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A History of the Church and Priory of Swine in Holderness ... - Page 130
by Thomas Thompson - 1824 - 268 pages
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Historical Memoirs of the English, Irish, and Scottish Catholics: Since the ...

Charles Butler - Church and state - 1822 - 540 pages
...them, which purchased these " superstitious mansions, reserved of those library " books, some, to form their jakes; some, to scour " their candlesticks; and some, to rub their boots. " And some, they sold to grocers, and soap sellers; " and some, they sent over the sea to the book"...
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The History of the Reformation of the Church of England: Reign of King Henry ...

Henry Soames - 1826 - 682 pages
...and certainly no friend to monkery. " A number of them who purchased those superstitious mansions, reserved of those library books some to serve their...rub their boots; some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to the book-binders, not in small number, but at times whole...
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The History of the Reformation of the Church of England: Reign of King Henry ...

Henry Soames - Reformation - 1826 - 674 pages
...and certainly no friend to monkery. " A number of them who purchased those superstitious mansions, reserved of those library books some to serve their...rub. their boots ; some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to the book-binders, not in small num. ber, but at times...
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A History of the Royal Foundation of Christ's Hospital: With an Acount of ...

William Trollope - London (England) - 1834 - 550 pages
...regarded. A number of them which purchas'd those superstitious mansions, reserved of those library-books, some to serve their jakes, some to scour their candlesticks,...rub their boots; some they sold to the grocers and sope-sellers, and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small number, but at times whole...
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A history of the royal foundation of Christ's hospital

William Trollope - Education - 1834 - 538 pages
...regarded. A number of them which purchas'd those superstitious mansions, reserved of those library-books, some to serve their jakes, some to scour their candlesticks,...rub their boots; some they sold to the grocers and sope-sellers, and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small number, but at times whole...
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The Church History of Britain: From the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year ...

Thomas Fuller - Great Britain - 1837 - 564 pages
...regarded. A number of them, which purchased those superstitious mansions, reserved of those library-books, some to serve their Jakes, some to scour their candlesticks,...rub their boots ; some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small number, but at times whole...
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The Church History of Britain: From the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year ...

Thomas Fuller - Great Britain - 1837 - 562 pages
...regarded. A number of them, which purchased those superstitious mansions, reserved of those library-books, some to serve their Jakes, some to scour their candlesticks,...rub their boots ; some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small number, "but at times whole...
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An Ecclesiastical History of Great Britain: Chiefly of England ..., Volume 5

Jeremy Collier - Great Britain - 1840 - 550 pages
...respect, was not anywhere regarded. A number of them which purchased those superstitious mansions, reserved of those library books, some to serve their...scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots, and some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders,...
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The Church History of Britain, from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year ...

Thomas Fuller - Great Britain - 1842 - 570 pages
...regarded. A number of them, which purchased those superstitious mansions, reserved of those library-books, some to serve their jakes, some to scour their candlesticks,...rub their boots; some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small number, but at times whole...
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The Church History of Britain: From the Birth of Jesus Christ ..., Volume 3

Thomas Fuller - Great Britain - 1845 - 576 pages
...was not any where regarded.—A great number of " them which purchased those superstitious mansions " reserved of those library books some to serve their...rub their boots; some they sold to the grocers " and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to " the bookbinders, not in small number, but at " times...
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