A Sketch of the History of Holy Ghost Chapel, at Basingstoke in Hampshire: Comprehending an Account of Another Religious House, Founded at the Same Place by King Henry III. and Some Other Curious Antiquities. With Biographical Notices of Some Eminent Natives of Basingstoke, to which is Added the Ruins of a Temple; a Poem, with a View of the ChapelJ. Lucas, 1809 - 31 pages |
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... a satisfactory Account of an Edifice , which has been considered as deserv- ing the Attention of the Curious , J. J. BASINGSTOKE , 10th March , 1808 . SKETCHI OF THE HISTORY OF HOLY GHOST CHAPEL , & ADVERTISEMENT. ...
... a satisfactory Account of an Edifice , which has been considered as deserv- ing the Attention of the Curious , J. J. BASINGSTOKE , 10th March , 1808 . SKETCHI OF THE HISTORY OF HOLY GHOST CHAPEL , & ADVERTISEMENT. ...
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... considered the venerable remains , as a beautiful specimen of the taste and skill of our ances- tors , in the erection of religious edifices . The con- templative moralist has visited the interesting scene , not without a mixture of ...
... considered the venerable remains , as a beautiful specimen of the taste and skill of our ances- tors , in the erection of religious edifices . The con- templative moralist has visited the interesting scene , not without a mixture of ...
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... considered as not given to superstitious uses , and therefore remained untouch- ed in the following reigns . But in the time of the Ci- " vil War , this estate was again alienated , and the Chapel and School shut up for many years ...
... considered as not given to superstitious uses , and therefore remained untouch- ed in the following reigns . But in the time of the Ci- " vil War , this estate was again alienated , and the Chapel and School shut up for many years ...
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... considered as one of the richest maltsters in England , whose sole daughter and heir , Elizabeth , married , 1. Sir Charles Gunter Nickhol , K. B. and 2dly . , Peregrine , third Duke of Ancaster , but died without issue by the latter ...
... considered as one of the richest maltsters in England , whose sole daughter and heir , Elizabeth , married , 1. Sir Charles Gunter Nickhol , K. B. and 2dly . , Peregrine , third Duke of Ancaster , but died without issue by the latter ...
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... considered as a specimen of elegant Latinity , as well as descriptive of an excellent character in a young man . H. S. E. Gulielmus Blunden Gen. Hoc oppido natus Qui ab hac Vita ad meliorem Commigravit Decimo tertio Die Mart . Anno D ...
... considered as a specimen of elegant Latinity , as well as descriptive of an excellent character in a young man . H. S. E. Gulielmus Blunden Gen. Hoc oppido natus Qui ab hac Vita ad meliorem Commigravit Decimo tertio Die Mart . Anno D ...
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ago belonging ancient Anno Antiquary Appurtenances Basingstoke aforesaid Basingstoke church belonging and appertaining Bishop Fox Brotherhood or Guild buried call'd The Hollie Chantries and Free charter County of Southampton Cufaud of Cufaud curious died divine service Ecclesiæ eminent endowed erected Estate belonging Etatis following inscription Founder Free Chapels gold and silver granted Greek H. S. E. GUILIELMUS BLUNDEN Hampshire Henry VIII Hollie Goste Holy Ghost Chapel honour Joseph Warton King Henry King's late Fraternity learned Loggon Lord Chancellor Lord Sandes lying memory Merton College Messuage or Tenement Mottisfont House Obiit Pamphlet possession present preserved at Mottisfont purple velvet reign of Henry Religious House Richard White ruins seat Selborne singstoke Sir James Deane Sir James Lancaster Sir John Mill Staire-case stone Tenure or Occupation Thomas Warton Town of Basingstoke University of Oxford venerable vicar of Basingstoke Vicar of Harriard Vine Walter de Merton White Apothecary William Goodyer Winchester
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Page 22 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Awaits alike th
Page 24 - Time: her cankering hand With calm deliberate malice wasteth them: Worn on the edge of days, the brass consumes, The busto moulders, and the deep-cut marble, Unsteady to the steel, gives up its charge.
Page 10 - A little church, chapel, or particular altar, in some cathedral church, &c., endowed with lands, or other revenues, for the maintenance of one or more priests, daily to sing mass, and perform divine service for the souls of the donors and such others as they appointed.
Page 1 - midst the wreck of things which were; There lie interr'd the more illustrious dead. The wind is up: hark! how it howls! Methinks Till now, I never heard a sound so dreary: Doors creak, and windows clap, and night's foul bird, Rook'd...
Page 24 - Ambition, half- convicted of her folly, Hangs down the head, and reddens at the tale. Here all the mighty troublers of the earth, Who swam to sov'reign rule through seas of blood; Th...
Page 26 - Malster's wife, who was twice Buried Alive, for which neglect several Persons were Indicted at the last Assizes held at Winchester, and the Town of Basingstoke compelled to pay a great Fine.
Page 7 - ... of architecture! Some few feet more to the westward of this chapel is an erection which once, no doubt, was the body of that church to which the chapel was attached, constituting the chancel or choir.
Page 12 - This fraternity was dissolved in the first of Edward VI. and its possessions vested in the crown ; but in the first of Philip and Mary, a brotherhood was again established here, and the former possessions re.granted " for the maintenance of a priest, for the celebration of divine service, and for the instruction of the young men and boys of the town of Basingstok.
Page 6 - The style of the architecture appears to be of the day of Edward IV. The design, though small, is much enriched ; and among the ornaments are many of the Roman and Grecian turn, which shows that examples of this sort had been earlier introduced among us than is generally understood. However, it is not impossible but that many of the carvings, with some shields of arms, were added in the reign of Henry VIII. , in consequence of repairs or alterations then taking place. Another feature...
Page 8 - Keysler, that it was a common practice with those who undertook the conversion of the Heathens, to fix on such spots for their new places of worship, as had been hallowed in the opinion of the converts, by ancient...