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A History of the County of Berkshire
… The royal borough of Windsor The borough BOROUGH The Domesday Survey records the existence of a royal town at Windsor containing ninety-five closes, 1 but it is … the amount paid by Wallingford. 11 During the reign of John Windsor seems to have made considerable progress. In …
Survey of London
… The Royal Chapel of St. Katharine XXXIITHE ROYAL CHAPEL OF … gables within which are pierced cinqfoil arches. Those at the west end retain their richly carved misericorde seats, … objit 19 Iulji, 1681 Aetatis su 59 * 5. James St. John Blunt, 1889 A modern brass on the pier adjoining No. 4. …
Old and New London
… The Royal Exchange CHAPTER XLII. THE ROYAL EXCHANGE. The … a scheme of his father, offered the City to erect a Bourse at his own expense, if they would provide a suitable plot of … The family afterwards removed to Holt, near the sea. John Gresham married an heiress, by whom he had four sons, …
Survey of London
… The Royal Hospital Architectural description IV.ARCHITECTURAL … itself to a noble and generous extent of building, and in John Evelyn and Sir Stephen Fox the gifted architect … of the monastic infirmarya roomy aisled hall with a chapel at the east end, the beds being ranged along the aislesit was …
Survey of London
… The Royal Hospital Bibliographical notes VIII.BIBLIOGRAPHICAL … of the Royal Hospital and the Royal Military Asylum at Chelsea; to which is prefixed, an Account of King James's … A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, &c., by John Stow. 6th ed. 1754. Vol. 1, pp. 165170 on Chelsea …
Survey of London
… The Royal Hospital Flags, standards, etc. VI.FLAGS IN THE … in 1809. 42. Chinese Flag, taken in 1841 by General Gough at Chinhai or Ningpo. 1. Standard of the King of Kandy, in … taken at Salamanca, 1812, by Lieut. (later Major) John Pratt of the 30th Regiment. 37 & 39. East Indian Flags, …
Survey of London
… The Royal Hospital History of the foundation III.HISTORY OF … either directly or through the means of monastic houses. At the time of the Reformation, however, not only were those … more forcible advocate than the pressure of circumstances. John Evelyn's account of the proposals is worth giving …
Survey of London
… The Royal Hospital King James's Theological College I.KING … which had come to the Crown from the Abbey of Westminster at the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and had remained in … Provost: Matthew Sutcliffe, Dean of Exeter. Fellows: John Overall, Dean of St. Paul's; Thomas Morton, Dean of …
Survey of London
… The Royal Hospital Paymasters General and Officials … Richard Earl of Ranelagh (1st Jan., 16851686). Rt. Hon. John Howe (22nd Dec., 1702). Rt. Hon. Robert Walpole ( … 1715 22; Beeralston, 1724; St. Ives, 172741. Fought at Dettingen, 1743. FIELD-MARSHAL SIR GEORGE HOWARD (3rd …
Survey of London
… The Royal Hospital The site of the College and Royal Hospital … manor of Chelsea and late part of the possessions of John Duke of Northumberland. The descent of the Manor has been traced in an earlier volume in this series. 2 At the time of the foundation of the College it was held by …