... 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 galliot, Sir Roger's men who were first on the spot, had secured a rich cargo of velvets for their master's use ; while... Legends of Devon - Page 451848 - 120 pagesFull view - About this book
| William John Wesley Webb - Exmouth (England) - 1872 - 188 pages
...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, had caused him to discharge his whole vocabulary oi German invective on all around him. There were many other sources of discord. Sir Hugh's son furtively... | |
| Bourchier Wrey Savile - Apparitions - 1874 - 306 pages
...obtain some sixteen jars of caviare from the Caspian sea ; which, as it displeased their lord's palate, caused him to discharge his whole vocabulary of German invective on all around him. Unhappily, these two rivals neighbours did not adopt the course pursued by two families in the same... | |
| Exmouth, William Everitt - 1885 - 184 pages
...he never could fully establish it. Again, in the case of a wreck of a Genevese galliot, Sir Eoger's men who were first on the spot, had secured a rich...There were many other sources of discord. Sir Hugh's sen furtively entrapped herons in the marshes of Marlpool, rightfully belonging to the de Whalinghams... | |
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