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A History of the County of Oxford
… about whom we have the curious notice in the Close Rolls of 1228, that the forester of Shotover Forest was … parochial chapels-at-ease. Standhill chapel, which has long been destroyed, had good endowments, which still … concerning heresies,' while two years later there is a long record 157 in English of the abjurations of William …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… was reported to have impoverished the see by granting long leases of its property. 18 Thomas Thirlby, the first and …
The Church in London, 1375-1392
A History of the County of Warwick
… of land in the high field'. Such terms were used elsewhere long after labour-services had been commuted. The original … and 'Newlands' passim, as well as many early 'croft', 'close', and 'pleck' names: see P.N. Warws. and P.N. Worcs. …
A History of the County of Warwick
… centres at a later stage, but in 1600 the Birmingham men, close to the supply of raw materials and manufacturers, … other cutlers, 2 grinders, a hiltmaker, 3 bladesmiths, a long cutler, a short cutler, and a sheathmaker, and any of … and size, enabled the town to have a world-wide market long before most other inland centres. 25 We have seen Joseph …
A History of the County of Warwick
… Gun Company (registered 1888) opened but were forced to close again or go into other lines after the Boer War. Even … the pen trade could be said to be on a large scale long before 1900. When the demand for pens declined, the … the need for more formal relations between firms for a long time. Vertical integration tended to increase security, …
A History of the County of Warwick
… century. 38 It was 'nearly done with' in 1888, after a long decline. 39 In 1250 William de Birmingham was granted a … (1888), liii. Cal. Chart. R. 1226-57, 350; see also p. 58. Close R. 1247-51, 374. V.C.H. Worcs. iii. 21, 115. Plac. de …
A History of the County of Warwick
… with no further implications than 'those parts which lie close to or far away from the administrative or topographical … rents, the borough freeholds of the 16th century were of long standing. In 1553 leaseholds granted in the late 15th … roads. 34 This has been said to consist 'mainly of one long street' 35 but it is essentially the main causeway …