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A History of the County of Gloucester
… of Miles's family evidently lapsed or were challenged, for c. 1170 Ranulph's son Hugh of Cyveiliog granted the fee … remaining quarter by Richard of Bisley (or le Eyer), 40 for in 1303 Joan Corbet held fee at Bisley, and Tibbald and … and it was then held for life successively by three royal servants, John Baker from 1465, Thomas Gilbert from 1472, and …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… at Brown's Hill was served by a community called the Servants of the Paraclete who occupied two large houses in …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… minimal processing. In the form of BLACKING it was used, for example, to polish and to colour articles like BOOTs and … (mid-period), Inventories (late), Newspapers, Patents, Rates, Recipes, Tradecards. Black amber AMBERGRIS in its raw … LB Sources: Inventories (early), Inventories (mid-period), Rates. Black bag [black bagg] This seems sometimes to have …
A History of the County of Oxford
… once in the 16th century, was perhaps another name for West Down field. 3 Furlong names suggest that the … reduction permanent, claiming that labour shortages, high wages, and low corn prices meant that some crops did not … worked as laundresses, dressmakers, or domestic servants, or on the roads or railway. 152 Grocers' shops were …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a side gate by the Alvescot turn. 30 In 1779 it was 'fit for all manner of carriages', and in 1871 it was said to have … in 1878. 32 The Brize Norton road was suppressed c. 1935 for the building of Brize Norton airfield, and the Burford … poor relief was supported almost entirely from parish rates, supplemented, as elsewhere, by distribution of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1707 when it was discharged of tenths and first fruits. 16 For much of the 16th century the vicarage was let, and the … 17 At inclosure in 1770 the vicar received 14 a. for his yardland and 107 a. for commuted tithes, which with … restoration paid for by the chief landowners and parish rates; 69 unsatisfactory work necessitated further expense in …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… (1906). Black haft [blacke heft] Like the BLACK FRAME for pictures, looking glasses and the like, the black haft … lamb was classified as a SKIN for FUR in the 1582 Book of Rates [Rates (1582)]. Found rated by the C containing 100 See also …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… cheaper and more pungent form of PEPPER than WHITE PEPPER. For this form the berries were harvested before they were … (early), Inventories (mid-period), Inventories (late), Rates. Black soap [blacke sope; black sope; bla: sope] In … (early), Inventories (mid-period), Inventories (late), Rates. Black tin [black tyn] ORE of TIN when it has been …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… presence in retailing outlets suggests it was not intended for export to the West Indies or to Africa, although that … Inventories (mid-period), Inventories (late), Patents, Rates, Tradecards. References: Notable things in the way to … IRON PLATE, PLATE, TIN PLATE, WHITE PLATE. Sources: Rates. Blae flax [bleu flax] 'Blae' is an obsolete or dialect …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… expense: the Vicar is patron. There is a place of worship for a congregation of Wesleyans. Blackborough (All Saints) … of the Wyndham family: the tithes have been commuted for 80, and the glebe consists of 74 acres. The church having … is included within the limits of the parish. Whetstones for sharpening scythes; and the Sun Dew ( Drosera …