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A History of the County of Buckingham
… was bestowed by Walter Giffard, first Earl of Buckingham, upon Longueville Priory, Normandy, and the gift was confirmed … reversion was granted by Queen Mary to Thomas Argall. 29 Upon his death his lands here passed to his widow Margaret, … date 8 October 1624, whereby an annuity of 20 was charged upon the said estate, of which 8 s. was the share of this …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Rushborne to Reculver, goes along the western part of it, upon which stands Maypole-street, one side of which only is …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… and died possessed of it in the 18th year of that reign; upon which, by reason of the above attaint, the crown became … Noys reading in Lincoln's inn, in 1632, in which, upon a point, whether the office of a justice of a forest … that in Suffolk one ..... Rowse, a woman, did usually fit upon the bench at assizes and sessions among other justices, …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… it, who was a native of France, and came over to England upon the edict of Nantes, and brought with him a considerable … 1739, and he died possessed of them about the year 1746; upon which they came to his son-in-law Granado Piggott, esq. …
A History of the County of Huntingdon
… immediately west of St. Ives and has its southern base upon the River Ouse and its northern apex upon the road from Huntingdon to Ramsey. The road from St. … St. Ives road about two-thirds. The soil is clay and loam upon a subsoil of gravel. The finding of arrowheads and other …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… and transferred to the crown in 1873. 82 Dependent upon the parish church was the chapel of North Houghton, …
A History of the County of Bedford
… represented by Abraham, a Jew of Norwich, distrained upon them. 66 The estate was shortly afterwards freed, and … was also created for the abbeys of St. Evroul and Reading upon the same honour. Testa de Nevill (Rec. Com.), 243. Plac. …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… on low ground about a large green, which has been built upon both at the north and south. Running westward across the … building forms a large L-shaped block, facing westwards upon the park, and entered from the village street through … large archway of the covered riding-school which projects upon the east and performs the additional function of a …
A History of the County of Worcester
… son George Winter. 26 Robert had settled the manor in 1542 upon his wife Catherine, 27 who afterwards married Thomas …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… the shield of Wellesbourne. Both the head and feet rest upon cushions ; that at the head has a shield on either side, … rudely carved in the body of the figure. The head rests upon two griffons, each holding a child in its claws, and at …