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  • Warwick, Esquire, otherwise callid Edward Byrmingham, Esquire, ys and standyth lawfully indettid to our soverene Lord the Kinge, in diverse grete summes of money; and also standyth at the mercy of his Highness, for that the same Edward ys at this present convected of felony: Our seide soverene Lord the Kinge ys contentid and pleasid, that for and in recompence and satisfaction to his Grace of the seyde summes of money, to accept and take of the seyde Edward the mannour and lordship of

    An History of Birmingham (1783) William Hutton 1769

  • It is pretty evident that this master of music was attached to the older form of faith, since he published in Queen Mary's reign a poem bearing the extravagant title: "The Song of the Chyld-Bysshop, as it was songe before the Queen's Maiestie in her priuie chamber at her mannour of

    The Customs of Old England

  • Compton Vyneyats, where he built a "fair mannour house," and where he was visited by the King, "for over the gateway are the arms of France and England, under a crown, supported by the greyhound and griffin, and sided by the rose and the crown, probably in memory of Henry

    Vanishing England 1892

  • & Barronett, haue reseyued & had of John Went - rop of Growghton in the County of SuflF. gent., the somm of fifte and seauen pounds and ten shil - lings for the fyne for the admittance of his son Forth Wentrope to those copyholde Lands which are holden of that my mannour of Layham in the County of Suff. wherof I reseyued forty nyen pounds & ten shillings by the hands of Thomas Hawes of Moch Stambridge in the County of Essex yoman & the residew of the saide Mr. Wentrop.

    Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society 1792

  • Be yt therefore ordeyned and enacted, by the authoritie of this present Parliament, that our seyde soverene Lord the Kinge shall have, hold, and enjoy, to him and his heires and assignes for ever, the seyde mannour and lordship of Byrmingham, &c. "

    An History of Birmingham (1783) William Hutton 1769

  • i! non parlance, ronc tolementen* tend le principal mannour

    Les termes de la ley, or, Certaine difficult and obscure words and termes of the common lawes and statutes of this realme now in vse expounded and explained John Rastell, William Rastell 1636

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