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A History of the County of Hampshire
… provides, are that fourteen of the burgesses paid 25 s. to the abbey of Romsey, 9 that the abbey of Wherwell held … inhabitants of the suburb of Winchester used to pay 12 s. 11 d. to the king as of his manor of Basingstoke. 11 The … The mayor keeps his robe and wears with it the gold chain of office presented by the citizens in 1879. 118 The …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… 'for the liveries of Nicholas the keeper of the king's house at Windsor.' The existence of a chapel within the … the first seven years nothing was done, but the chaplain's pay of a penny a day points to the maintenance of the … of the portcullis is fixed. It was formerly suspended by a chain passing through a square hole in the top of the arch to …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Archbishop of Canterbury, who to the Bishop of Salisbury's claim that Windsor Castle was in his diocese successfully … 11267, when David, King of Scotland, came here as Henry's guest. King David swore allegiance to the Empress Maud as … books and 'lewd trash.' 258 The account of a visit by one Paul Hentzer to Windsor in 1598, which was translated by …
Survey of London Monograph
… now one of the six heralds in ordinary. Badge: Edward III's (Edward of Windsor) sun-burst, that is, golden sunrays … Shropshire 1623; d. 11 January 1626; bur d at St Benet's, Paul's Wharf. Published 1622 A Discoverie of Errours in … with the coronet of a king of arms about its neck and a chain therefrom passing between its forelegs or; (4) granted …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. German), a parish, in the union of Patrington, S. division of the wapentake of Holderness, E. riding of … came to Cardinal Wolsey. Wing (St. Peter and St. Paul) WING ( St. Peter and St. Paul), a parish, in the union of Uppingham, hundred of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… monuments in Buckinghamshire Wingrave 224. WINGRAVE. (O.S. 6 in. xxix. N.W.) Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, stands in the middle of the village and is built of stone rubble. The roofs of the chancel and S. porch are tiled, that of a small chamber on the N. side of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Winterborne Herringston 47 WINTERBORNE HERRINGSTON (O.S. 6 ins. SY 68 NE) The parish of Winterborne Herringston … covers less than 600 acres, stretching from the S. boundary of Dorchester across the South Winterborne and on to the N. slopes of the S. Dorset Ridgeway. It lies on Chalk. Winterborne …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… endowed with 21 acres of land. Wisbech (St. Peter and St. Paul) WISBECH ( St. Peter and St. Paul), a sea-port, borough, market-town, and parish, and the … with the Nene. Corporation Seal. From the date of Wulfhere's charter, little is recorded of the history of the place …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… date a gap 130 yards wide was made, probably at Abel's Gull. Parts of the country-side were flooded to a depth of … in a poor way, was the husband of Jane Pepys, the diarist's aunt. 10 The inn in which the diarist lodged was the Swan … There are four handsome brass chandeliers formerly in St. Paul's Cathedral. NONCONFORMITY A Wesleyan Methodist …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 2 acres. Before this time various creeks, such as Carlton's Creek, 5 penetrated a long way inland and allowed the … In Leverington: the Marsh, Spitalfield, Thummins, Margerie's Croft, Farthing Field, Outnewlands, Fen Croft, Church … the period from Henry VII to Elizabeth. The church of ST. PAUL, GOREFIELD, erected in 1870, is a stone structure in the …