Gentleman's Magazine Library: Norfolk. Northamptonshire. Northumberland

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E. Stock, 1896 - England
 

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Page 135 - Full oft within the spacious walls, When he had fifty winters o'er him, My grave lord-keeper led the brawls ; The seal and maces danced before him. His bushy beard, and shoe-strings green, His high-crown'd hat, and satin doublet, Moved the stout heart of England's queen, Though Pope and Spaniard could not trouble it.
Page 68 - Religion agreed upon by the archbishops and bishops of both provinces and the whole clergy in the convocation holden at London in the year of our Lord God...
Page 210 - Upon the Sundays and other Holy-days (if there be no Communion) shall be said all that is appointed at the Communion, until the end of the general Prayer [For the whole state of Christ's Church militant here in earth] together with one or more of these Collects last before rehearsed, concluding with the Blessing.
Page 254 - ho are also mounted and armed in the same manner. From the market-place they proceed in great order, with musick playing before them, to a large dirty pool, called the Freemen's Well, on the confines of the Common. Here they draw up in a body, at some distance from the water, and then, all at once, rush into it, like a herd of swine, and scramble through the mud as fast as they can. As the water is generally breast high, and very foul, they come out in a condition not much better than the heroes...
Page 262 - The accidental discovery of the ancient well pointed out the convenience of baths, and the infirmary required a variety of them. The number of wrecks on this particular coast- — of vessels that had run for Holy Island harbour in a storm, and had failed of getting into it — and the melancholy sights from the castle of persons wrecked on the islands, and starving with hunger and cold, together with the savage plundering of such goods, &c., as were driven on shore, induced the lords of the manor...
Page 173 - Inquiries into the Origin and Progress of the Science of Heraldry in England, with Explanatory Observations on Armorial Ensigns, by James Dallaway, AM 4to.
Page 14 - Pope came off clean with Homer ; but they say Broome went before, and kindly swept the way.
Page 175 - I need not inform your readers that this was a favourite device of the House of York. Whilst the contention for the crown existed, the falcon was represented as endeavouring to expand its wings and force open the lock ; but when the Lords of this badge had attained the summit of their ambition, the falcon was represented as free, and the lock open.
Page 27 - ... allotments shall, from time to time, be laid out and applied by the said trustees in purchasing fuel, and such fuel shall be distributed among such of the poor inhabitants of the said parish of Griston, who shall be legally settled therein...

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