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Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… aid of the said chantry, so that an obit be kept therein for the soul of her late husband in manner as directed. Dated … in the parish of S. Alphege absolutely, subject to charges for keeping an obit and for charitable gifts to the poor of the parish of S. Alphege. …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… addition to a former sum of forty-five pounds bequeathed for the maintenance of three poor scholars, so as to raise … Mooregate in the parish of S. Stephen in Colemanstreete, for their lives; remainder to Humfrey Lee. Dated 19 January, … to be sold, and the proceeds added to his estate for the benefit of his wife and his legacies. Dated 16 …
The Environs of London
… or farm within the manor of Mortlake, which accounts for its being omitted in the Conqueror's survey. Archbishop … this manor from the time of the Conquest 5, exchanged it for other lands with Henry VIII., who soon afterwards granted … his attainder it was settled upon Queen Catherine Parr for her life 7. Queen Mary granted it to Cardinal Pole 9. Her …
A History of the County of Somerset
… in 1874. 95 Further road improvements, planned in 1937-8 for a western relief road and London-Plymouth road to bypass … 10 and the track and buildings were removed to make way for housing. Windmill Hill was the site of a Bronze-Age … Lindsay but to have failed either because they fell into arrears of rent or for want of clay, although good clay …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… view of the fine Vale of Black more, extending for many miles: the land is extremely fertile, and within a … the most barbarous outrages. When retiring to their ships, however, they were attacked, routed with great … with pleasure-boats, and with several beautiful models of ships, among which is an elegant model of the Euryalus …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… has possibly been moved since its first erection. The hole for the ancient oak bolt may be seen in the jamb. On the … windows, and the string course at the side of the dormers for the roof which come down between them remain and are … Thus in 11556 it is found that 14 10 s. 8 d. was paid for making the king's house in the castle of Winchester 3; in …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… the coast and served by ancient roads, was predestined for the haunt of custom, quickened later by all the demands … are only returned at 21 8 s. 9 d. by including 6 2 s. 6 d. arrears. The ground rents had fallen still further to 3 4 s. … in no less than 7 10 s. 1 d. Even with these and 28 s. of arrears the total receipts came to only 10 5 s. 7 d. As the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… consisted in the substitution of blinding and castration for the more usual punishment of the gallows, since none 'de … were occasionally punished by minor mutilation, as for example the loss of an ear. 9 The proceedings customary … nothing worthy of distraint was found there to satisfy the arrears. But the other mills had actually risen in value. The …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… the king's demesne in the time of Edward the Confessor, 'for the king wished to have thence the full amount that King … from the city as an aid-paying borough, and 22 15 s. 8 d. arrears. 24 In the Pipe Roll of 11556 (2 Henry II) a certain … expenses and the high payments those of payment of arrears as well as the farm of the present year. The amount …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… in Battersea. 4 The work at the castle was advanced enough for its use as a royal residence before the end of the 11th … garrison. 308 The pay of the garrison being as usual in arrears, Parliament in March of the following year ordered … time except the usual complaints by the governor about arrears of pay. There were rumours that Richard Cromwell …