and a chronological outline of development … Matthews, looking east from Bagnigge Wells Road to Merlin's Cave at the top of the hill. To the left, the Spa Fields Cake House 315. Wilmington Square area Merlin's Cave Around 1700 an isolated group of humble cottages went …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… united to the rectory of Hockwold, and valued in the king's books at 6. 7. 6. The church is in the decorated and later … hundred of Chewton, E. division of Somerset, 8 miles (S. W.) from Bath; containing 1480 inhabitants. Wilton (St. … hundred of Branch and Dole, Salisbury and Amesbury, and S. divisions of Wilts, 3 miles (W. by N.) from Salisbury, and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… Wimpole 37 WIMPOLE (O.S. 6 ins. aTL 35 S.W., bTL 35 S.E., cTL 34 N.W., dTL 34 N.E.) The parish of Wimpole, 2468 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Somerset, 34 miles (E.) from Taunton, and 108 (W. by S.) from London; containing 2296 inhabitants. This place, … vicinity of this town; in which, according to Burnet's History of his own Times, was shed the first blood in the … within a short distance of the town are several gentlemen's seats. The manufacture of linen and bed-ticking was …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… table 17 ft. in diameter, locally known as 'King Arthur's Round Table,' with a Tudor rose in the centre and painted … of the 12th century. Thus in 11556 it is found that 14 10 s. 8 d. was paid for making the king's house in the castle of Winchester 3; in the next year 14 10 …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… 'for the liveries of Nicholas the keeper of the king's house at Windsor.' The existence of a chapel within the … the first seven years nothing was done, but the chaplain's pay of a penny a day points to the maintenance of the … 11712 considerable sums were spent, chiefly on 'the king's houses,' and on the kitchen, the chapel and the castle …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of George, Dorchester division of Dorset, 3 miles (W. S. W.) from Dorchester; containing 422 inhabitants. The … formerly held here; and a fair is still kept on St. Martin's day. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at 9. 15.; net income, 73; patron, the Bishop of …