| Francis Grose - England - 1782 - 370 pages
...superstitious mansions, reserved of those library books, some to serve their Jakes, some to scour the candlesticks, and some to rub their boots ; some they sold to the grocer and soap-seller; and some they sent over sea, to the book-binders, not in small numbers ; but,... | |
| Thomas Frognall Dibdin - Bibliographical literature - 1811 - 844 pages
...which purchased those superstitious mansions, reserved of those library-books, some to serve the jukes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub...boots : some they sold to the grocers and soap sellers ; some they sent over sea to the book-hinders, not in small number, but at times whole ships full,... | |
| Thomas Frognall Dibdin - Bibliographical literature - 1811 - 828 pages
...purchased those superstitious mansion!!, reserved of those library-books, some to serve the jokes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots : some they sold to the grocers anil soap sellers , some they sent over sea to the book-binders, not in small number, but at times... | |
| John Strype - 1821 - 556 pages
...the books of those libraries: Gift. « some to serve their Jakes, some to scour their candle" sticks, some to rub their boots; some they sold to the " grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to " the bookbinders: not in small numbers, but at times... | |
| John Strype - 1821 - 558 pages
...the books of those libraries ; GUt " some to serve their Jakes, some to scour their candle" sticks, some to rub their boots ; some they sold to the " grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to " the bookbinders : not in small numbers, but at times... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 876 pages
...superstitions mansions, reserved of the, library books, »ome to serve their jukes, some to scour the candlesticks, and some to rub their boots ; some they sold to the grocer and soapseller } and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small numbers, but in... | |
| 1829 - 442 pages
...VI., AD 1549. " A number of those persons who bought the monasteries, reserved of the library thereof, some to serve their jakes ; some to scour their candlesticks...rub their boots ; some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers ; and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small numbers, but at times whole... | |
| 1829 - 446 pages
...persons who bought the monasteries, reserved of the library thereof, some to serve their jakes ; soms to scour their candlesticks ; and some to rub their boots ; some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers ; and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small numbers, but at times whole... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 782 pages
...superstitious mansions, reserved of the library books, some to serve their Jakes, some to scour the candlesticks, and some to rub their boots ; some they sold to the grocer and soap-seller ; and some they sent over sea to the book-binders, not in small numbers, but... | |
| 1833 - 222 pages
...superstitious mansions (the monasteries) reserved of those library books, some to serve their vilest uses, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots ; some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small number, but at times whole... | |
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