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... ancient copy of which is in the possession of Mr. Wynne , of Peniarth , near Towyn , in North Wales . It is one of an extensive collection of 13th Century Copies of Charters , nearly all of which demonstrably relate to Lands in the ...
... ancient copy of which is in the possession of Mr. Wynne , of Peniarth , near Towyn , in North Wales . It is one of an extensive collection of 13th Century Copies of Charters , nearly all of which demonstrably relate to Lands in the ...
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... ancient meaning of the Borough of Birmingham , I may mention that the old Burgess Roll of Walsall , which throws considerable light on the former history of the town , was not in modern times known to exist until about a year ago when I ...
... ancient meaning of the Borough of Birmingham , I may mention that the old Burgess Roll of Walsall , which throws considerable light on the former history of the town , was not in modern times known to exist until about a year ago when I ...
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... ancient residence of the Middlemores , who probably derive their name from the position of this house , i.e. , in the midst of a moor . The lanes about King's Norton were full of soldiers ; Charles slept at Cofton Hall ; and probably ...
... ancient residence of the Middlemores , who probably derive their name from the position of this house , i.e. , in the midst of a moor . The lanes about King's Norton were full of soldiers ; Charles slept at Cofton Hall ; and probably ...
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... Archaeological Society. ۲ وسل VIKTVTES FELICITATIS ARX VERA FELICITA S PL.VIII 8 FALSA DISCIPLINA. PLVII . PVS A RITH TV ENL TICAE BOETIVS ( · ) 2 . W / N ୪ mas 8 • REMAINS OF ANCIENT GLASS LATELY REMOVED OREH SILS ALABASTER GRAVE.
... Archaeological Society. ۲ وسل VIKTVTES FELICITATIS ARX VERA FELICITA S PL.VIII 8 FALSA DISCIPLINA. PLVII . PVS A RITH TV ENL TICAE BOETIVS ( · ) 2 . W / N ୪ mas 8 • REMAINS OF ANCIENT GLASS LATELY REMOVED OREH SILS ALABASTER GRAVE.
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... ancient . The level of the churchyard is nearly as high as the top of this wall , but the road which it adjoins is 4ft . 6in . lower , having been much wasted by the wear and rains of seven or eight hundred years , and the churchyard ...
... ancient . The level of the churchyard is nearly as high as the top of this wall , but the road which it adjoins is 4ft . 6in . lower , having been much wasted by the wear and rains of seven or eight hundred years , and the churchyard ...
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21 years thence aforesaid only suit ancient arch Bickenhill Birmingham Birmyncham aforesaid Blessed Virgin Mary bookbinders Borough aforesaid Boulton British Museum Burgage carved Catesby chancel chapel church coins colour conspirators Court and relief Coventry croft cross Easter sepulchre Edgebaston Edward end and term Excursions feast of Saint feasts aforesaid equally following and fully Forren fourteenth century glass Gunpowder Plot Hall Hawkins heirs and assigns holds by Indenture holds freely Huddington Indenture more fully inner circle interesting Item John King's Norton late King Henry leather bottle LIBRARIES London Lord Lunar Society Manor Michael the Archangel moneyers nave Norman ornament Paying therefor yearly pays yearly Plate Priestley probably reign rent Robert Wintour Ruding Saint Michael side STANFORD Stockholm Street called suit of Court Tamworth tenement term of 21 thence next following Thomas Thomas Wintour tower town Tresham wall Warwick Warwickshire William window Wintour
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Página 158 - Ah, what a life were this! how sweet! how lovely ! Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade To shepherds, looking on their silly sheep, Than doth a rich embroider'd canopy To kings, that fear their subjects' treachery ? O, yes it doth ; a thousand-fold it doth.
Página 55 - Pity and need Make all flesh kin. There is no caste in blood, Which runneth of one hue, nor caste in tears, Which trickle salt with all ; neither comes man To birth with tilka-mark stamped on the brow, Nor sacred thread on neck. Who doth right deed Is twice-born, and who doeth ill deeds vile. Give me to drink, my brother ; when I come Unto my quest it shall be good for thee.
Página 111 - ... shillings, which no man could use, and which was laid by for the fire. I considered the nature of its construction, bought it, and paid the two shillings. I then asked him to favour me with a hammer and a pin, which he brought with half a conquering smile, and half a sneer. I drove out the garter-pin, which, being galled, prevented the press from working, and turned another square, which perfectly cured the press. He said in anger, " If I had known, you should not have had it.
Página 79 - He was in person tall, and of a noble appearance ; his temperament was sanguine, with that slight mixture of phlegmatic which gives calmness and dignity ; his manners were eminently open and cordial ; he took the lead in conversations, and with a social heart had a grandiose manner like that arising from position, wealth, and habitual command. He went among his people like a monarch bestowing largess.
Página 4 - WILLIAM and MARY, by the grace of God, King and Queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, defenders of the faith, &c.
Página 78 - I am here cut off from the milk of science, which flows in such redundant streams from your learned Lunatics, and which, I can assure you, is a very great regret to me.
Página 158 - To kings, that fear their subjects' treachery ? O, yes it doth ; a thousand fold it doth. And to conclude, — the shepherd's homely curds, His cold thin drink out of his leather bottle, His wonted sleep under a fresh tree's shade, All which secure and sweetly he enjoys, Is far beyond a prince's delicates, His viands sparkling in a golden cup, His body couched in a curious bed, When care, mistrust, and treason wait on him.
Página 87 - Mr. Watt, Dr. Darwin, Mr. Wedgwood, Mr. Day, and myself, together — men of very different characters, but all devoted to literature and science. This mutual intimacy has never been broken but by death ; nor have any of the number failed to distinguish themselves in science or literature.
Página 79 - Whilst Mr. Boulton's eye and countenance had something of radiance, Mr. Watt's were calm, as if patiently investigating or quietly contemplating his object. His utterance was slow and unimpassioned, deep and low in tone, with a broad Scotch accent; his manners gentle, modest, unassuming. In a company where he was not known, unless spoken to, Tie might have tranquilly passed the whole time in pursuing his own meditations.
Página 77 - I consider my settlement at Birmingham as the happiest event "in my life, being highly favourable to every object I had in view, philosophical " or theological. In the former respect I had the convenience of good workmen " of every kind and the society of persons eminent for their knowledge of "chemistry, particularly Mr. Watt, Mr. Keir, and Dr. Withering. These, with "Mr. Boulton and Dr.