Berkeley Manuscripts: Abstracts and Extracts of Smyth's Lives of the Berkeleys, Illustrative of Ancient Manners and the Constitution; Including All the Pedigrees in that Ancient Manuscript. To which are Annexed a Copious History of the Castle and Parish of Berkeley, Consisting of Matter Never Before Published; and Biographical Anecdotes of Dr. Jenner ... |
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... Estates , notices respecting , 70 , 72,109,123,134,144,179,185 Executors , 133 , 134 , 218 Exhibitions ( to poor scholars ) , 132 , 209 Farm - houses , 100 , 107 Fairs , 101 , 125 , 131 , 132 Feasts , Church , 84 Fee - farm - rents , 90 ...
... Estates , notices respecting , 70 , 72,109,123,134,144,179,185 Executors , 133 , 134 , 218 Exhibitions ( to poor scholars ) , 132 , 209 Farm - houses , 100 , 107 Fairs , 101 , 125 , 131 , 132 Feasts , Church , 84 Fee - farm - rents , 90 ...
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... Estate , 134 Petticoats , 208 Pheasants , tame , 146 Physicians , 189 , 204 , 209 Pigeons , 126 Queenly Privilege , 90 Rangerships , 163 Rank , 143 ... estates , 123 Templars , 94 Tenants , 120 Timber , 111 , 191 Tithes , 83 , 84 INDEX . xi.
... Estate , 134 Petticoats , 208 Pheasants , tame , 146 Physicians , 189 , 204 , 209 Pigeons , 126 Queenly Privilege , 90 Rangerships , 163 Rank , 143 ... estates , 123 Templars , 94 Tenants , 120 Timber , 111 , 191 Tithes , 83 , 84 INDEX . xi.
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... estates exclusive burial - places for themselves and their rela- tions , distinct from the common burial- grounds of the parishes . " Sketch of a Tour in the Highlands , pp . 101 , 102. The place described is an inclosure , with a ...
... estates exclusive burial - places for themselves and their rela- tions , distinct from the common burial- grounds of the parishes . " Sketch of a Tour in the Highlands , pp . 101 , 102. The place described is an inclosure , with a ...
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... estate , even according to the husbandry of the æra , could be little less than £ .60,000 of modern money , though the present rental must be much higher through improvement . LITERAL TRANSLATION . There were in these hamlets , in the ...
... estate , even according to the husbandry of the æra , could be little less than £ .60,000 of modern money , though the present rental must be much higher through improvement . LITERAL TRANSLATION . There were in these hamlets , in the ...
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... estate by the tenure of guarding it . This is a fabrick of erection subsequent to the keep , viz . anno 1342. The fourth , or Northern tower , is an ancient chapel , now the Evidence Room . It once contained a well , and has been much ...
... estate by the tenure of guarding it . This is a fabrick of erection subsequent to the keep , viz . anno 1342. The fourth , or Northern tower , is an ancient chapel , now the Evidence Room . It once contained a well , and has been much ...
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Page i - Berkeley Manuscripts. Abstracts and Extracts of Smyth's Lives of the Berkeleys. illustrative of Ancient Manners and the Constitution ; including all the Pedigrees in that Ancient Manuscript. To which are annexed A Copious History of the Castle and Parish of Berkeley, consisting of Matter never before published ; and Biographical Anecdotes of Dr. Jenner, his interviews with the Emperor of Russia, etc.
Page 59 - A hood resembling a monk's cowl, which, at a very early period, it was certainly designed to imitate, covered the head entirely, and fell down over part of the breast and shoulders. It was sometimes decorated with asses...
Page 23 - ... banks were laid under water, and many hundreds of men, women, and children perished in the floods. From the hills might be seen herds of cattle, and flocks of sheep, with husbandmen labouring in the fields, all swept away together, and swallowed up in one dreadful inundation. Houses, barns, ricks of corn and hay, were all involved in the common ruin. Many who were rich in the morning were beggars before noon ; and several perished in endeavouring to save their effects. Bristol and Aust suffered...
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