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A History of the County of Berkshire
… The romantic legends told by Froissart of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table at Windsor lack the … early history of Windsor which were current in the 14th and 15th centuries. 1 During the Saxon period, when Edward … 2 the site of the later castle formed part of Clewer and was probably forest. On the eve of the Norman Conquest …
Survey of London Monograph
… 930), but since then the succession has been maintained and Windsor is now one of the six heralds in ordinary. Badge: … news of the battle of Auray, fought on 29 September 1364, and whom King Edward forthwith appointed Windsor herald ( … Sometimes called king of arms. but only styled herald in patents of 1367 and 1379 (Coll. of Arms MS, O.A. I, 78, II, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… across the Winterborne valley at altitudes between 250 ft. and 600 ft. above sea-level; it formerly included some 60 … the river appear to represent three separate villages and manors. Philipston, in the N., lay around the present … by the present Manor House; Nicholson was sited near and to the S. of St. Nicholas's Church. In 1340 Nicholson and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Skipton, E. division of the wapentake of Staincliffe and Ewcross, W. riding of York, 7 miles (N. W. by N.) from … inhabitants. It is situated on the east side of the Aire, and intersected by a tributary of that river. There is a … now no longer held. The parish is tolerably extensive, and the village, which is long and straggling, occupies a …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Markets and fairs MARKETS AND FAIRS The market is held by prescription. In 1657 John … of the recent revival of the markets at Chatteris, March, and Whittlesey, Wisbech ranked second only to Wakefield among …
Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640
… hearings 28 June 1570 Entry 'On 28 June the President and censors decided that Gregory Wisdam should pay a fine of £6 if Hector Nones could prove the charge of wicked and ignorant conduct in administering a clyster to a certain Antony Pylbrogh. If the case were proved and he refused to pay the fine, then he would be put in …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha WITHERSLACK, MEATHOP AND ULPHA. The mesne manor of Meathop and Ulpha with land at Crackenthorpe in Beetham was an early …
A History of the County of Oxford
… cloth industry, already unrivalled within the county and marked, from the early 17th century, by increasing specialization in blankets and other broadcloths. 1 Thenceforth until the 20th century … Witney blanket-weavers petitioned in 1641 against royal patentees who for 30 years had inspected and sealed blankets …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… to be processed to concentrate the content of potassium and to turn the raw product into POTASHES and PEARL ASH. It … HUNDREDWEIGHT Sources: Acts, Diaries, Inventories (late), Patents, Rates. Wood comb [wooden combe; wooden comb; wood … were turning their attention to improved methods [Patents (1760)]; [Patents (1800)]. OED earliest date of use: …
The Environs of London
… hundred of Becontree, at the distance of about seven miles and a half from Whitechapel church. The parish is bounded by Chigwell, Chingford, Walthamstow, Wanstead, and Barking. It contains about 2000 acres of land, of which the greater part is meadow and pasture. A considerable part of the forest of Waltham …