London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis and Its Neighbourhood: To Thirty Miles Extent, from an Actual Perambulation, Volume 1W. Stratford, 1805 - London (England) |
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... received the blood of the beasts slain in sacrifice , were made of a coarser earth , but not red . Most of their urns also ( according to their several forms and sizes ) were made of another different sort of earth ; though some are ...
... received the blood of the beasts slain in sacrifice , were made of a coarser earth , but not red . Most of their urns also ( according to their several forms and sizes ) were made of another different sort of earth ; though some are ...
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... received , they forced the Danes to decamp , by cutting off their supplies , diverted the course of the river and diminished its depth . The Danes finding their ships rendered useless , and themselves threatened with famine , hastily ...
... received , they forced the Danes to decamp , by cutting off their supplies , diverted the course of the river and diminished its depth . The Danes finding their ships rendered useless , and themselves threatened with famine , hastily ...
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... receiving the distinguished privi- lege of coinage . This monarch resided in the heart of London , in a place which still retains his name : for from Athelstan or Adlestan , the name of Addle Street is taken , and it is noticed in an ...
... receiving the distinguished privi- lege of coinage . This monarch resided in the heart of London , in a place which still retains his name : for from Athelstan or Adlestan , the name of Addle Street is taken , and it is noticed in an ...
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... received justice from their lords , were judged by them in most cases , and had not the true benefit of the law : so neither as to the second ob- servation in this charter , could their children be their heirs ; for they held their ...
... received justice from their lords , were judged by them in most cases , and had not the true benefit of the law : so neither as to the second ob- servation in this charter , could their children be their heirs ; for they held their ...
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... received into them , with diet and clothes . She also was the foundress of a priory near Aldgate , for canons regular . This priory , dedicated by the name of Holy Trinity , Christ's Church , was built on the place were Suredas , or ...
... received into them , with diet and clothes . She also was the foundress of a priory near Aldgate , for canons regular . This priory , dedicated by the name of Holy Trinity , Christ's Church , was built on the place were Suredas , or ...
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Page 487 - N. do become your liege man of life and limb, and of earthly worship, and faith and truth I will bear unto you, to live and die, against all manner of folks. So help me God.
Page 480 - It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God.
Page 419 - An act for the more easy and speedy recovery of small debts within the city and borough of New Sarum and other places in the counties of Wilts, Hants, and Dorset.
Page vii - In this case, how would he be surprised to hear all the languages of Europe spoken in this little spot of his former dominions, and to see so many private men, who in his time would have been the vassals of some powerful baron, negotiating like princes for greater sums of money than were formerly to be met with in the royal treasury ! Trade, without enlarging the British territories, has given us a.
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Page vii - I am a Dane, Swede, or Frenchman at different times ; or rather fancy myself like the old philosopher, who upon being asked what countryman he was, replied, that he was a citizen of the world.
Page 463 - Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton ; and the peculiar happiness of my life will ever consist in promoting the welfare of a people, whose loyalty and warm affection to me I consider as the greatest and most permanent security of my throne...
Page 619 - His Majesty to secure and detain persons charged with or suspected of the crime of high treason committed in North America, or on the high seas, or the crime of piracy.
Page 483 - And when You see this Orb set under the Cross, remember that the whole World is subject to the Power and Empire of Christ our Redeemer.
Page 389 - CHRIST, BRIDEWELL, and ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE ; and the MAYOR, COMMONALTY, and CITIZENS of the CITY OF LONDON, and their successors, shall be called GOVERNORS of the said Hospitals.