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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... toft fignifies the place where a house has formerly stood , and even sometimes where it still continues to ftand . A croft is a little clofe or garth adjoining to a toft . An oxgang is a variable quantity of land , feldom lefs than ten ...
... toft fignifies the place where a house has formerly stood , and even sometimes where it still continues to ftand . A croft is a little clofe or garth adjoining to a toft . An oxgang is a variable quantity of land , feldom lefs than ten ...
Page 68
... toft , ( or old tenement ) which Gundrey Mwbra * , widow of Nigell de Albinny , gave to St. Peter and St. Hylda . of Whitby , and to the Monks ferving God there , for a perpetual alms , for the foul of her husband , and for Roger ...
... toft , ( or old tenement ) which Gundrey Mwbra * , widow of Nigell de Albinny , gave to St. Peter and St. Hylda . of Whitby , and to the Monks ferving God there , for a perpetual alms , for the foul of her husband , and for Roger ...
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... toft in that town , which Durand de Buttervic gave to the faid church for a perpetual alıns . Wherefore he willed and commanded the church of Wyteby to poffefs the aforefaid land and mill , with their appurtenances , viz . the water ...
... toft in that town , which Durand de Buttervic gave to the faid church for a perpetual alıns . Wherefore he willed and commanded the church of Wyteby to poffefs the aforefaid land and mill , with their appurtenances , viz . the water ...
Page 94
... toft , with its appurtenances , in Hilderwelle , which he offered up on the altar of St. Peter and St. Hylda at Wyteby , for a free , quiet , pure , and perpetual alms , before these witneffes , viz . John Arundel ; Stephen , the nephew ...
... toft , with its appurtenances , in Hilderwelle , which he offered up on the altar of St. Peter and St. Hylda at Wyteby , for a free , quiet , pure , and perpetual alms , before these witneffes , viz . John Arundel ; Stephen , the nephew ...
Page 97
... toft and a croft , which lie between the toft of Ailric and the toft of Suartcole . Witneffes , Ralph , a Priest ; Richard , a Priest ; Ro- bert , fon of Reiner ; and others . ' " " The foreign service here required is the fame with ...
... toft and a croft , which lie between the toft of Ailric and the toft of Suartcole . Witneffes , Ralph , a Priest ; Richard , a Priest ; Ro- bert , fon of Reiner ; and others . ' " " The foreign service here required is the fame with ...
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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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