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Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… capellano, cum multis aliis etc. [Translation] To all and sundry faithful in Christ, as well present as to come, … present writing, William Stewart, prebendary of Kyllern, and canon of the church of Glasgow, and rector of the parish church of Glasfurde, in the diocese …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… XXXVII. Charter by King James IV. confirming the liberties and privileges granted to the Bishop of Glasgow. Edinburgh, 4 … King of Scots, to all good men of his whole land, clerics and laics, greeting. We are believed to act not unworthily … we bestow anxious care that the subjects of our kingdom, and especially prelates and ecclesiastical persons, may have …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… Y Y Yabbicom, William H., Lower Castle St, Bristol, cm and u (181819). Trading at no. 10 in 1818 and no. 8 in 1819. [D] Yale, Elihu, London, cm, broker and … freemen rolls] Yardley, George, Noble St, London, freeman merchant tailor, carver and gilder (1753). Employed four …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… It is situated on an acclivity above Bottesford beck, and comprises 733 a. 3 r. 6 p. The common lands were inclosed … 178 inhabitants. It is situated in the vale of the Wisk, and comprises by computation 1120 acres of land, divided … are frequently resorted to by the North Sea fleet, and merchant-vessels are constantly repairing to them for …
Alumni Oxonienses
… Christi Coll. 1714, M.A. 1717; rector of Greatham 1717-46, and vicar of Newton Valence, (both) Hants, 1718-46. See … 30 Jan., 1610-11; bar.-at-law, Middle Temple, 1619, as son and heir of William, of Petersfield, Hants, gent. See … 11 July, 1620; born 17 March, 1597-8; admitted to Merchant Taylors' school 1610. See Robinson, i. 64. Yardley, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Yapton 93 lies on the coastal plain south-west of Arundel and c. 2 miles (3 km.) from the sea. In 1881 it had 1,740 a. … centuries 87 were those of wood dealer and coal and manure merchant, tea dealer, station master, signalman, 88 watch … roads included a second-hand tool firm, a scrap metal merchant's founded in 1953, and a joinery works. There was a …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… This old measure had been the standard before Edward III and was still in use into the early-modern period. The yard … a yard, was the equivalent of the rod, perch or pole and consisted of 16½ FOOT. OED earliest date of use: 1377 for … of measure was the nautical term for a comparatively long and slender WOODEN - SPAR hung at its centre in front of a …
A History of the County of Somerset
… shape, measuring 2.5 km. from north to south at its widest and 3 km. from east to west. The only natural boundary is a … of the river Cam in the south-east; parts of the eastern and western boundaries are marked by roads. 74 The boundaries … 1,690 trees, nearly all oak, were sold to a Glastonbury merchant. 12 In 1801 there were 26 families engaged in …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Selkirk; containing, with the village of Ettrick-Bridge and part of Yarrowford, 1264 inhabitants. This place, which … contributions from the proprietors and tenants in lieu of statute labour. The parish is in the presbytery of Selkirk, … number of horses, are exposed for sale. During harvest, a statute-fair is held every Monday morning for hiring farm …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 3379 inhabitants. This township, which includes Upper and Lower Yeadon, and Henshaw, comprises about 1730 acres, chiefly high … pasture; the surface is watered by copious springs, and the substratum abounds with good building-stone. The …