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A History of the County of Warwick
… at Sheriff Hales (Salop.), 41 Anthony Burgesse, Vicar of Sutton Coldfield, 42 Thomas Byrdall, 43 Tristram Diamond, … of his life. Fittingly enough these two survivors of the long era of persecution preceding the Toleration Act died … county, numbering probably some 250 to 300 members and 'long favoured with a lively ministry'; in 1735 its …
A History of the County of Warwick
… from Kettering. None of them seems to have stayed very long and from about 1736 to 1750 the congregation was without … about 300. After Griffith's departure in 1781 there was a long vacancy before George Burder was appointed in 1783. 31 …
A History of the County of Warwick
… sword and scabbard survived in 1965. This is 4 ft. 4 in. long. It is said to be of 15thcentury date. The hilt and its … 'old' sword. There are still 3 maces. One is 1 ft. 6 in. long, of silver parcel-gilt, and consists of a short … the royal arms as used 17141801. A second is 1 ft. 9 in. long, silver gilt, and is 'an unique example' of a mace made …
A History of the County of Warwick
… Gutteridge and his father experienced the bitterness of long intervals of unemployment in the severe winter months … and Foleshill in 1829 and in 1838, though none lasted long. In 1843 Charles Bray and Joseph Cash founded the … excessive hours, up to 70 a week, were worked and life for long periods consisted only of working and sleeping. Wages …
A History of the County of Warwick
… from Arab sources during this period. 9 Another case, not long afterwards, reveals the presence of a professional … cardmakers, saddlers, painters, and masons, said to 'have long been one fellowship', were breaking up and the mayor had … to stop 'unlawful games' and to see to the exercising of long bows. 62 Cock-fighting, mentioned in 1441, remained a …
A History of the County of Warwick
… COMMON LANDS 1 The extensive common lands around the city long held a prominent place in Coventry's affairs. In 1817 … meadow was kept open all the year. 50 On the other hand, long before the end of the 14th century, the mayor and his … by a half. These fields - Poddycroft, Stivichall Hiron, Long Croft, and Bateman's Acre - were retained by the guild …
A History of the County of Warwick
… unveiled in the centre of Broadgate in 1949. 33 It has long been accepted that the legend is very unlikely to be … positive proof, remain conjectural. The naked woman with long hair, riding in a springtime procession, is the one … numerous black Madonnas witness to the survival of worship long after the original object of the cult was forgotten. In …
A History of the County of Warwick
… called Asthill grove', and that Horwell also had been 'long depopulated'. 58 The Cheylesmore court roll twice …
A History of the County of Warwick
… century, straggling from the smithy at the junction of Long Lane and Wall Hill Road, into Allesley parish. 48 This …
A History of the County of Warwick
… the priory's surveys shows that the latter was written not long after them; some tenants held of two lords and appear in … the demesne estate. The Greens were another family with a long association with Foleshill from the 14th century. 10 By … Mathew Collins and John Potter, who became involved in a long and bitter dispute about their principal mines in Griff …