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A History of the County of Oxford
… of the tenants are to any appreciable extent dependent upon the price of corn'. 1 Sheep were still kept in the 19th …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Bruce was recovered from the English by Sir James Douglas, upon whom, as a reward for his fidelity, that monarch … which purpose the Marquess of Tweeddale has erected a mill upon his lands. Yester House, the seat of the marquess, is a … the privilege of grazing their cattle, and cutting turf, upon the common; and about 500 acres adjacent to the two …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to Bampton for at least 50 years, had called occasionally upon the services of Bampton's overseers, but paid for its …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… but the number of persons employed is uncertain, depending upon the fluctuating demand for the produce. This township, … for a rentcharge of 160. The church has been rebuilt upon a more commodious site, in the later style of English … picturesque scenery, and watered by the rivulets called Avon Draws, Avon Disgynva, and the Whielor, a favourite …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… tributary kings and foreign ambassadors, conferred upon it a distinction almost unsurpassed among the cities of … spot are three natural sand-hills, called Severus' Hills, upon which the ceremony is supposed to have been performed. … Scots and Picts, by whom it was frequently assailed; and upon the arrival of the Saxons it experienced considerable …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… plan and elevations of Clifford's Tower are based upon drawings prepared in the former Office of Works and the first-floor plan and section upon drawings by J. Ridsdale Tate; the plans and elevations … of the 18th-century court and prison buildings are based upon drawings by Mr. Kenneth Ward. Clifford's Tower (Pls. 18; …
Survey of London Monograph
… to his third wife Anne Mynne. Noble names him York 'upon the authority of the Wriothesley's pedigrees in which he …
Survey of London
… Buckingham died in November, 1649, and York House devolved upon her son, George, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. As, however, … H (undred feet) and in breadth from yorke rents scytuate upon ye North side of ye said ground unto a greene Apple tree … The Villiers' motto" "Fidei coticula curx" is inscribed upon the frieze, while the key stones to the three arched …
Survey of London
… wherein were set in each two broad and long tables upon tressels, whereupon was set such a number of plate of … as were almost incredible. In the gilt-chamber was set out upon the tables nothing but all gilt plate; and a cupboard …
Survey of London
… of the original structure now remains except the arches upon which the new station has been built. 73 Nos. 313 …