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The crown lands,1461 to 1536 : an aspect of Yorkist and early Tudor government
Wolffe, B P (1922-1988)
1970
A collection of source documents.
The exorbitant grants of William the III examin'd and question'd : shewing the nature of grants in successive and elective monarchies and proving by law and history that crown-lands are inalienable, that resumptions were common all the world over, and likewise shewing that where a prince hath no hereditary title he can make no hereditary right, and that kings set up by Parliament can dispose of no lands but with the consent of Parliament, which renders William the Third's grants totally void. With reflections on each paragraph
Fitzgerald, John
1703
The text of The exorbitant grants is given with critical comments interpolated. The Reflections are signed 'B.B.' at end. Attributed to a 'Fitzgerald'; ESTC suggests 'B.B.' is David Fitzgerald. 'E...
Two indentures conveying land from Adam Baynes (of Knostrop, Leeds) to William Rookeby (of Burnby, Yorks) and William Farrer (of Ewood, Yorks), separately
Baynes, Adam (1622-1670)
1651
The earlier document conveys the manor of North Newbald, Yorkshire, confiscated from the Church, to William Rookeby for the sum of 105 pounds, 3 shillings and 6 pence, and appoints Robert Thompson of ...