The Diary of Abraham De la Pryme, the Yorkshire Antiquary, Volume 54

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Society, 1870 - Antiquarians - 364 pages
 

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Page 29 - Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever ; for wisdom and might are His : and He changeth the times and the seasons : He removeth kings and setteth up kings : He giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding : He revealeth the deep and secret things : He knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with Him.
Page 19 - which only concerned the confession of the true Christian faith and the doctrine of the sacraments), with an express exception of those relating to the government and powers of the church and to infant baptism.
Page 18 - For exempting their Majesties Protestant subjects, dissenting from the Church of England, from the penalties of certain laws," commonly called the Toleration Act, which
Page 29 - and knowledge to them that know understanding : He revealeth the deep and secret things : He knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with Him.
Page 23 - a hundred of pounds. This book which he valued so much, and which was so much talk'd off, had the ill luck to perish and be utterly lost just when the learned author was almost at putting a conclusion at the same, after this manner. In a winter morning, leaving it amongst his other papers on his
Page 342 - in ten shall exclude. XL—Each member shall pay in advance to the Treasurer the annual sum of one guinea. If any member's subscription shall be in arrear for two years, and he shall neglect to pay
Page 342 - the Council, on a requisition to that effect, signed by not less than five members of the Council, being presented to him. X.—Members may be elected by ballot at any of the ordinary meetings, according to priority of application, upon being
Page xxv - M. Colin, a Scotchman, informed me, that eighteen months ago the illustrious geometer, Isaac Newton, had become insane, either in consequence of his too intense application to his studies, or from excessive grief at having lost, by fire, his chemical laboratory and several manuscripts. When he came to the Archbishop of Cambridge,
Page 346 - The Autobiography of Anne Countess of Pembroke, Dorset and Montgomery, with, other Documents relating to the house of Clifford. 30. The Correspondence of Thomas Baker (the " Coll. Jo. socius ejectus"), with the Literary Men of his day. 31. The Correspondence of Dr. George Hickes and Hilkiah Belford, the celebrated
Page 344 - in Durham, the British Museum, &c. 16s. Edited by Rev. J. Stevenson. 24. The Memoir of Mr. Surtees, by the late George Taylor, Esq. Reprinted from the Fourth Vol. of the History of Durham, with additional Notes and Illustrations, together with an Appendix, comprising some of Mr. Surtees* Correspondence, Poetry, &c. Edited by Dr. Raine. (Only sold in a set and to a Member).

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