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A History of the County of Oxford
… for illegally trading outside the market, but an Oxford goldsmith was given exceptional permission to trade in … Woodstock a staple town. George Whitton, alderman and M.P., probably instigated the Bill and certainly paid for the … 65 The identification of surviving gloves of Elizabeth I as Woodstock gloves was apparently first made in the mid …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… never belonged to Queen Maud, 7 but was granted by William I to William FitzOsbern, Earl of Hereford (d. 1071). 8 … by the tenant, J. W. Robinson, who sold it in 1940 to W. P. M. Lysaght of Tidenham. The tenant; G. Guest, bought the … On the death in 1771 of John's heir, Henry Shere, a London goldsmith, Platt's House was sold to John Barrow, who devised …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a market-town. The parish comprises 1898 a. 1 r. 17 p.; it is celebrated for a remarkably fine vein of … containing 548 inhabitants. In the 20th of Edward I., John Byrun claimed free warren here in right of his wife … the east by the river Orwell, and comprises 951 a. 2 r. 30 p. The Hall is an elegant mansion, delightfully situated in …
The Environs of London
… in old charters is called Hulviz, Wolwiche, Wollewic, &c. I can find nothing satisfactory relating to its etymology. … which have never been recovered. (Hasted's Kent, vol. i. p. 45.) All the marshes from Greenwich to Gravesend are now … of benefactions. See Hasted's History of Kent, vol. i. p. 44. A Court-leet and Court-baron are held annually by Sir …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… Woolwich 12. WOOLWICH. (O.S. 6-in. London, Sheets (a)L, (b)P.) The Borough of Woolwich consists of the parishes of …
A History of the County of York
… 1284 his remains were translated in the presence of Edward I and Queen Eleanor. 38 The statutes made in 1294 ordered … summer and 7 a.m. in winter; evensong and compline at 3 p.m. in summer and 2 or 2.30 p.m. in winter; and High Mass sung at 9 a.m. was to be the …
Survey of London
… several other interests in property in the vicinity: (i) Ralph, son of William of Ely, sold to Hubert 8 his houses … 9 all their land lying between the property of Odo the goldsmith and the land of Levota the widow. (iii) Odo the … houses of "Drokenesford." 23The latter were at Endif (see p. 13), which adjoined York Place on the south. Other …
Feet of Fines of the Tudor period [Yorks]
… TERM, 3 HENRY VII. * Richard York, kt. William Sayles, goldsmith, and Margaret his wife 9 messuages with land in the …
Feet of Fines of the Tudor period [Yorks]
… Hull, called "Goods Howse." * Richard Brearay, citizen and goldsmith of York John Barker, gent., and Katherine his wife … Borowallys, Thorpe in Balme, and Cadebye, William P'kyn holds one messuage with lands in Carcrofte, Ouston, … may have been entered on the roll for the previous term. I failed to find it, it is, however, indexed. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Somerset; although Baker's paper is quoted in the preface (p. iii.) it has evidently been overlooked in the preparation … In many cases this may be the true state of affairs, but I feel confident that closer observation and more readiness … [Firecrest. Regulus ignicapillus (Brehm). Mr. H. St. B. Goldsmith, formerly of Bridgwater, writes that a friend of …