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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… they first acquired the land upon which they settled, 2 and where they remained until the Dissolution. It lay in the parish of St. Andrew, just outside Barnwell gate, 3 and the Hundred Rolls state that 'houses in which many … 1539 the Crown leased 'lez Blak Freres', with orchards, gardens, and dovecotes, to William Shirwood of Cambridge for …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… bishopric of Lichfield for the fabric of their church 1 and three years later he allowed them to enclose a road to … provided six oaks from Shirlett Forest for the church, 3 and, at about this date, their building operations led them … Severn. It was alleged in 1272 that they had taken stones and rubbish from the bank of the Severn and had thrown them …
A History of the County of Warwick
… of Coventry, specially reserved his manor of Cheylesmore and the house of the Grey Friars. Roger and Cicely were both buried in the quire of the friary … by Roger de Montalt for the enlargement of their area, and obtained licence, after inquisition before the sheriff, …
A History of the County of Nottingham
… the forest of Sherwood for the stalls of their chapel, 2 and yet another grant for the same purpose in 1234. 3 In … 1236-7 the friars were constructing a quay on the river, and received two royal grants of timber for this purpose. 4 … them by Henry III, in April 1247, for their buildings, and again in August of the same year six more oaks for their …
A History of the County of Norfolk
… district; for there was Burnham, four miles on one side, and Snitterley not much farther off on the other; but they omitted to state that these were Carmelite and not Franciscan settlements. But their opposition was futile, for both royal and papal sanction was obtained. Clement VI granted to the …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… seem to have shown something of the same independent and fearless spirit as their brethren of the strict … century. Richard II. had been a benefactor of this house, and at the beginning of the next reign a friar was accused by … time 'when the people began to grudge against King Harry, and bear him heavy, because he took their goods and paid not …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… 3 According to Stow, the founders were Gilbert Luenor and his wife Ellen, 4 but the basis for this statement is … Leicester Franciscan house was dedicated to St. Francis, and was included in the Custody of Oxford. 6 The chapel of … friary in 1402. A Franciscan declared to Henry IV that he and ten other friars of the house at Leicester, together with …
A History of the County of York
… resisted the establishment of rivals in their territory, and appealed to Rome for support. The pope, probably Innocent … of a papal privilege granted to the friars by Gregory IX 2 and was consequently invalid. But on the third day a friar … for 5 s. 8 d. a year. The churchyard itself, with some gardens and orchards extending from the wall of the site on …
A History of the County of York
… the end of 1226 Henry III instructed Martin de Pateshull and his fellows, justices in eyre, to consult the Mayor and good men of York about a site for the Friars Preachers in … their precincts, breaking their walls and trampling their gardens, in order to seize persons who had taken sanctuary, …
A History of the County of York
… order that the Carmelite friary of Hull dates from 1290, and that the chief founders and benefactors were Edward I, Sir Robert Ughtred, and Sir … 10 March 1538-9. 15 The lands comprised the site with gardens ( acre) and a close of pasture (1 acre), and three …