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A History of the County of Warwick
… their house by Ralph Blundeville, earl of Chester, on his manor of Cheylesmore, on the south-west side of the city. … of Coventry, specially reserved his manor of Cheylesmore and the house of the Grey Friars. Roger and Cicely were both … to have set their hands. It suggests 'surrender' of St. Andrew's, Northampton, known to be the composition of the …
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 … the king granted them licence in 1256 to take stone from his Nottingham quarry for that purpose; 7 but they were still … seal of this friary at the British Museum. 29 It bears St. Francis, three-quarter length, praying beneath a rich …
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 … Walsingham, leading from North Barsham to the chapel of St. Mary, Little Walsingham, below their house. This licence …
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 … beginning of the next reign a friar was accused by one of his own brethren of spreading a report that the late king was … The impression, which is somewhat indistinct, represents St. Francis to the right beneath a tree lifting up the right …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Leland, however, remarks that, though he was 'the Original and great Builder of this house,' the site was given by a … Todgill, whose dispute with the lessee of the hospital of St. Mary Magdalene over the 'Widowfield' is narrated … of the Duchy of having made away with goods placed in his care during the nonage of one Elizabeth a Powell; but he …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… was appointed first Warden at Oxford, although still in his novitiate, in 1225, 2 and some years later he was sent to found a convent at … of rafters' 5 which formed the frame of the roof. Here on St. Laurence's Day William de Esseby and his two comrades, …
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 … view. 5 The Leicester Franciscan house was dedicated to St. Francis, and was included in the Custody of Oxford. 6 The …
A History of the County of York
… day every week.' 1 The Cistercians, to whom the church of St. Mary was appropriated, strongly resisted the establishment of rivals in their territory, and appealed to Rome for support. The pope, probably Innocent … four feasts of the Virgin, and those of St. Francis, St. Anthony, and St. Clare. 17 In 1291 Archbishop Romanus, when …
A History of the County of Norfolk
… in 1271 a plot of land 500 ft. square, called la Strande, and confirmed the previous gift to them of their site by … Yarmouth, erected their church, dedicated to the honour of St. Dominic, in 1280, at his sole cost. 3 Pilgrim, who died in 1304, was therefore …
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 … Preachers in that city. They recommended the chapel of St. Mary Magdalen with a plot of land behind it, situated in … church of these friars on the feasts of St. Francis, St. Anthony of Padua, and St. Clare. 16 Licence to dedicate the …