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A History of the County of Oxford
… Yarnton Charities Charities Sir Thomas Spencer by will dated 1684 left a rent charge of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1644 Richard Brainthwaite, grandfather of the then lord, Sir William Spencer, presented. Oxford University presented in 1646 on the grounds that Sir William was a recusant. 52 In 1731 Benjamin Swete, owner … In 1984 St. Catherine's transferred the advowson to the Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, which thereafter shared …
A History of the County of Oxford
… northeast, and the Marshes in the south-east. 24 In 1596 Sir William Spencer was one of the local landlords whose … 30 and 60 a. 68 The gradation was apparent in 1662, when Sir Thomas Spencer was assessed on 22 hearths, three men on 5 … had in 1788 44 cows and 14 horses. 87 A Yarnton grazier, Charles Glanville (d. 1690), also held property at …
A History of the County of Oxford
… A rent charge on Windmill field of £7 a year, devised by Sir Thomas Spencer (d. 1685) for the maintenance of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the muniments at Blenheim and 'early maps' belonging to Sir Henry Dashwood were consulted without success. 45 The … of the labourers' and on the 'apathy of the owner', Sir Henry Dashwood, to whom 30 cottages belonged. Another six … the churchyard between May 1643 and January 1645. 43 King Charles's escape from Oxford, on the night of 3 June 1644, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… people, 'half the labouring poor' in Yarnton, were sold to Sir George Dashwood. 33 Casual relief was given in money and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by his brother-in-law John Chamberlain, third son of Sir Leonard Chamberlain of Shirburn. 73 John sold it in 1574 … In 1580 it was bought by William (d. 1609), third son of Sir John Spencer of Althorp. 75 From William Yarnton … Richard Bradfield, from whom it was bought in 1973 by the Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust. 82 Yarnton Manor was built …
A History of the County of Oxford
… married into Roman Catholic families, 36 and in 1646 Sir William Spencer (d. 1657) was allegedly recusant. 37 The only self-confessed Catholic was Sir William's grandson William (d. 1683). 38 John Goad, vicar …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… in the reign of Bruce was recovered from the English by Sir James Douglas, upon whom, as a reward for his fidelity, … forfeited to the crown, and part of them were granted to Sir Walter Scott, ancestor of the dukes of Buccleuch, in … Dr. Scott, an eminent chymist, and physician to King Charles II., resided at Thirlestane, in this parish, in an …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… in 1869. By the late 15th century the manor had passed to Sir Guy Wolston, and from him it passed to the Earls of …