A history military and municipal of the ancient borough of Devizes [by H. Bull].1859 - 80 pages |
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... principal modern historian who appears to repose trust in the above account is Sir Whinstone Churchill , ( father to the great Duke of Marlborough , ) who wrote in the time of Charles II . In his Divi Britannici , or History of the ...
... principal modern historian who appears to repose trust in the above account is Sir Whinstone Churchill , ( father to the great Duke of Marlborough , ) who wrote in the time of Charles II . In his Divi Britannici , or History of the ...
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... principal castles were those of Old Sarum ( there was then no New Sarum ) , Sherbourn , Malmesbury , and Devizes . His possession of Sarum , as being royal property , was an especial gift of the crown , but the fabric could not have ...
... principal castles were those of Old Sarum ( there was then no New Sarum ) , Sherbourn , Malmesbury , and Devizes . His possession of Sarum , as being royal property , was an especial gift of the crown , but the fabric could not have ...
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... principal gate that leadeth into the town is yet of a great strength , and hath places for seven or eight portcullices . There is a fair park by the castle . " Gate , in the above description , means passage . By " the gate of the keep ...
... principal gate that leadeth into the town is yet of a great strength , and hath places for seven or eight portcullices . There is a fair park by the castle . " Gate , in the above description , means passage . By " the gate of the keep ...
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... principal attention . Here Humphrey de Bohun , with the assistance of Milo of Gloucester , had put all the engineering skill of the day into requisition to keep out the foe and to preserve his patrimonial estate . No less vigorously on ...
... principal attention . Here Humphrey de Bohun , with the assistance of Milo of Gloucester , had put all the engineering skill of the day into requisition to keep out the foe and to preserve his patrimonial estate . No less vigorously on ...
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... principal part of the unsus- pecting garrison , and compelling the few who had time to escape to betake themselves to the keep . The possession of even the subordinate parts of the fortress established the suc- 40 HISTORY OF DEVIZES ...
... principal part of the unsus- pecting garrison , and compelling the few who had time to escape to betake themselves to the keep . The possession of even the subordinate parts of the fortress established the suc- 40 HISTORY OF DEVIZES ...
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affair afterwards already appears arms army Bath became Bishop borough brother Burgesses called Captain carried castle cause charge Charles Church Colonel command Committee Commons continued Court dated daughter death Devizes died Earl Edward election England execution father forces four Francis further George give given ground hand head held Henry honour horse Hundred James John King King's knight lands late letter lived London Lord Malmesbury March Marlborough married Mayor meeting never Nicholas notice occasion parish Park Parliament party passed period person Potterne present principal prisoner Quakers quarters Queen received Recorder reign remained represented Richard Robert royal Salisbury says seems sent Sheriff shillings Sir Edward soon Stephen taken Thomas took town Walter wife William Wilts 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.