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Title: Little mouths
Author: King, William; D.C.L.
Attribution: Dr King
Date(s): 1709 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 20
Contents: Humorous tale about a young woman believing that women are to be allowed two
husbands if their mouths are small, three if large
Title: Little mouths
Author: King, William; D.C.L.
Attribution: Dr King [index]
Date(s): 1709 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 11
Contents: Humorous tale about a young woman believing a story that women are to be
allowed two husbands if their mouths are small, three if large
The Manor of Little Houghton
1681
Comprises an indenture between John Deane of Mattingley of the first part, Mary Bigg of Wootton St. Lawrence, Southampton of the second part and John Savile of Methley and Peter Clayton of London in t...
Grant of a toft in Little Ribston
15 Feb 1328
1 Richard de Styveton of Little Ribston 2 William de Plumton, knight Property had come to the grantor by feoffment of Roger de Heslerton', senior Witnesses:
Bargain and sale of Little Graystones Close
1 Sep 1617
1 Sir Peter Middelton of Stockeld, knight, and William Middelton of the same, esquire, his younger brother 2 Fraunces Knolls [signs 'Francis Knowles'] of Burley, husbandman
Bargain and sale of Little West Close
20 Sep 1617
1 Sir Peter Middleton of Stockeld, knight, and William Middleton of the same, esquire, his younger brother 2 Anne Wade of Burley, spinster, daughter of William Wade of Stonesteele, Pannal, decease...
Grant of an assart and a little alder grove
[Early 13th century]
1 Gilbert son of Henry de Stockelde 2 Henry son of Robert de Stockelde Property: the assart which he had held of Sir Richard de Stockelde, and the grove from the assart as far as the ditch of Ar...
'There is a little thing in Divers Lands'
1767
The poem was possibly composed by Wood when he was 17 years old as it is Signed '17 Joseph Wood'.
Mikrokosmos : a little description of the great world
Heylyn, Peter (1600-1662)
1633
Title vignette; some decorated initials; head-piece; tail-piece. Various pages mis-numbered. Includes indexes.
Assignment of a little house called the Stable
14 Nov 1656
1. William Settle of Peakefield in Netherdale, yeoman 2. Christopher Horner of the Lodge in Netherdale and John Ellis of Arnside, husbandman 3. Margaret Jackson of Kilnsey, widow, late wife of Ch...