A history military and municipal of the ancient borough of Devizes [by H. Bull].1859 - 80 pages |
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... given to it . [ South Yorkshire , I. 174 ] . In the book of the priory of Bath , in Lincoln's Inn Library , No. XLIV . Art . 4 . is mention of lands between the " Divisas de Corston , [ near Bath ] , and Wansdyke . " Accepting this ...
... given to it . [ South Yorkshire , I. 174 ] . In the book of the priory of Bath , in Lincoln's Inn Library , No. XLIV . Art . 4 . is mention of lands between the " Divisas de Corston , [ near Bath ] , and Wansdyke . " Accepting this ...
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... given him of the glebe and tythe of Theodulveside . Tilshead acquired its early eminence from lying on the hill track leading from Sorbiodunum , or Old Sarum , to the healing waters of Aquæ Sulis or Bath . Before dismissing this subject ...
... given him of the glebe and tythe of Theodulveside . Tilshead acquired its early eminence from lying on the hill track leading from Sorbiodunum , or Old Sarum , to the healing waters of Aquæ Sulis or Bath . Before dismissing this subject ...
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... given to their years . than that which is justified by authority ; and this will not allow you to go one step farther back for the origin of your castle than the year 1132. Then it was certainly built . But what weight can so puny an ...
... given to their years . than that which is justified by authority ; and this will not allow you to go one step farther back for the origin of your castle than the year 1132. Then it was certainly built . But what weight can so puny an ...
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... given an antique cast to your whole composi- tion . You have constantly retained a veneration for the Druids of your country , and have amused yourself some years within the hollow of a tree . This is your cave of contempla- tion ...
... given an antique cast to your whole composi- tion . You have constantly retained a veneration for the Druids of your country , and have amused yourself some years within the hollow of a tree . This is your cave of contempla- tion ...
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... given . They have often had good success in courts of justice , and have recovered large costs from their plaintiffs ' misnomers . The Doctor , it must be confessed , in another place acknowledges himself in some distress about this ...
... given . They have often had good success in courts of justice , and have recovered large costs from their plaintiffs ' misnomers . The Doctor , it must be confessed , in another place acknowledges himself in some distress about this ...
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affair aforesaid afterwards appears arms army Assizes Bath Bishop borough Bristol Bromham brother Burgesses Calne Captain castle Chaloner Chute Charles Charles Lloyd Chippenham Church Colonel command Committee constable county of Wilts Court Cromwell daughter death Devizes died Dowett Earl election England Erlestoke Estcourt Etchilhampton favour garrison gentlemen George Grubbe hand Henry Henry III honour horse Hungerford John Eyles John Methuen King King's knight Lady lands Lavington letter London Lord Majesty's Malmesbury manor March Marlborough married Mayor Melksham Methuen Nicholas occasion Oxford parish Park Parliament party Penruddocke person Potterne Poulshot present prisoner quarters Queen Recorder regiment reign Richard Robert Roundway Rowde royal Royalists Salisbury Sarum says sent Sheriff Sir Edward Baynton Sir James Long Sir John Sir William Southbroom Stephen Thomas Tidcombe took town troop Trowbridge unto Walter wife William Waller Wiltshire
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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.