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Feet of Fines of the Tudor period [Yorks]
… John Hart, kt., and Ann his wife Messuage with lands in Old Byland. Thomas Houghton, gent., and Katherine his wife … the lives of Robert, Susan, and Maximilian Waterhouse, or of the survivor. Robert Meadley and Ralph Meadley …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… Sussex Agricultural Express, 4 March 1837. [D] Zanetti (or Zannette), Vinc(i)ent, Manchester, carver, gilder, … Dealers, &c. supplied with Plate Glass of any dimensions; old Glasses polished and silvered; old Frames Repaired, gilt … [GL, Sun MS vol. 576(?), ref. 1335] Zuraghi, Felix, 9 City Rd, London, looking-glass, barometer and thermometer maker …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… this processed BLUE mineral, that is roasted COBALT ore, or impure cobalt arsenate. In the sixteenth and seventeenth … zedoaria; seodorica] The aromatic tuberous root of one or more species of Curcuma of the East Indies and … (1970). Zoobditty match [zoobditty mutch] A form of SAUCE or PICKLE, apparently originating in INDIA, but advertised …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yeo, and comprises 2946 acres, of which 589 are common or waste. The soil in the southern part is a red fertile … and on the road from Bradford to Wincanton. At Zeals-Green is a church dedicated to St. Martin, built on a site … of worship for Bryanites and Wesleyans. At Kerrow was formerly a chapel, of which portions still remain. …
Survey of London
… named because of it, since "Zoar" means a place of refuge or sanctuary. The street is marked on the 1745 edition of … congregations "in and aboute London." 201 In 1819 the old meeting house was used as a workshop though the school … central gulley, and with little in the way of lighting or other amenities (Plate 64a). The whole of it was …
A History of the County of Somerset
… wild duck still breed; the kite appears to have bred here formerly and the hen-harrier possibly does so still, though … in the extreme west. The raven has forsaken some of its old haunts but clings to others with praiseworthy tenacity; I … and occurs sparingly elsewhere in the county. 95. Green Woodpecker. Gecinus viridis (Linn.). Locally, Woodwall, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… than 112 have been found in the county, and possibly one or two more may yet be added, such for instance as Vitrea … and inland, while its geology includes the Devonian, Old Red Sandstone, Mountain Limestone, Coal Measures, New Red … as well as those of mangold, potato and turnip. It was formerly thought that the ground beetles, the Geodephaga, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… in the subjoined list, and add a few species to it. Two or three species not yet obtained certainly await discovery, … inconstans and Blaniulus fuscus. Yet the scarcity or apparent absence of these species in other counties is … both from Devonshire and the neighbourhood of Bristol. The old schoolmen are said to have propounded the subtle question …
A Dictionary of London
… Zouches' (Lord de la), House - Zylynghous Zouches' (Lord de la), House See Sowches' (Lord) House. Zylynghous A brewhouse, …