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Survey of London Monograph
… HERALD Spelman thought that York herald was originally the officer of Edmund of Langley, created Duke of York in 1385, but the first reliable reference to York is in 1484 (see John … was the Bluemantle to whom an annuity previously held by Parvesyn, Collar pursuivant, was granted by pat. 11 …
Survey of London
… York House CHAPTER 6: YORK HOUSE The York Water Gate (see pp. 5960) in the Victoria Embankment … in 1556 the Duke's heirs surrendered 191 it to the Queen, by whom 192 it was almost immediately granted to Nicholas … the reign of Mary. In December, 1558, he gave up the charge of the Great Seal to Nicholas (afterwards Sir …
Survey of London
… York Place CHAPTER 1: YORK PLACE Towards the end of the twelth century Richard of Ely (also known as … of a taper of 2 pounds of wax. A confirmation of the grant by the monks, in which William was referred to as their … him, to take account of all such stuff as they had in charge. And in his gallery there was set divers tables, …
Survey of London
… York Road CHAPTER 7 - YORK ROAD [See plates 25, 26 and 27.] The first Waterloo Bridge Act contained a clause for the … on Waterloo Road) the land was undeveloped. It was divided by open ditches into fields, Float Mead, The Twenty-one … by William (afterwards Sir William) Tite. 95 It was opened on 11th July, 1848. In 1864 the South Eastern Railway …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Peter) ZEAL-MONACHORUM ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Crediton, hundred of North Tawton, South Molton and N. divisions of Devon, 8 miles (W. by N.) from Crediton; containing 649 inhabitants. This parish … in the king's books at 17. 8. 9., and in the gift of Mr. Tombs: the tithes have been commuted for 419, and the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Zoology Fishes, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals FISHES The fishes of Somerset have received a good deal of attention from the late Mr. W. Baker, who has contributed an excellent paper on the … Very few additions have since been made to the list given by Mr. Baker, and which is the source whence the present …
A History of the County of Somerset
… ZOOLOGY MOLLUSCS NON-MARINE Favoured in its situation and the quality of its soil, the county of Somerset yields a … locality. The principal papers on the district are those by the Rev. Canon A. Merle Norman, D.C.L., F.R.S., 1 and by Mr. E. W. Swanton. 2 A. GASTROPODA I. PULMONATA a. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… search will do much more than extend our knowledge of the distribution throughout the county of the species … The specimens recorded below from Winsford were collected by Mr. F. C. Woodbridge. Winsford is a small village on the …