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A History of the County of Shropshire
… priest of the Lady Chapel empowered the guild to collect and disburse rents arising from the original endowment 5 and in the following year Richard Attingham's endowment was … almshouse inmates were paid a weekly dole of 1 d. apiece 7 and this scale remained unchanged until c. 1553 8 In 1540 the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (S. S. W.) from Frodsham; containing 314 inhabitants, and comprising 1532 acres of land, whereof the soil is clay and sand. The manor was held under the earls of Arundel at an early period by Richard de Pierpoint and Robert de Alvanley, who sold it to Sir Philip de Orreby; …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies April 1727, 1630 April 1727, 1630 April 18. … me to give them in the like case etc. Encloses copy, and reasons given that obliged the Captain to bare away for … this Island, which was on account of a leak etc. Continues:And whereas the Captn. gave only an account of 2,228 bales of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… America and West Indies February 1635 February 1635 Feb. 3. Lord … Majesty, which were granted to the Patentees, Adventurers, and Council of New England by charter, by King James I. The … On 18th April leases for 3,000 years were granted, and on 22nd April several deeds of feoffment were made to the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Ancient and historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Amersham SCHEDULE A. AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN SOUTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ACCREDITED … of flint mixed with stone. The roofs of the Drake chapel and S. chapel are covered with slate and the other roofs with …
A History of the County of Oxford
… very few of the large number of earthworks in the country, and some working method of classification is necessary in … The classification is based upon the form of the work, and stands as follows: A.Fortresses partly inaccessible, by … C.Rectangular or other simple enclosures, including forts and towns of the Romano-British period. D.Forts consisting …
Magna Britannia
… a considerable part still remains, though the "right fair and strong embattled tower," mentioned by Leland, and which appears from a drawing in Dr. Borlase's manuscript … the waulls of the house, in a manner made it a castelle, and unto this day (temp. Henry VIII.) it is the glorie of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… St. ANDREW'S, ST., a city, the seat of a university, and anciently the metropolitan see of Scotland, in the … with the villages of Boarhills, Grange, Kincaple, and Strathkinness, 6017 inhabitants, of whom 3959 are in the … turrets, at irregular distances, and having three handsome gateways, above one of which, still remaining, is a mutilated …
A History of the County of Oxford
… course of the Thames, are sometimes regarded as artificial and due to the political circumstances of Viking days when it … London land in the Chilterns, Danish Northamptonshire, and the Lady of Mercia's country in Warwickshire and Gloucestershire. Geographically it is not so unnatural as …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Anne
… for the foot. I am told the fault lies on the clothiers and transport officers. Please give notice to those concerned … up. P. . S.P. Dom., Entry Book 101, p. 293. 2 Ap. Sick and Wounded Office. The Commissioners of Sick and Wounded to Nottingham. According to your orders we have …