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A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… S.) from Fraserburgh. The name of this place is supposed to have been derived from a Gaelic term Aber, signifying "mouth" or "opening," in reference to the rivulet Dour, which finds an entrance into the sea, a … of Burntisland, with the coasts of Lothian, the city of Edinburgh, and the Pentland hills in the distance. The soil …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… immediately E. of Northampton and N. of the R. Nene. Prior to various re-organizations of the early 20th century (VCH … with Moulton Park at 106 m. above OD across a gentle slope to a frontage on to the R. Nene at 53 m. above OD. Most of … window above. On the N., S. and E. faces of the third stage are blocked openings with two-centred heads; on the W. …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… 1214. 1. Charter by King William The Lion, granting to God and St. Kentigern, and to Bishop Jocelin and his successors, that they should have a … following the octaves of St. Peter and St. Paul (6 July). Edinburgh. 118998. The Ancient Register, fol. 5. Liber Ruber …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… confirming the Letters of Exemption from, taxes granted to the University by King James II., No. 24; and the … vol. i., p. 54, No. 31. Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow, No. 1. 54. INSTRUMENT in regard to … Isles, to barter with other merchandise."(1555, c. 14.) Edinburgh, 20 June, 1555. Acts of the Parliaments of …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… of kirkmen be holden still as unlawful in this kirk." Edinburgh, 17 August 1639. Acts of the General Assembly … (1843), pp. 36, 37. Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow, No. cxii. Ratified by Act of … and Jedburgh, but referring various matters of detail to the consideration of the burghs. Edinburgh, 10 September …
St Martin-in-the-Fields
… at the birthe of o r lorde god 1572 vj s viij d Sum'a To ls of the whole receipte of this our firste yere amountethe to the some of xv li iiij s ij d Wherof disbursed and laied … against herself. In May, 1573, an English force took Edinburgh Castle. According to the Act 8 Eliz. c. 15 "for …
St Martin-in-the-Fields
… xxiiij s viij d It'm payd for a booke that was appointed to be in the tyme of Lent xviij d It'm pd fo r o r … the seconde of Aprill for Ringing at her Ma ties Coming to Lambeth & for Ringing the thirde at her Ma ties Departure from thence to Greenewitch ij s It'm pd for Ringing the viij th of Aprill …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… historians and will stand for many years as a tribute to the enthusiasm and industry of a large number of people. … twenty-five regional co-ordinators and all responsible to a central team. The scheme has been administered by two … Arthur Bond and Angela Evans) whose job it has been to plan, guide, take policy decisions and write most of the …
The Estate and Household Accounts of William Worsley, Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, 1479-1497
… appendix. A paper based on the introduction was read to the seminar on Medieval and Tudor London at the Institute … Research in Trinity Term 2000, and we are grateful to the members of the seminar for their comments and criticisms. Thanks are also due to the librarians and archivists of the Public Record Office …
Survey of London
… received by the Council in preparing this volume must be to the Trustees of the Grosvenor Estate for their great … this study would have been impossible. It is a pleasure to acknowledge at the same time the ready assistance given to the Council's officers in their work by the members of the …