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... Leicester .. Midland . Cumberland . Lincolnshire Lincoln Midland . Durham . Middlesex London Northern Lancashire . Monmouthshire .. Monmouth Oxford . Northumberland . Norfolk Norwich Norfolk . Westmorland . Northamptonshire Northampton ...
... Leicester .. Midland . Cumberland . Lincolnshire Lincoln Midland . Durham . Middlesex London Northern Lancashire . Monmouthshire .. Monmouth Oxford . Northumberland . Norfolk Norwich Norfolk . Westmorland . Northamptonshire Northampton ...
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... Leicester , Huntingdon , Bedford , part of Buckingham , Hert ford , Northampton , Oxford , and Rutland . Part of Stafford , all Derby , part of Warwick and Salop . Part of Middlesex , Essex , Hertfordshire , and Buckinghamshire . All ...
... Leicester , Huntingdon , Bedford , part of Buckingham , Hert ford , Northampton , Oxford , and Rutland . Part of Stafford , all Derby , part of Warwick and Salop . Part of Middlesex , Essex , Hertfordshire , and Buckinghamshire . All ...
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... Leicester Lincoln Middlesex Monmouth Norfolk Northampton Nottingham . Oxford .. Northumberland .. Rutland Salop Somerset Stafford Suffolk .... Lincoln . Salisbury . Principally Lincoln , partly Canterbury , and partly London ...
... Leicester Lincoln Middlesex Monmouth Norfolk Northampton Nottingham . Oxford .. Northumberland .. Rutland Salop Somerset Stafford Suffolk .... Lincoln . Salisbury . Principally Lincoln , partly Canterbury , and partly London ...
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... Leicester Barston , Warwick Bartestree , Hereford Bartington , Cheshire Barthorpe , York Bartherton , Cheshire Barthomley , Cheshire Bartlow , Cambridge Barton , Notts Barton , Lancashire Barton - Blount , Derby Barton - Bendish ...
... Leicester Barston , Warwick Bartestree , Hereford Bartington , Cheshire Barthorpe , York Bartherton , Cheshire Barthomley , Cheshire Bartlow , Cambridge Barton , Notts Barton , Lancashire Barton - Blount , Derby Barton - Bendish ...
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... Leicester Beech bill , Hants Beeching - Stoke , Wilts Belton , Lincoln Belton , Rutland Belton , Lincoln Belthorpe , York Belper , Derby Belridge , Northumberland Caer - Belvoir , Leicester Bemerton , W Its Bempton , York Benefield ...
... Leicester Beech bill , Hants Beeching - Stoke , Wilts Belton , Lincoln Belton , Rutland Belton , Lincoln Belthorpe , York Belper , Derby Belridge , Northumberland Caer - Belvoir , Leicester Bemerton , W Its Bempton , York Benefield ...
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14 mile distant 24 miles 9 miles S.W. Abbey aldermen April Augustine Priory Axbridge bailiffs Benedictine Bishop borough built Builth burgesses bury Canterbury Carlisle castle cattle cattle and pedlary cheese Chester church Cistercian cluded therein corporate town Cowbridge Derby DIOCESE Durham Earl East Edward fairs families employed ford founded Friary granted Hereford horned cattle horses Hospital included therein John July June King Leicester Manchester parish Market mayor members to parliament mile dis miles distant S.W. miles N miles N.N.E. miles N.W. miles W.S.W. N.W. from Lon N.W. from London North Norwich number of acres number of houses number of paupers number of voters parsonage-houses poor-rates Popula pula Reepham reign of Hen right of election rish scot and lot sends two members Sept shire South Spilsby Thomas Thurs toys Tues VIII Wales West William worth yearly value
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Page ix - England is bounded on the east by the German ocean ; on the south by the English Channel; on the west by St. George's Channel; and...
Page 420 - SWARDUS. signature of the Chancellor, or by the King affixing to them the sign of the cross. A large state seal was now made, upon the model which has been followed ever since. It bore the representation of the King, in his imperial robes, sitting on his throne, holding a sceptre in his right hand and a sword in his left, with the inscription " Sigillum Edwardi Anglorum Basilei...
Page 161 - Ocean ; on the east anil south-east, by the latter and the straits of Dover ; on the south, by Sussex ; and on the west, by Surrey. It contains 996,680 acres, of which above 900,000 are arable, meadow, and pasture. Aspect varied and beautiful. Along the banks of the Thames there is a considerable extent of marshy land.
Page 76 - It sends two members to parliament: the right of election is in persons having freeholds of bnrgagu tenure, paying burgage rent.
Page 478 - It returns two members to parliament — one for the county, and one for the six chief towns.
Page ix - Head, and the base is the long line of the southern coast from the North Foreland in Kent to the Land's End in Cornwall.
Page 205 - Boston, in the mayor, aldermen, common council, and freemen resident, paying scot and lot, and claiming their freedom by birth or servitude — 500.
Page 21 - It is bounded on the north by Lincolnshire, on the east by Norfolk and Suffolk, on the south by the Administrative County of Cambridgeshire, and on the west by Huntingdonshire.
Page 45 - Launceston, in the mayor, aldermen, and freemen, being inhabitants at the time they were made free, and not receiving pay of the parish ; the aldermen to be elected out of the legal freemen.
Page 127 - Scotland, on the East by the German Ocean, on the South by the English Channel, and on the West by St.