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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Charities CHARITIES 68 The charities of Wisbech are very considerable, as is the … Mayer, and William Watson have already been dealt with. 69 John Crane, the apothecary, by his will dated 1651, gave the … allotted in respect of the inn; this piece of land was let at £10 15 s. in 1851. In 1802 the Corporation sold the inn …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… or standing within a double canopy or. (Granted 1929.) The charter of 1549, 45 making Wisbech a corporate borough … from their fellows. A schoolmaster was to be provided at a salary of £12 8 s., and an annual distribution of £3 15 … Corporation's management of the town's affairs. In 1752 John Garland, the retiring town bailiff, refused to hand over …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Bishop Northwold presented William de Northwold to it. The vicar was to receive the tithes except those of flax and … tithes were assigned to him for conducting the services at the chapel of Kilhus in Wisbech St. Mary (q.v.). 58 In … In 1347 there was a cause in the Court of Arches between John de Herle, Rector of Doddington, and the prior and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Epidemics, sanitation EPIDEMICS, SANITATION The origin of the weekly collection for the poor, mentioned … In December 1584 a balance of 11 s. 6 d. was allowed to John Robynson 'collector' for his pains in collecting money … during the previous six weeks 'to be payd to the poore at Guyhurn vissyted with sycknes of the plage as supposed'. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Fees FEES In 1221 the tenants by military service were as follows: William de … in the New Market belonging thereto, and also 240 acres at a money rent (20 s.). Henry de Walpol held 80 acres with 4 … Robert de Haustede held 94 acres and 3 cottages as 1 fee. John de Litlebury and Richard de Melkesham held 80 and 120 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Fires FIRES Timber is scarce in the Fens and brick earth plentiful. Timber-framed … construction was therefore superseded by brickwork at an early date. This perhaps explains why it is that … the same quarter occurred in 1607. Amongst other payees, John Norton received £10 compensation for his house 'pulled …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Guild of the holy trinity GUILD OF THE HOLY TRINITY The Guild of the … for some time before. The guild was incorporated in 1453 at the petition of its alderman, chaplain, four brethren and … and its dissolution predictable as early as 1535, when John Zeugge, priest, and Robert Martyn were admitted members, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… six guilds in Wisbech. St. Peter's, dating from 1327, was the oldest, the remainder, with the possible exception of the … II. Some of them were quite small. The Guild of St. John Baptist, however, though founded only in 1384, must have … the North Brink adjoining White Hall. 93 The rental made at the time of its suppression shows it as owning 2 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Introduction WISBECH Wisbech is the largest and only corporate town in the Isle, and the … by road. It is one of a series of settlements spaced at two- to three-mile intervals along the landward side of … all, and exhibits something of a Venetian appearance'. 42 John Byng in 1790, however, found Wisbech 'an ugly dull town, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Later history of the castle LATER HISTORY OF THE CASTLE Secretary John Thurloe, who purchased the manor during the Interregnum, … which is certainly the work of the latter architect. 82 At the Restoration the property reverted to the bishops. Most …