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A History of the County of York
… It has been said 1 that the earliest liturgical traditions of the north were closely linked with Rome: this is perhaps illustrated in the beginnings of Anglian Christianity at York when Paulinus baptized Edwin … at the altar and covered the altar and the crosses with gold and silver leaf. Egbert himself (732-66) adorned the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES Manor Court books of Worthing manor's court baron survive from 1544 to 1925. 91 The court's jurisdiction was presumably over that part of Worthing tithing which lay outside the jurisdiction of … silver with three fishes proper on the azure pieces; on a gold wavy chief a cornucopia proper [Granted 1919] District …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… end-ways, by Wreaths, in the same Manner as the Axis of a Wheel-Barrow is'. OED earliest date of use: 1733 Found described as for CART, TUMBRIL See also … too, Whited Brown, and Common Blue; Blotting, Black and Gold embos'd, Plain or Gilt, and Mourning Post; Glaz'd, or …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… S.W.) Writtle is a large parish and village 2 m. W. of Chelmsford. The Church, Moor Hall and Aubyns are the … principal monuments. Ecclesiastical c(1). Parish Church of All Saints stands in the village. The walls are mostly of … colour and white with stars, now black, possibly formerly gold, also on S. face of fourth bay of S. arcade, probably …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… XCII Charter of James VI making Glasgow a Royal Burgh (1611) XCII. Charter … and privileges, previously granted to the Burgh and City of Glasgow, and erecting the same into a Royal Burgh. … delivery of earth and stone of the ground, and a coin of gold, shall be effectual to them, without repeating of any …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… 179199. Took out Sun Insurance policies in 1784 for 600 of which 400 accounted for utensils, stock and goods; on 5 … (17881818). Polled at St Mary's, Norwich, 17961806: of Ipswich in 1799, South Walsham in 1812, and St Stephen's, … Highest, in Carv'd & Painted, Carv'd & Gilt, Walnuttree & Gold. Mahogany & Gold. Jappan'd or in plain frames as Piers, …
Alumni Oxonienses
… 1500-1714 Yaire-Yule Yaire-Yule Yaire, Thomas s. William, of Laverstoke, Northants, sacerd. Queen's Coll., matric. 12 Oct., 1665, aged 18. Yaire, William of Westmorland, pleb. Queen's Coll., matric. 21 Nov., 1628, … from Emanuel Coll., Cambridge, 1641; chaplain in Colonel Gold's regiment, minister of Brighthelmstone, Sussex, rector …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… Yanwath and Eamont Bridge is a parish on the N. border of the county immediately S.W. of Penrith. Yanwath Hall, Eamont Bridge, Mansion House and … intersecting moulded beams with nail-head ornament and a pendant (Plate 160) at the intersection, consisting of four …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… the most important in the Dictionary Archive being a unit of linear measure that largely replaced the ELL. This old … 3 FOOT long, though sometimes by custom for some TEXTILEs of 37 inches. The term appears in all sections of the … yellow metal leaf, presumably as a cheap substitute for GOLD LEAF or SILVER LEAF. OED earliest date of use: 1647 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… V. S.E.) Yaxley is a parish and large village 4 m. S.S.W. of Peterborough. The church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. Peter (Plate 162) stands on the N.W. side of the … loft modern; on close lower panels on N. a band of gold monograms M.R., on a red ground, one to each panel, …