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Old and New London
… to the old Roman battering-ram, which soon cleared a way. "I build for eternity," said Wren, with the true confidence of … from her father, preached that inspiring day on the text, "I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house … and audit the accounts. On the accession of George I. (1715), the new king, princes, and princesses went in …
Old and New London
… Selden, a better Orientalist than Celtic scholar (Charles I.), derived the name of London from two Welsh words, … Crown. His words (if they are authentic) are"Some lands I give to God and the church of St. Paul's, in London, and special franchises, because I wish that this church may be free in all things, as I wish …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Road contains also a hostel for lay Catholic Students, i.e. Cherwell Edge, founded in 1907. Strict university …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… woodland and waste. A manor called Wyegate, which William I afforested and took out of cultivation before 1086, may … the castle, 71 was built in 1292-3 on the orders of Edward I. It comprises a pair of three-storeyed towers, which … the priory by its founder Wihanoc of Monmouth in William I's reign. 7 That confirmation was approved by the bishop of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… such also contains the first mention of a Principal, Mag. I. de Cornubia or de Eglosfeyl. William Boys, who is entered … the tenancies were usually annual. In the reign of James I the site occupied by the little building which stands … prebendary of Sarum and as a chaplain-in-ordinary to James I. After holding the principalship for nearly twenty-one …
Survey of London
… lines, black letter: Orate p[ro] a[nim]a d[omi]ni Nich'i Wotton' quo[n]d[a]m Rector istius eccl'ie Et Baccallarii … 1600, had issue one son and one daughter. Arms: Quarterly I and IV ( argent) a molet ( sable), on a chief ( gules), a … of the slab. Hatton, in his New View of London (1708), I, 282, gives one of the shields as bearing "two bars …
Survey of London
… St. Helen's Bishopsgate History; pre-Reformation period I.HISTORY: PRE-REFORMATION PERIOD The parish church of St. … which he was still receiving in 1556. 139 Officers The officials comprised a chief steward, a man of some social … the Valor and in 1537. 144 There were probably also minor officials. 145 The house was surrendered on 25th November, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… for a small College in a very beautiful situation and I decided to buy it and open in the autumn.' This was Cowley … of other denominations'. In the founder's own words: 'I want none to go for the sake of a pleasant life none, … should we be grateful for contributions to the Library. I have laid its foundations with money earned by a …