The history of the county of Lincoln. by the author of the histories of London, Yorkshire &c, Volume 11833 |
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abbey abbot acres aisle aldermen ancient Anno appears arches banks belonging Bishop of Lincoln BOOK borough Boston Botolph bridge building built buried called castle cathedral chancel CHAP chapel charter choir church city aforesaid city of Lincoln clunch common council corporation county of Lincoln Croyland died ditto drain Earl east Edward Edward III elected England erected feet fens Fishtoft formerly Foss-dyke Freiston Gowt granted Grantham Guthlac Henry VIII Holbeach Holland inches Ingulphus inhabitants John Kesteven king king's Kirton Knight lands Lincolnshire Long Sutton Lord Louth manor marshes Mary miles monastery monks nave parish parliament persons present Priory reign remains Richard river river Welland river Witham Robert Roman says sheriffs side situated Skirbeck Sleaford Spalding Stamford stone Stukeley succeeded successors Sutton Swineshead Thomas tower town transept Vermuyden Wainfleet wall wapentake Whaplode whole William Willielmus Witham
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Page 120 - Province, under the penalties therein expressed, so as such Ordinances be reasonable, and not repugnant or contrary, but as near as may be, agreeable to the laws and statutes of this our Kingdom of England, and so as the same ordinances do not extend to the binding, charging, or taking away of the right or interest of any person or persons, in their freehold, goods or chattels whatsoever.
Page 117 - ... to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, defend and be defended, in all state courts having competent jurisdiction, and in any circuit court of the United States...
Page 268 - And all debts, fines, issues, amercements, penalties and profits, certain and casual, due to the Keepers of the liberties of England by authority of Parliament, shall be due to the Lord Protector, and be payable into his public receipt, and shall be recovered and prosecuted in his name.
Page 57 - During the breeding season, these birds are lodged in the same houses with the inhabitants, and even in their very bedchambers ; in every apartment are three rows of coarse wicker pens, placed one above another. Each bird has its separate lodge divided from the other, which it keeps possession of * Tour in Scotland, p.
Page 117 - York, be and shall be, forever hereafter, persons able and in law capable to have, get, receive, and possess lands, tenements, rents, liberties, jurisdictions, franchises, and hereditaments to them and their successors in...
Page 68 - Lincolne, and thereby a great trade managed to the benefitt of those parts of Lincolneshire, and some parts of Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire, which afforded an honest employment and livelyhood to great numbers of people; but at present the said navigacion is much obstructed and in great decay, by reason that the rivers or auntient channells of Witham and Fosdyke, which runn betwixt Boston and Trent, are much silted and landed up, and thereby not passable with boats and lyters as formerly, to the...
Page 117 - York, for the time being, and their successors, forever hereafter be, and shall be, by force of these presents, one body corporate and politic, in deed, fact and name, by the name of the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New York...
Page 121 - ... that the common council of the city, aforesaid, for the time being, or the major part of them, shall and may have power, from time to time, to...
Page 169 - Hew of Lincoln, slain also With cursed Jewes, as it is notable, For it n'is but a litel while ago, Pray eke for us, we sinful folk unstable, That of his mercy God so merciable On us his grete mercie multiplie, For reverence of his moder Marie.
Page 173 - Lincoln, gave a decision in favour of the latter, and preferred the west front of it to any thing of the kind in Europe, observing, *• that whoever had the conducting of it, was well acquainted with the noblest buildings of old Rome, and had united some of their greatest beauties in that very work.