The Town and Borough of Leominster: With Illustrations of Its Ancient and Modern History |
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Abbot of Reading aforesaid aisle antient Bailiff Bailiff and Burgesses Bishop of Hereford bonis XX Borough Borough of Leominster Bridge Capital Burgesses Caswall Chamber Chamberlain Chamberlain's accounts Chapel Charles Charter Chauntry Churchwardens Colt Corporation County of Hereford Court Leet Croft Croft Castle Crown Cucking Stoole Docklow Ducking Stool Earl Edward elected England erected ffor Forbury granted Harley hath Henry VIII Herefordshire honour House iiij iiijd Item Item-For Item-paid Item-to Ivington James James Bedford John King King's Lady land late Lempster Lord Conyngsby Lord Hotham Luston Manor Mayor Monastery Monks nave Norman paid Parish Church Parliament payne persons Philip Powle present Priory privileges Queen recorded reign rent Richard Robert Harley Royal Sir Philip Hobby Statute Street Thomas Hare tower Town of Leominster tyme unto Vicar Vicarage viijd Walter William window XX S ij
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