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" Hugh, indeed, claimed the whole as a royalty, and contended, that his bearing of three perriwinkles proper, in a canton, or, his shield, was a memorial of such a grant ; but he never could fully establish it. Again, in the case of a wreck of a Genevese... "
Legends of Devon - Page 45
1848 - 120 pages
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Memorials of Exmouth

William John Wesley Webb - Exmouth (England) - 1872 - 188 pages
...Sir Hugh, indeed, claimed the whole as a royalty, and contended, that his bearing of three pemwinkles proper, in a canton, or, his shield, was a memorial...rich cargo of velvets for their master's use ; while bir Hugh had obtained little else than sixteen jurs of caviare, which, as it displeased his palate,...
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Apparitions: a Narrative of Facts

Bourchier Wrey Savile - Apparitions - 1874 - 306 pages
...been passed by with little or no notice. Again, in the case of a wreck on the bar of the river Exe, Sir Roger's men, who were first on the spot, had secured a rich cargo of Genoese velvets for their master's use ; while the servants of Sir Hugh could only obtain some sixteen...
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Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of ..., Volume 31

Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art - Devon (England) - 1899 - 558 pages
...each other's rightful district of raking for cockles and other shsll-fish in the estuary of the Exe. Again, in the case of a wreck of a Genevese galliot, Sir Roger's men, who were first on the spot, secured a rich cargo of velvets for their master's use ; while Sir Hugh had obtained little else than...
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