A history military and municipal of the ancient borough of Devizes [by H. Bull].1859 - 80 pages |
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... Park ; to COARD W. SQUAREY Esq . of Salisbury ; to Mr. WILLIAM CUNNINGTON ; to Mr. L. J. ABINGTON of Henley ; to Archdeacon MACDONALD ; to General GRUBBE of Potterne ; to Mr. JOHN ELLEN of Devizes Green ; and to Mr. EDWARD KITE : -but ...
... Park ; to COARD W. SQUAREY Esq . of Salisbury ; to Mr. WILLIAM CUNNINGTON ; to Mr. L. J. ABINGTON of Henley ; to Archdeacon MACDONALD ; to General GRUBBE of Potterne ; to Mr. JOHN ELLEN of Devizes Green ; and to Mr. EDWARD KITE : -but ...
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... park by the castle . " Gate , in the above description , means passage . By " the gate of the keep , " we are therefore to understand the forti- fied gangway uniting the keep with the towers of the moat- bridge ; and by the expression ...
... park by the castle . " Gate , in the above description , means passage . By " the gate of the keep , " we are therefore to understand the forti- fied gangway uniting the keep with the towers of the moat- bridge ; and by the expression ...
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... park and adjacent forests ; or watching the gradual completion of the grim fortress which formed his nightly asylum ; or aiding and advising his episcopal keeper in carrying out in the churches of St. John and St. Mary , a revival on a ...
... park and adjacent forests ; or watching the gradual completion of the grim fortress which formed his nightly asylum ; or aiding and advising his episcopal keeper in carrying out in the churches of St. John and St. Mary , a revival on a ...
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... Park near Malmesbury , from whom derived Audley Hervey , Esq . Soli- citor of Bath , late of Chippenham [ Devizes Gazette ] . His tenure of Devizes Castle was but of short duration : for hardly was he seated here before the disastrous ...
... Park near Malmesbury , from whom derived Audley Hervey , Esq . Soli- citor of Bath , late of Chippenham [ Devizes Gazette ] . His tenure of Devizes Castle was but of short duration : for hardly was he seated here before the disastrous ...
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... park ; excepting also the services of the knights holding of the said manor , which by the good suffrance of the Bishop I hold till I shall be so magnified as to be able to give them back : excepting also five hides of the said manor ...
... park ; excepting also the services of the knights holding of the said manor , which by the good suffrance of the Bishop I hold till I shall be so magnified as to be able to give them back : excepting also five hides of the said manor ...
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Page 289 - Westminster scholar; by the answer he was soon convinced that it was his former generous friend; and without saying any thing more at that time, made the best of his way to London, where, employing all his power and interest with the protector, he saved his friend from the fate of his unhappy associates.
Page 385 - Probably the latter; for the mob were wrought up to such a pitch of fury that their masters dreaded the consequence, and therefore went about appeasing the multitude and charging them not to touch us in our departure.
Page 384 - Christians, and told my companion they should take us off our knees. We were kept from all hurry and discomposure of spirit by a divine power resting upon us. We prayed and conversed as freely as if we had been in the midst of our brethren, and had great confidence that the Lord would either deliver us from the danger, or in it.
Page 386 - Jesus said unto her, said I not unto thee, If thou wouldst believe, thou shouldst see the glory of God.
Page 289 - As soon as they were grown up to be men, the civil war broke out, in which our two friends took...
Page 289 - Master was too well known for the Criminal to expect any Pardon for such a Fault; so that the Boy, who was of a meek Temper, was terrified to Death at the Thoughts of his Appearance, when his Friend, who sat...
Page 105 - Christ's vicar, hath been lord of all the world as Christ is ; so that if he should have deprived the king of his crown, or you of the lordship of Bromeham, it had been enough : for he could do no wrong.
Page 448 - Gentlemen, here's my son, — will you have him recite from the poets, or take your, portraits...
Page 566 - Malmesbury. For there he erected extensive edifices, at vast cost, and with surpassing beauty; the courses of stone being so correctly laid that the joint deceives the eye, and leads it to imagine that the whole wall is composed of a single block.
Page 388 - ... women, in collecting the several quotas of money, discovered a deficiency, and demanded of Ruth Pierce the sum which was wanting to make good the amount; Ruth Pierce protested that she had paid her share; and said, She wished she might drop down dead, if she had not. She rashly repeated this awful wish, when, to the consternation and terror of the surrounding multitude, she instantly fell down, and expired, having the money concealed in her hand.