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Total number of records: 1329

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Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society1078
Brotherton Collection153
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John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History9
Letters Database5
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popish plot, 167812
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Gent, Thomas (1693-1778)38
Sterne, Laurence (1713-1768)15
Aram, Peter (1660-1735)9
Mawer, John (1763)9
York Minster8
Gent, Thomas7
Gent, Thomas, 1693-17785
Harrison, William5
Harrison, William (1534-1593)5
Holinshed, Raphael (1580)5

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George Roos gent

11 Dec 1578

[Court of] Names of free tenants, tenants at will and jurors. Offences.

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George Ross gent

16 Feb 1564

[Court of] Names of free tenants, tenants at will and jurors.

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Title: To Sylvanus Urban, Gent., on compleating his 73 Vol. Gent. Mag.

Author: Lemoine, Henry

Attribution: Henry Lemoine (at end)

Date(s): 1803

Manuscript: Lt 103

Contents: In praise of Sylvanus Urban, Editor of the Gentleman's Magazine, on completion of the 73rd volume. At end, "Dec. 31". Cf. BCMSV 6109.

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Court of George Rosse gent.

4 May 1598

Cawton. Offences; election of overseers of roads. Latin. See DD65/2/18 for another roll for this court.

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Court of George Crewer gent.

9 Nov 1518

Names of jurors. Offences. A land transfer.

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The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent (v.1)

Irving, Washington (1783-1859)

1825

"Geoffrey Crayon" is a pseudonym of Washington Irving.

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The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent (v.2)

Irving, Washington (1783-1859)

1825

"Geoffrey Crayon" is a pseudonym of Washington Irving.

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Court Baron of William Barton gent

6 Dec 1576

Calveton. Names of free tenants, tenants at will and jurors. Plea of debt. Offences. 3 ordinances of the court.

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Court Baron of George Rosse gent.

4 May 1598

Calveton. Plea of debt. Names of free tenants, tenants at will and jurors. Deaths of 3 tenants and inheritance of their tenements. See DD65/2/11 for another roll for this court.

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