A history military and municipal of the ancient borough of Devizes [by H. Bull].1859 - 80 pages |
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... taken in the year 1723. Dismissing these two , we have the choice of two others , resting not so much on conjecture as on tradition . First , Fabyan's tradition , extending far down into the Anglo - Norman age , that the town 2 HISTORY ...
... taken in the year 1723. Dismissing these two , we have the choice of two others , resting not so much on conjecture as on tradition . First , Fabyan's tradition , extending far down into the Anglo - Norman age , that the town 2 HISTORY ...
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... taken of the conjecture thrown out by Mr. Wyndham , in his translation of the Wiltshire portion of Domesday book , and adopted by some other writers , viz . that the word Theodulveside , occurring in that survey , has reference to ...
... taken of the conjecture thrown out by Mr. Wyndham , in his translation of the Wiltshire portion of Domesday book , and adopted by some other writers , viz . that the word Theodulveside , occurring in that survey , has reference to ...
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... taken immense pains to de- cypher an hieroglyphical hand , and used the utmost caution and precision to whittle the medicine into the present fashion- able taste . I met with the original in a manuscript of bro- ther Symons , a monk of ...
... taken immense pains to de- cypher an hieroglyphical hand , and used the utmost caution and precision to whittle the medicine into the present fashion- able taste . I met with the original in a manuscript of bro- ther Symons , a monk of ...
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... taken prisoner in action by his brother Henry I. , who brought him to England and kept him in con- finement for the long period of twenty - six years . The captive Prince , says Malmesbury , " endured no evil but solitude , if that can ...
... taken prisoner in action by his brother Henry I. , who brought him to England and kept him in con- finement for the long period of twenty - six years . The captive Prince , says Malmesbury , " endured no evil but solitude , if that can ...
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... taken to the Empress , for that he had sworn conditionally that the King should not marry her to any one out of the kingdom without the consent of the nobility ; that none advised the match except Robert Earl of Gloster , Brian ...
... taken to the Empress , for that he had sworn conditionally that the King should not marry her to any one out of the kingdom without the consent of the nobility ; that none advised the match except Robert Earl of Gloster , Brian ...
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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.