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A History of the County of Gloucester
… ESTATES. An estate held by Ernesi in 1066, 70 later called the manor of PAINSWICK, evidently passed to Walter de Lacy (d. 1085) 71 and was held by his son Roger de … were forfeited in 1215, and Painswick was granted to Walter de Lacy, 78 but Warin regained his lands in 1217 and …
The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… situated on a bold cliff, is constantly suffering from the encroachments of the German Ocean. In Domesday Book it is written Pagefella, … honour of Chester, by the service of an eighth part of a knight's fee, and Thomas Rothenhall was his son and heir. …
Survey of London
… Road continued northward from Kensington Gate to the Kensington Road, this northern portion being a narrow lane bounded on the west side by the curtilage of Noel House (see page 15) … of its owner. 'It is characteristic of the man', wrote Walter Armstrong, 'None of the thought-out quaintness of the …
Survey of London
… described as 'His Majesty's Apothecary', 1 petitioned the Crown for an extension of his leasehold interest in three … occupied by John Gibson Lockhart, whose fatherin-law, Sir Walter Scott, stayed there in the autumn of 1826. a In the … ed., 1828, pp. 313–14. Smith, op. cit., pp. 12, 22. C. Knight, London, 1843, vol. v, p. 273. J. E. Hodgson and F. A. …
Survey of London
… 7778 Pall Mall Nos. 7778 Pall Mall There was a house on the site of No. 78 at least as early as 1670. 191 It appears … 1724 by Claudius Amyard, principal and serjeant surgeon to the King, 192 but the extent of the rebuilding is doubtful, … at the back of No. 78, but it may have been removed by Sir Walter Stirling as part of the repairs which he carried out …
Survey of London
… Pall Mall, South Side, Past Buildings No 105 Pall Mall: The Hon. Thomas Fitzmaurice's House No. 105 Pall Mall: The Hon. Thomas Fitzmaurice's House Occupied part of the site … succeeded in turn by the Globe Insurance Company and Sir Walter Stirling. Between 1826 and 1834 George IV used the …
Survey of London
… Pall Mall, South Side, Past Buildings The Carlton Club The Carlton Club Occupied until 1940 the site now occupied by … of the Marquis of Salisbury, Henry Hope and Gaily Knight; 104 the latter had written several works on …
Old and New London
… is a social animal." Aristotle, "Politics." Advantages of the Club SystemDr. Johnson on Club-LifeEarliest Mention of … to institute a literary club. Among those present were Sir Walter Scott, Sir Francis Chantrey, Richard Heber, Thomas … Mr. H. T. Hope, Sir Martin Archer Shee, Mr. Richard Payne Knight, the Earl of Holderness, Sir Bourchier Wrey, Sir Henry …
The Environs of London
… Pancras PANCRAS. Name. This place takes its name from the saint to whom the church is dedicated. It was called St. … Antiquaries, who was collated in 1771. Manor of Pancras. Walter, a canon of St. Paul's, held, when the survey of … Gent. 1709; Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Carlton, Esq. Knight-harbinger to Charles I. and Charles II. (by his second …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… Papers Relating to Appointments in the Navy PAPERS RELATING TO APPOINTMENTS IN THE NAVY, To Offices under the Rank of Captain, and dated … of which he mentions his having served under Sir Walter Rawleigh in the voyage to Guiana; he served also in …