The History of Whitby, and of Whitby Abbey: Collected from the Original Records of the Abbey, and Other Authentic Memoirs, Never Before Made Public. Containing, Not Only the History of Whitby and the Country Adjacent, But Also the Original and Antiquity of Many Particular Families and Places in Other Parts of Yorkshire. Divided Into Three Books ...A. Ward; and sold in London by T. Cadell ... and G. Robinson ... : As also by all the Booksellers in York; and by J. Monkman, Bookseller in Whitby, 1779 - Whitby (England) - 379 pages |
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... donation , contains neither more nor lefs than twelve manors , being the very number he promifed by vow to give the monaftery he would found . But Bede tells us , " That Hilda was no fooner established Abbefs of Streanfhalh , than she ...
... donation , contains neither more nor lefs than twelve manors , being the very number he promifed by vow to give the monaftery he would found . But Bede tells us , " That Hilda was no fooner established Abbefs of Streanfhalh , than she ...
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... 1088 , when King William Rufus coming to York , com- pofed all differences , and , by his donations and royal charter , laid a lafting foundation foundation for that afterwards flourishing Monaftery . But as these 54 Book II . HISTORY.
... 1088 , when King William Rufus coming to York , com- pofed all differences , and , by his donations and royal charter , laid a lafting foundation foundation for that afterwards flourishing Monaftery . But as these 54 Book II . HISTORY.
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... donation thefe are witneffes and fureties , viz . Thomas , Archbishop of York ; Emma de Port , my wife ; Alan , Walter , and Wil- liam , my fons ; Ernald de Percy ; Gilbert , the fon of Adelard ; Warine ; Richard ; Fulco , the fon of ...
... donation thefe are witneffes and fureties , viz . Thomas , Archbishop of York ; Emma de Port , my wife ; Alan , Walter , and Wil- liam , my fons ; Ernald de Percy ; Gilbert , the fon of Adelard ; Warine ; Richard ; Fulco , the fon of ...
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... donation made to the Monastery of Whitby came from Uchtred , the fon of Gofpatric , who lived at Alverftain , Allerston , or Allerton , a village fituate on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds , and whe gave Serlo and his Monks two ...
... donation made to the Monastery of Whitby came from Uchtred , the fon of Gofpatric , who lived at Alverftain , Allerston , or Allerton , a village fituate on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds , and whe gave Serlo and his Monks two ...
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... donation these were witneffes ; William de Percy , the Canon ; Harundel , and John his fon ; Hugh , the Archdeacon ... donations that were afterwards made them from all quarters . It is true this was the very period when all the ...
... donation these were witneffes ; William de Percy , the Canon ; Harundel , and John his fon ; Hugh , the Archdeacon ... donations that were afterwards made them from all quarters . It is true this was the very period when all the ...
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Abbot and Convent acres aforefaid church againſt alfo alſo anceſtors appurtenances Archbishop Archbishop of York Archdeacon belonging Biſhop carucate of land Chaplain charter confirmed Cholmley chriftians church of St church of Wyteby clofe confiderable Convent of Whiteby defire donation Efke faid Abbot faid church falvation fame feal feems fervants fervice feven fhall fhillings fhips fhould fide fince firſt fome foul fuch gave heirs or fucceffors Hilda himſelf holy houfe houſe Hugh Hylda at Wyteby John Karliol likewife Lord manor Martinmas moft Monaftery Monks ferving Monks performing divine moſt Northumberland obferved oxgangs of land perfons performing divine fervice perpetual alms Peter and St poffeffed poffeffion prefent Prieft Ralph reafon refided Richard Richard de Percy Robert Roger ſaid Saltwick Sneton Streanfhalh thefe themſelves thereof theſe thofe Thomas thoſe tithes toft town uſed Walter weft Whitby Abbey Whitby Strand William de Percy Witneffes yearly York
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