Osyth

Apparently, Edward promised to grant her lands in exchange that generated the same revenue as those she would give up. 5 On December 3, 1552, Mary wrote to the king in reply to his letter (which does not survive) giving her reluctant consent to exchange her Essex properties of St. Osyth, Clacton, and Weeley.

From Heads of Household to Heads of State: The Preaccession Households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516-1558 2008

Near the opposite shore of the creek is St Osyth's priory, which originated as a nunnery founded by Osyth, a grand-daughter of Penda, king of Mercia, martyred (c. 653) by Norse invaders.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various

A woman in a blue gown holding a rosary in her left hand, possibly St. Citha (Osyth).

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans With an Account of the Fabric & a Short History of the Abbey Thomas Perkins 1874

"I've a job o 'work at Saint Osyth, at this present."

The King's Daughters Emily Sarah Holt 1864

'Ah! if you would follow Emma's advice, and call the baby Osyth, after the first Prioress, you might have a chance from that quarter.'

Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

Print Man is found with gunshot wounds at St Osyth in Essex A man has been injured in a shooting in Essex.

BBC News - Home 2011

I took part in a festival event in St Osyth many years ago and managed to roll 5 sixes and 1 five and a few weeks later a £5 note arrived by post!!

Evening Standard - Home Simon English 2011

Anthony Prickett, 42, from St Osyth, Essex was found in Park Road in the village on Thursday.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

Officers said the man was found injured in Park Road, St Osyth, near Clacton, just before 0500 BST on Thursday.

BBC News - Home 2011

We went to Skeggie, or Great Yarmouth, or St. Osyth, Hayling Island, or Scarborough, and somehow we all fitted in my dad’s Morris Traveller or Singer Vogue estate, which you always expected would break down at least once.

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