The history of Lincolnshire, Volume 21814 |
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abbey abbot abbot of Croyland abbot of Peterborough acres of meadow aged ancient arches average rent bank belonging bishop bishop of Lincoln Boston bridge building built buried called carucates carucates of land castle chancel chapel church Croun Croyland abbey daughter dedicated to St died Domesday Account Duke earl Earl Algar east end Edward erected Ethelbald Fishtoft formerly Frieston gate gave Gedney Gedney Hill Hall heirs Henry Holbeach Holland Hospital inclosure inhabitants inscription John King king's books Lincoln Lincolnshire Long Sutton lord manor Mary memory middle aile miles monks Moulton nave north aile oxgangs parish contains Patron ploughs poor pounds principal proprietors proprietors of land rector reign Richard river Welland scite Skirbeck soke south aile south side Spalding Stamford steeple stone stood Swineshead Thomas tithes town vicar vicarage village wall wapentake west end Whaplode Whaplode Drove wife William Wothorpe Wrangle
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Pagina 278 - Who builds a church to God, and not to Fame, Will never mark the marble with his name...
Pagina 100 - London in the year 1717, where, on the recommendation of his friend Dr. Mead, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society, and was one among the distinguished number who, about that time, revived the Society of Antiquaries. To the latter he acted many years as secretary. He...
Pagina 215 - Deeping, to the church of Swaiston, on the one side; and from the bridge of Bicker, and Wragmere Stake, on the other side"; which metes divided the north parts ; and the river of...
Pagina 377 - In the summer of 1575, he accompanied queen Elizabeth in one of her stately progresses, and wrote for her amusement, in the month of July, a kind of mask, entitled The Princely Pleasures of Kenelworth Castle4.
Pagina 152 - Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, being admonished in a dream to search for the cross of Christ at Jerusalem, took a journey thither with that intent; and having employed labourers to dig at Golgotha, after opening the ground very deep...
Pagina 39 - The famous bridge at Croyland is the greatest curiosity in Britain, if not in Europe. It is of a triangular form, rising from three segments of a circle, and meeting at a point at top. It seems to have been built under the direction of the abbots, rather to excite admiration and furnish a pretence for granting indulgences and collecting money, than for any real use ; for though it stands in a bog, and must have cost a vast sum, yet it is so steep in its ascent and descent that neither carriages nor...
Pagina 37 - Man's life is like unto a winter's day, — Some break their fast and so depart away ; Others stay dinner, then depart full fed ; The longest age but sups and goes to bed.
Pagina 210 - I believe they make such contracts for hiring, as to avoid, as much as possible, having people settled on them. I have sent below a copy of the clause in the act of parliament, relative to the maintenance of our poor, which will shew the foundation of that business, and is all, I believe, in any part of the acts respecting it, viz.
Pagina 332 - With two codicils, was proved in the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury on the 12th of April, by his great-nephews, the Hon.
Pagina 17 - ... and beasts. In the time of the late wars this church was made a garrison, and held for the king. When it was taken by the parliament, one of the town soldiers affrighted got up to the top of the church, above the wood wherewith CHAP.