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Alumni Oxonienses
… [ 25] Phayre, Thomas (Phaer) 20 years in medicine; B.Med. and admitted to practice 6 Feb., 1558-9, D.Med. 21 March, … of Montacute 17 Feb., 1679-80; brother of Robert 1633, and father of Thomas 1660. See Foster's Parliamentary … bar.-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, 1702, M.P. Ilchester 1708-14, and Somersetshire 1722-7. See Foster's Judges and Barristers. …
Survey of London
… Only the southern side of Piccadilly between the Haymarket and St. James's Street lies within the area covered by the … James Pennethorne, the architect to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, reported that the houses were extremely old and worn …
Old and New London
… the strings, the melting strain Transports the soul, and thrills through every vein; There oft I enter, but with … HouseA Critical Reviewer's Opinion of the Old Entrance and ColonnadePope lampooned by HogarthAnecdotes of Pope and Dean SwiftBurlington House under the RegencyVisit of the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… depicting subjects such as 'King Henry', 'the monument' and 'London Arms', which could correspond to the OED's second … the latter they could be the same as the 'small toy cards' and 'large ditto' offered for sale in [Tradecards (1794)]. Sayer and Bennett's Catalogue for 1775 listed a great many small …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… It is intersected by the road from Lewes to Newhaven, and bounded on the east by the Ouse river, and on the south by the English Channel. The living is a … acres, of cold clayey land, in equal portions of arable and pasture; and is intersected by the road from Northampton …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… flows from N. to S. through the centre of the parish, and on either side of it the land rises gently to Chalk … to S., Piddlehinton, Combe Deveral, Little Piddle, Muston and N. Louvard. Of these, Piddlehinton, Muston and Combe Deveral have long been part of the parish, but the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… parish incorporates two distinct parts, Piddletrenthide and Plush. The old parish of Piddletrenthide, with an area of … through the village (Plate 1). The land is entirely Chalk and lies between 300 ft. and 700 ft. above sea-level. This part of the parish has …
Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640
… it. In his book of 1579 he had described a pill (*), and had given it to Mr Laborn the surgeon. He was accused of … pill. P could not clear himslelf of having given this pill and other medicines. Attitude of the accused denied Action … Entry P, a surgeon of Ratley, was accused of malpractice, and convicted. Action taken Imprisoned in Wood Street and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… part which is close to the river, where limestone, silts and marls outcrop, most of the parish is on Oxford Clay, … two other deserted medieval settlements of some size (7) and (8); all three sites formed part of the intensive … medieval occupation of the valley (Fig. 12). Prehistoric and Roman c(1) Enclosure (TL 029849; Fig. 96), in the extreme …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to this suburb of the metropolis, westward of St. James's and the Green Parks, is uncertain. Most, if not all the … extending southward from Hyde-Park Corner, and fronting the Green Park and the Royal Gardens; and the ground to the west between …