Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art, Volume 38Devonshire Press, 1906 - Devon (England) List of members in each volume. |
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... Manor House , Lynmouth , later in the afternoon , where they were kindly received and hospitably entertained . In the evening the President , Mr. Basil H. Thomson , took the chair , and in retiring from the office thanked the members ...
... Manor House , Lynmouth , later in the afternoon , where they were kindly received and hospitably entertained . In the evening the President , Mr. Basil H. Thomson , took the chair , and in retiring from the office thanked the members ...
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... manor by cutting off the head of a canon named Hastings , the abbot produced the canon alive to satisfy the bishop that he was not dead ; the bishop took him at his word and declared the whole story a falsehood of blackest dye . The ...
... manor by cutting off the head of a canon named Hastings , the abbot produced the canon alive to satisfy the bishop that he was not dead ; the bishop took him at his word and declared the whole story a falsehood of blackest dye . The ...
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... manor of Lynton , and then only for a brief period , after which the manor was rapidly dismembered ; and as long as records go back , with one exception , no vicar or parson ( I use the word parson in its strict sense , the persona , or ...
... manor of Lynton , and then only for a brief period , after which the manor was rapidly dismembered ; and as long as records go back , with one exception , no vicar or parson ( I use the word parson in its strict sense , the persona , or ...
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... Manor without throwing more into the sea ; and so matters drifted on till A.D. 1740 , when the Rev. Edward Nicholls was appointed curate in charge . He had married the widow of Mr. Richard Knight , of West Lyn , and soon became the ...
... Manor without throwing more into the sea ; and so matters drifted on till A.D. 1740 , when the Rev. Edward Nicholls was appointed curate in charge . He had married the widow of Mr. Richard Knight , of West Lyn , and soon became the ...
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... manor and the manor rights being sold to Mr. Lock , by whom the quay was ultimately repaired . The lawsuit between his grandson , Mr. Robert Lock Roe , and Mr. Geen as to the right to levy quay dues in A.D. 1870 is too recent to give ...
... manor and the manor rights being sold to Mr. Lock , by whom the quay was ultimately repaired . The lawsuit between his grandson , Mr. Robert Lock Roe , and Mr. Geen as to the right to levy quay dues in A.D. 1870 is too recent to give ...
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