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Westminster Abbey Charters, 1066 - c.1214
… of all his land outside Ludgate, with its stone houses and appurtenances, which was held by Osmund the carter and Ermengard his wife and of which they made him heir in the King's Court. Rose is …
Westminster Abbey Charters, 1066 - c.1214
… 8.3 6 cm; monk presenting a church to the Virgin (seated) and Child: SIGILLUM GERVASII ABBATIS SANCTI PETRI … of the manor of Kelvedon [Hatch] (Essex), for lights and other offices of the High Altar. [1138 1157] Gervasius, … to pay five marks (3. 6 s. 8 d.) a year to the sacristy, and if he dies or enters a religious order or is promoted to …
Calendar of the Manuscripts of the Dean & Chapter of Wells
… Wells in Biestewalle, bought from John de Hereford, to him and his successors, paying yearly to the chief lords, viz: to the lord of Dunheved lb. of cumin and of columbar', two pairs of white gloves to the heir of Sir Walerand de Welesleye, and to the communar of Wells 10 s., for all service except …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 55 SW, d SP 55 SE) The parish, covering some 940 hectares and of irregular shape, lies across the valley of the R. Cherwell. The river rises in the N.W. and flows S.E. in a broad open valley from 175 m. to 135 m. … on Jurassic clays with small areas of glacial sands and gravels overlying these. In the extreme S., S.W. and N. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… north-east from Ellingham, near the road between Alnwick and Belford. Chatley CHATLEY, a hamlet, in the parish of … r. 21 p. of land, the property of the Duke of Devonshire; and consists almost wholly of Chatsworth Park, which extends into the hamlet of Edensor, and the townships of Baslow and Beeley, and comprises 1200 …
Old and New London
… Cheapside Introduction CHAPTER XXVI. CHEAPSIDEINTRODUCTORY AND HISTORICAL. Ancient Reminiscences of CheapsideStormy Days … of the RiotersA Royal PardonJane Shore. What a wealth and dignity there is about Cheapside; what restless life and … while in the reign of Edward III. some false chopins (wine measures) were destroyed. This was rough justice, but still …
Old and New London
… TRIBUTARIES, NORTH. Goldsmiths' HallIts Early DaysTailors and Goldsmiths at LoggerheadsThe Goldsmiths' Company's Charters and RecordsTheir Great Annual FeastThey receive Queen … of Parliament, and shall also make due search for their weights." EXTERIOR OF GOLDSMITHS' HALL. The manner of making …
Old and New London
… StreetPleasant MemoriesSt. Peter's in ChepeSt. Michael's and St. Mary StainingSt. Alban's, Wood StreetSome Quaint EpitaphsWood Street Compter and the Hapless Prisoners thereinWood Street Painful, Wood … Anabaptist RisingA Remarkable Wine CooperSt. John Zachary and St. Anne-in-the-WillowsHaberdashers' HallSomething about …