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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… inhabitants. This parish is situated on the river Chew, and comprises about 1335 acres. The substratum contains copper-ore, and some mills have been established by a company for the … chiefly for the roads. Fairs are held on the 6th of May and the 8th of November, for sheep and cattle. The living is …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Frome in the S. to the watershed between the Cheselbourne and Lyscombe Brooks in the N.; the R. Piddle flows through it from W. to E., midway between the S. and N. boundaries. Reading Beds in the S. give rise to the … (22); Hyde, now called Druce Farm; Puddletown itself; and Bardolfeston (21), now deserted. In the N.E. quarter of …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… frame for guiding the pulleys for guiding the tail-cords and so enabling the weaving of complex designs. The few found … gave it as an alternative name for a 'Screw Pelican', and described it as a 'kinde of pincers to draw out the gum … lists of INDIAN - PIECE GOODS imported from Bengal [Yule and Burnell (1886, pb 1996)]. From about 1785 the term was …
Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640
… ?=849? Brought 2 medicaments for approval, an antidote and a balm or balsam. Certificate of approval given. See … for the College to investigate: an antidote (recipe given) and a balsam (recipe given). Both medicaments were found to be harmless, and a certificate to that effect was signed by the President …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… rises in the N.W. to just over 350 ft. above sea-level, and in the S.E. to about 450 ft. The village lies near the centre of the parish and appears to have grown up at a ford across the stream; it … 'Caundle' entries. The principal monuments are the church and the manor house. Ecclesiastical Purse Caundle, the Parish …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… union of Bideford, hundred of Shebbear, Great Torrington and N. divisions of Devon, 8 miles (W. by S.) from Great … union of Bideford, hundred of Black Torrington, Holsworthy and N. divisions of Devon, 9 miles (W. S. W.) from the town … is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 9. 11. 0., and in the gift of W. May, Esq.: the tithes have been …
Old and New London
… the HistorianDavid Mallet, the Scotch PoetJohn Tolland and Theodore Hook Residents hereMrs. ShelleyPutney … of Mrs. SiddonsJames MacphersonThe Fire-proof House, and the ObeliskThe Royal Hospital for IncurablesPutney … Duels fought hereDuel between the Duke of Buckingham and the Earl of Shrewsbury at Barn-elmsReviews on Putney …
The Environs of London
… appellation of "Puttenega amnum." Situation, boundaries, and extent. Putney lies in the western division of Brixton hundred, and is situated on the banks of the Thames, at the distance … north by the river; on the west by the parishes of Barnes and Mortlake; on the south by that of Kingston; and on the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… a game of cards using an ordinary pack but with the 8s, 9s and 10s removed, became popular in the 1720s and was superseded by Whist. The quadrille box was probably … for the same market, or that they were constructed and finished in similar ways, for example [Newspapers …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is a discharged vicarage, united to that of Wigtoft, and valued in the king's books at 10. 1. 3.: the tithes were … several endowments for education, producing 128 per annum; and 35, the amount of different bequests, and some smaller sums, are distributed among poor widows. …