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A History of the County of Oxford
… August the provincial prior sent Friar John of Rochester to take possession of the site and make arrangements for the … highway. Having secured licence from the Bishop of Lincoln to build an oratory, they came to an agreement with the … 357, 500, Kynyngham's treatises, ibid. 4-103; Wiclif's answers, ibid. App. Ibid. 275, 297. Ibid. 299, 302. Ibid. …
A History of the County of London
… St. Clare. 2 The first members of the convent were brought to England by the earl's wife Blanche, queen of Navarre, in … Hartington and 'Northburgh' churches both are said to be appropriated to the nuns. 6 Some more property in … Arch. xxxv, 456, 464. Nichols, Royal Wills, 30. Among the articles bequeathed were a reliquary of crystal, a large …
A History of the County of Kent
… organization in 1415, but though Edward IV interposed to protect their threatened independence in 1471, 2 they seem to have had no separate house in England till ten years … each friar separately, and each refused to accept the articles, especially that which denied the papal authority. …
A History of the County of York
… settled as a hermit on the banks of the Nidd close to Knaresborough. The most interesting traditions about him relate to his power over animals and his kindness to the poor. His life was not that of a solitary. ' He had …
A History of the County of Worcester
… of Elmley, who on 5 June of that year obtained licence to alienate in mortmain to the Prior Provincial and Friars Preachers in England a … minister's chamber two bedsteads, a chair, and a few other articles. Among the contents of the kitchen were 'xiii. …
A History of the County of Derby
… who died in 1242. 2 Henry III was a generous benefactor to their conventual church, which was dedicated in honour of … when the temporalities were in the hands of the crown) to assign 20 marks to the Friars Preachers of Derby as a royal gift towards the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Hatch was included in Friern Barnet. The area increased to 1,340 a. between 1931 and 1937, through adjustments to boundaries on the incorporations of Finchley and Southgate, and to 1,342 a. in 1951. 3 The parish acquired a local board in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Manningtree; containing 44 inhabitants. The parish appears to have been of greater extent, till reduced to its present limits by encroachments of the sea, which, according to calculation, take from it about one acre annually. Its …
Survey of London
… delayed the completion of the houses and consigned Markham to gaol 2 (see page 34). From its early days until about the … the east side of the street, although not all of it seems to have been directly controlled by Portland building leases. … page 109). In September 1717 Sir James was entering into articles of agreement for the construction of the five houses …
The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… lies on the western borders of Lothingland, and gives name to a beautiful lake, known as Fritton Decoy, though its … and wild fowl, of different species, resort during winter to the shelter of its numerous inlets. The catching of the … by artificial pipes or nets affords a considerable profit to various proprietors whose estates environ the shores. The …