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A History of the County of Essex
… presented, perhaps because of the lunacy of John Darcy, lord of Cockermouth, and the minority of his successor (Sir) … landowners and the parish vestry resolved to request the Lord Chancellor to appoint a third party to receive the …
A History of the County of Essex
… Becontree Heath (about 19 a.). This was controlled by the lord of the manor of Barking until about 1900, when his … still did reaping service at harvest time for the abbey as lord of the manor. 24 The dissolution of the abbey probably … the largest tenants in Dagenham Marsh were Barking Abbey, lord of the manors of Barking and of Cockermouth, and St. …
A History of the County of Essex
… the Dissolution it was maintained by Barking Abbey as lord of the manor. In the late 16th and 17th centuries … for it was often in doubt, though usually assigned to the lord of the manor. By 1694 it had been accepted as a county … for Sir Nicholas Bacon (d. 1579), Lord Keeper of the Great Seal. 235 Sir Nicholas's widow, Anne, was holding Marks in …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… surrounded with wood, was occupied for some time by Lord William Russell, who was inhumanly murdered in London by … by marriage with the daughter and heiress of the last lord, to Sir William Douglas, ancestor of the earls of … the regent Morton, on whose attainder, for the murder of Lord Darnley, it was, together with the barony, forfeited to …
The Rulers of London 1660-1689
… (see John BENCE) Da Elizabeth mar Andrew Archer, f of 1st Lord Archer Cous of William DASHWOOD (12) (1) Beaven, I, pp …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… cattle on a plot of ground, called Dale Meadow, after the lord of the manor has cleared off the hay, which privilege … succeeded by Guy Mohun, who was also Keeper of the King's Privy Seal, Treasurer of England, and Treasurer of St. Paul's, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… from Stockton; containing 78 inhabitants. In 1370, Henry, Lord Percy, sold this manor to Sir John Nevile, of Raby; and … situations highly picturesque. Dalton Hall, the seat of Lord Hotham, is a noble mansion. The living is a rectory, … valued in the king's books at 12; net income, 328; patron, Lord Hotham. Under an inclosure act in 1822, the tithes were …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… forces until 1646, when it was retaken by General Fairfax. Seal of the Old Corporation, now disused. The town is … is a small building, with only two wards. New Corporation Seal. Dartmouth comprises the parishes of St. Petrox, St. … Sir Thomas Walmesley, from whom it passed to the family of Lord Petre. The township is large and populous, and stretches …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… the court of Dunham, 13 and 14 H: 6: which was then Henry lord Greys (of Codnor) and Margaret his wifes, and William …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to a tradition, from which the device on the borough seal appears to have been taken, the town, now commonly … and bears a high price. The government is vested in a lord warden, who is constable of St. Briavell's Castle; six … chalk, is fertile. West Dean House, erected in 1804 by Lord James Selsey, is a spacious and handsome mansion. A …