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... Records of the County of Middlesex , which afford many curious particules of the time of the Tudors ; while heraldic tiles supplement rec 3 in giving the history of Richard , King of the Romans , ar nay , if sought for as he has ...
... Records of the County of Middlesex , which afford many curious particules of the time of the Tudors ; while heraldic tiles supplement rec 3 in giving the history of Richard , King of the Romans , ar nay , if sought for as he has ...
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... records done something to esta- blish the real character of a part of that great transaction , -and at a future day he hopes to do more . Coming down to modern times , he has noted the labours of the pious Robert Nelson , and the ...
... records done something to esta- blish the real character of a part of that great transaction , -and at a future day he hopes to do more . Coming down to modern times , he has noted the labours of the pious Robert Nelson , and the ...
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... records , both written upon vellum . The title of the first may be translated , " Book of the King's lands in Winchester , rendering land - gable [ ground - rent ] and burg - hote [ payments for the support of castles and walls ] , as ...
... records , both written upon vellum . The title of the first may be translated , " Book of the King's lands in Winchester , rendering land - gable [ ground - rent ] and burg - hote [ payments for the support of castles and walls ] , as ...
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... Records of the County of Middlesex , which afford many curious particules of the time of the Tudors ; while heraldic tiles supplement rec in giving the history of Richard , King of the Romans , ar nay , if sought for as he has ventured ...
... Records of the County of Middlesex , which afford many curious particules of the time of the Tudors ; while heraldic tiles supplement rec in giving the history of Richard , King of the Romans , ar nay , if sought for as he has ventured ...
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... records done something to esta- blish the real character of a part of that great transaction , -and at a future day he hopes to do more . Coming down to modern times , he has noted the labours of the pious Robert Nelson , and the ...
... records done something to esta- blish the real character of a part of that great transaction , -and at a future day he hopes to do more . Coming down to modern times , he has noted the labours of the pious Robert Nelson , and the ...
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