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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… when 10,000 bricks were ordered for the purpose at 15 s. 8 d. a thousand. 13 The keeper's salary was fixed in 1624 at £13 6 s. 8 d. 14 In 1681 … a descendant of the family formerly resident at the castle. She also provided £6,000 for endowment, increased by …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… as a prominent centre of Nonconformity in Bishop Compton's 'census' of 1676, which enumerated only 12 Dissenters here … Nonconformist place of worship in the town-in Deadman's Lane (now Alexandra Road). 84 William Rix was appointed as … in Exchange Square. 11 The foundation stone of a chapel in Castle Square was laid in 1818 by the Rev. William Holmes, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Recusants in the castle RECUSANTS IN THE CASTLE The idea of concentrating … in separate rooms except for meals and for half an hour's exercise before dinner and supper. After the Armada, … Priests were allowed to go into the town. They paid 12 s. a month for their rooms. The castle became a kind of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… coming to the town. In 1534 Bishop Goodrich received £7 6 s. 8 d., 26 increased for Bishop Cox in 1560 to £7 16 s., 27 and £9 9 s. 4 d., with 20 stone of best beef, for … by the fewness of ordinations held in the church or the castle chapel. Of those who recorded the places of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… half length holding up the hand in benediction, on a castle with water underneath. The common seal adopted on the … in 1929, which have a crest showing a ship with St. Peter's Keys on one of the sails. 43 This badge (keys) is used on …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… made by members of the Corporation 'concerning the King's Majesties Shippinge' and 'about the Towne business to get … was dissuaded from attending a Commission of Sewers in the castle. A crowd of soldiers however clamoured for him, … castle and town were put into a state of defence. £11 12 s. 6 d. was spent on ironwork for the castle drawbridge. £7 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 'WISBECH ANO DOM 1662. 1c. GM'. 66 Several tradesmen's tokens of this period are preserved in the Museum. 67 The … some forty to fifty medium-sized houses on the former castle grounds. By 1796 the town had become preponderantly … sphere of influence covers the Isle-Cambridge (13.3), King's Lynn (15.6), and Peterborough (13.7), and of the country as …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… years ago, and became the residence of the present owner's father Richard Acklom, esq: in 1719, (who was, it is … a captain in the army, on half pay. It appears by Noble's pedigree, that Mr. Acklom's lady is a descendent from … esteemed by Gen. Lambert, was killed before Scarborough Castle, about the year 1645. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… inhabitants. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at 8. 11. 0.; net. income, 100; patrons and … 27 persons. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 12. 12. 3., and in the gift of H. C. Sturt, Esq.: … traced the foundations and embankments of Solay or Sawley Castle, a place of great importance in the baronial wars, …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… of Roger de Midhop. It descended in Thomas de Pykering's posterity until after the death of Lady Anne Knevet, the … John Barrow, rent 12s. 11d.; 1 messuage called "Chamley's," owner John Barrow, rent 12s. 11d.; 1 messuage called … He was father of the celebrated John Wilkinson of Castle Head. "Pow House" is now part of Wilson House Farm. …