| 1827 - 472 pages
...of Parliament, and at his demise became the property of his descendant, the present proprietor. At the dissolution of the monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII. the Priory of Burford was granted to Edward Ham, Esq. by whom the present mansion is supposed to have been... | |
| John Wainwright - 1829 - 448 pages
...; in so much, as there was no less than 60,000 acres of land overflowed by the said fresh waters.*" On the dissolution of the monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII., the manors of Armthorp and Crowle, the former belonging to the abbey of Roch, and the latter to that of... | |
| 740 pages
...of Richmond, at the battle of Bosworth. Newstead Abbey came into the possession of the Byrons upon the dissolution of the monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII. The representatives of the race followed the fortunes of the murdered Charles, and did good service at... | |
| 1868 - 738 pages
...of Richmond, at the battle of Bosworth. Newstead Abbey came into the possession of the Byrons upon the dissolution of the monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII. The representatives of the race followed the fortunes of the murdered Charles, and did good service at... | |
| John Timbs - 1840 - 430 pages
...stallage, and tolls and profits appertaining to fairs and markets in the field of West Smithfield. At the dissolution of the monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII., the right in the first mentioned fair was sold to Sir John Rich, the then Attorney General, and was enjoyed... | |
| Jane Loudon - 1844 - 268 pages
...monasteries ; and they have probably arisen from the great wealth possessed by the abbots at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII." " The most remarkable story about Netley," said the old gentleman, " I will relate to you if you like to... | |
| John Thomas Smith - 1846 - 484 pages
...stallage, and tolls and profits appertaining to fairs and markets in the field of West Smithfield.' At the dissolution of the monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII., the right in the first-mentioned fair was sold to Sir John V Rich, the then attorney-general, and was enjoyed... | |
| 1851 - 722 pages
...stallage, and tolls and profits appertaining to fairs and markets in the field of West Smithfield. At the dissolution of the monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII., the right in the first mentioned fair was sold to Sir John Kich, the then attorney-general, and was enjoyed... | |
| Samuel Smiles - 1861 - 538 pages
...which has been extensively adopted by the engineers who succeeded him. 1 Atkym's Report, anno 161S. At the dissolution of the monasteries, in the reign of Henry VIII., the drainage of the Fens, which, up to that time, had been conducted principally by the churchmen, suffered... | |
| Dutton, Allen and co - 1863 - 704 pages
...York, died here in the year 970 ; it suffered severely in the Danish wars of the eleventh century. At the dissolution of the monasteries, in the reign of Henry VIII., the manor and abbey of Thame, which had from time immemorial been held by the Bishops of Lincoln, were... | |
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