The History & Antiquities of the Hundred of Compton, Berks: Being a Topographical, Statistical and Archaeological Description of the Parishes of Aldworth, Compton, East Ilsley, West Ilsley, Chilton, Catmere, and Farnborough |
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abbot of Abingdon Abingdon acres Aldworth Amand ancient family antiquity appears arable land arch Ashdown Ashridge barrow Beche belonged Berks Berkshire Bishop Blewbury British buried called Calleva carucates Castle Catmere century chancel Charles Eyston Chilton church Compton Hundred Cuckhamsley Cwichelm daughter demesne died A.D. died seised discovered dñio Domesday Book East Ilsley Edward Edward III effigies Escesdune Eyston farm Farnborough Hampstead Hampstead Norreys Head held Hendred Henry III Hildesley hill Hodcott Hundred of Compton Ickleton Icnield Street iiij ij car Ildesle King king's Knapp knight Langford Latton Little Stoke living Lord Lowborough manor married mentioned miles modo Nachededorne nave Oxford parish Peasemore plough possessed present rector reign of Henry Richard Ridgeway Robert Roman road Saxon says shillings Silchester Sir John Sir Nicholas Somery Southby spot Streatley Thomas tion town tumulus Vicar village Wallingford West Compton wife Wightwick William wood
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Page 133 - Church, whereof I do acknowledge the Church of Rome to be the Mother Church; and I do verily believe that no other Church hath any Salvation in it, but only so far as it concurs with the Faith of the Church of Rome.
Page 53 - Sacrament constantly kept with a lamp burning ; mass dayly celebrated in it. But when he and his army passed over the Golden Myle some loose Fellows (whether by orders or not I cannot tell) came hyther went into the Chappell pretended to mock the Priest by supping out of his Chalice, which they would have taken away had it been silver, as they themselves afterwards gave out ; however, having torn down the JESUS MARIA from the altar, which holy names were...
Page 67 - Be sober, merry, wise, and you'll the same possess. VIII. Ye people all that hear me ring, Be faithful to your Grod and king. I*. In wedlock's bands all ye who join, With hands your hearts unite; So shall our tuneful tongues combine To laud the nuptial rite.
Page 55 - Standing, and then he retired to the Middle Temple, where, after severe encounters had with the crabbed parts of the municipal laws, he became a Barrister, and noted for his great proficiency in his profession, and integrity in his dealings. In the latter end of Queen Elizabeth, and beginning of King James, he was several times elected a Burgess to sit in Parliament, in which he was a frequent speaker ; afterwards he was Counsellor and...
Page 67 - To honour both of God and King Our voices shall in concert ring. May heaven increase their bounteous store And bless their souls for evermore. Whilst thus we join in joyful sound May love and loyalty abound. Ye people all who hear me ring Be faithful to your God and King. Such wondrous power to music's given It elevates the soul to heaven.
Page 38 - He was created a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of James I., 25th July 1603. He was of St. Stephen's, Canterbury. Died 1625. LINE 75, ' termined' =- terminated; L 80, 'brim' — See Glossarial Index, sv, for other examples,— G.
Page 45 - Far famed for sheep and wool, though not for spinners, For sportsmen, doctors, publicans, and...
Page 55 - Great Fawley, near to Wantage, before mentioned, in which Vault his posterity (who are Baronets, living in that parish) have been since, and are hitherto interred, as I have been instructed by his grandson, Sir Henry Moore, Bart.
Page 125 - These open downs, more especially Blewbury Bottom, appear to have been the cemetery not only for the neighbourhood, but for this whole district for many miles around. Barrows were only raised to the memory of exalted personages, and it seems probable that on the death of any king or other illustrious individual, his corpse was conveyed to these consecrated hills, and here buried near his ancestors.
Page 140 - A Collection of Law Cases," printed in 1663, from the original in French, then in the hands of Sir Geoffry Palmer, Attorney-General to Charles the Second, " which is the same, as I take it," says Wood, " written fairly with the author's own hand, in folio, that was lately in the library of Arth.