John Leland epub The Itinerary of John Leland the Antiquary Volume 6; In Nine Volumes

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1744 Excerpt: ...and Heyres of Newton of IVyke in Somerfetjhir. The Landes of the Lorde Saintle Lou cam to 2. Heires General. One of them was maried to Hungreford, the other onto Botreaux. Hafiinges Erie of Huntingdon hath Newton Sain&e Lo a Maner Place of a Castel Building a x. Miles above byneth Bath toward Avon. Hubley and Wik; the Lorde Chedders Landes. Tkoma: Lorde Barkeley, as old Syr William Barkeley oiOver and Beverstajie told me, was taken Prisoner / 3 and Frauncet and after recovering his Losses with Frenche Prisoners and at the Batail of Poyters buildid after the Castell of Bevcrstane thoroughly, a Pile at that tyme very preaty. Mr. Wikes of Dodington contendith by sum reasons that the Berkeleys of' Durestege wher of as olde an House or older then the Barkeleys of Berkeley. But the Name of Berkeley t Sic in Autogr. fed mult a hie loci defderantur in St. p L. in Fraunce. j onto Hungreford. 1 Castelle. Town Town and Lordship of whom the Berkeley: wher caullid soundith to the contrary. Bremisfeldstondith in the Paroche of Eficnhaul aboute a F»'-78e a. Miles from Ledebyri. Here is in the Clyving of an Hille a Castelle having fair Towrres. It was the Beauchaumpes Lordes oiBodington 4. Miles from Glocefler. It was buildid by the Beauchaumps. Syr John Talbot of Grafton by Bromeflgrcve bowte ir. Ther is at Bodington 4. Miles North from Glocester a fair Maner Place and a Parke. It cam to one Rede Sei vante to the Lorde Beauchamp, that maried his Lordes Doughter the eldeste of 3. and the Redes have it stille. Ther were Nunnes at Minchin Hampton in Gloceflerjhir towarde Tettebyri. There were Nunnes itBoxwel z. Miles by Est from WottonUnderege, destroied, as sum fay, by the Danes. It longid now to the Ab bay of Glocefler. Deirhurste in Glocesterjhir. It standith as ...