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Page 44
On this land four quarters of wheat per acre would be a fair average crop , and
five quarters a good crop ; from four to five quarter of beans per acre . Ten
quarters of oats a good crop , and eight quarters an average . Three tons of
clover per ...
On this land four quarters of wheat per acre would be a fair average crop , and
five quarters a good crop ; from four to five quarter of beans per acre . Ten
quarters of oats a good crop , and eight quarters an average . Three tons of
clover per ...
Page 123
Geoffrey de Wirce has there two ploughs , and eight sokemen , with two
carucates , and five oxgangs of this land ; and thirteen villanes , and nine bordars
with six ploughs , and eleven fisheries of five shillings , and sixteen acres of
meadow .
Geoffrey de Wirce has there two ploughs , and eight sokemen , with two
carucates , and five oxgangs of this land ; and thirteen villanes , and nine bordars
with six ploughs , and eleven fisheries of five shillings , and sixteen acres of
meadow .
Page 177
On his arrival at the University he had only two pounds five shillings , and no
prospect of future supplies , except from his own exertions ; however he
supported himself by publishing , and probably by assisting the younger students
, till he took ...
On his arrival at the University he had only two pounds five shillings , and no
prospect of future supplies , except from his own exertions ; however he
supported himself by publishing , and probably by assisting the younger students
, till he took ...
Page 236
Since that time the sum of two thousand five hundred pounds was appropriated
by the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty for the further augmentation of this
Vicarage ; which money was raised partly from Parliamentary grants, and partly
from ...
Since that time the sum of two thousand five hundred pounds was appropriated
by the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty for the further augmentation of this
Vicarage ; which money was raised partly from Parliamentary grants, and partly
from ...
Page 248
The governors are sixteen , the revenues five thousand three hundred and ninety
- onc pounds per annum . This is the present Charter House . See Hearne ' s
Dom . Carthusiana . The rule of the Carthusians was very strict . They were never
...
The governors are sixteen , the revenues five thousand three hundred and ninety
- onc pounds per annum . This is the present Charter House . See Hearne ' s
Dom . Carthusiana . The rule of the Carthusians was very strict . They were never
...
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| Title | The History and Topography of the Isle of Axholme: Being that Part of Lincolnshire which is West of Trent Online access with subscription: JISC Historical Texts |
| Author | William Brocklehurst Stonehouse |
| Publisher | Longman, Rees, Orme, & Company, 1839 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 31 Aug 2005 |
| ISBN | 0598936025, 9780598936028 |
| Length | 463 pages |
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