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A History of the County of Shropshire
… 65 It was within the royal forest of Mount Gilbert or the Wrekin. By c. 1290 assarting had begun, and it may … lumps of ironstone weighing up to ½ cwt. set in blue clay or shale known as 'crows' or 'hatter's blocks'. 79 Sir George Saville, one of the lords …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… ane very meane and simple town, without ather trafficke or nowmer of inhabitantis, in the electioun of thair … and conventiounis of borrowes, thay haif had speciall plaice and voice as ane frie citye of the kingdome, and hes … yeirlye at the accustumat tymes as anye vther citye or borrough within the kingdome of Scotland, and that the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… usually being flint and brick, with roofs of thatch, tile, or slate; one house near the school in North End Road and … Walberton is a scattering of buildings of the 18th century or earlier, some perhaps built on roadside waste. 34 The name … some cottages for nursery workers. 40 There are 19th- or 20th-century cottages near Wicks Farmhouse on the Ford …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 49 The name was preserved in the 17th century in Frize or Frice farm and grounds, 50 and that corner of Yarnton was … footpath running eastwards from Worton towards Church Lane or Mead Lane. 62 Pre-inclosure maps of Cassington do not … occupation which may have persisted into the 13th or 14th century. 78 The evidence is insufficient to determine …
Survey of London
… at a reasonable rent, as the late Lord Keeper had it, or otherwise by promis from your Lordship to enjoy it for … in the morning until almost 9 at night without either meat or drink." 196 He was finally sentenced to dismissal from all … were made, and to be built of such stone as the Portico or Water-Gate at the River side is; and this was done on a …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Linn. 6. Red Mullet. Mullus barbatus, Linn. 7. Common or Ballan Wrasse. Labrus maculatus, Bl. Referred to by Baker … *10. Miller's Thumb. Cottus gobio, Linn. 11. Father-lasher or Bull-head. Cottus scorpius, Linn. 12. Long-spined … Donov. 53. Scald-fish. Arnoglossus laterna, Walb. 54. Plaice. Pleuronectes platessa, Linn. 55. Lemon Dab. …
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 … themselves to special plants, which may be abundant, rare or altogether absent, according to the nature of the soil on … wing covers, from which they get the name Coleoptera or sheath-wings. They exist in enormous numbers, Dr. Sharp …