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A History of the County of Oxford
… were being knitted. Proceeds generally amounted to a few pounds, but £25 was earned in 1803 and 11 in 1806. 38 The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… for the dioceses of York and Ripon, cost several thousand pounds. St. Catherine's hospital, formerly a house for the …
Survey of London
… a yearly payment had to be made to them of a taper of 2 pounds of wax. A confirmation of the grant by the monks, in … houses," one pound of frankincense in addition to the two-pounds wax taper. The next occupant was Hubert de Burgh, 6 … for the grant, and his rent was increased to a taper of 3 pounds of wax. Hubert de Burgh. At about the same time, …