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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in high moors and fells, and watered by the river Dee, which joins the river Rawther or Rawthey a little below …
The Diary of Henry Machyn
… shamful ded-dohyng, [of] the wyche the damsell ys lyke to dee. The xxiij day of Aprell, the wyche was sant Jorge day, … at after[noon] vij mon and viij maymed and lyke to dee, and alle was by takyng [ill] heyde and by beytyng of …
The Diary of Henry Machyn
… Jane was proclamyd [Queen]: they all v wher cast for to dee. The xix day of November dyd pryche master Feknam at sant …
The Diary of Henry Machyn
… Thomas Stafford was taken with ys adherentes, and cast to dee, and so cared to the Towre agayn. The sam day was hangyd …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… the German Ocean on the east along the valley of the river Dee, which forms the southern boundary of the parish, and … the west by lofty mountains often crowned with snow. The Dee has long been celebrated for its fine salmon; the … fish also are all found in the pellucid stream of the Dee, with par, sea-trout, white trout, and flounders. The …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Haughmond abbey was granted the right to fish the river Dee and to buy 6,000 herrings in Chester free of toll. 25 Sea …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… 179 inhabitants. The township borders on the river Dee, which here separates the county from that of Chester. A …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… 17,000 acres; it is bounded on the north by the river Dee, which separates it from the parish of Banchory-Ternan, … after a rapid course of twelve miles, falls into the Dee at the Church. The soil on the haugh lands by the river …
Survey of London
… In October, 1595, there is a note in the diary of Dr. John Dee, the mathematician and astrologer, that he "dyned with Syr Walter Rawlegh at Durham House." Dee had acquired a lifelong reputation as a magician owing to …
A History of the County of Chester
… to the river to form an L-shaped fortification with the Dee as the main defence to the south and west. The length of … from the south-east angle of the Roman fortress to the Dee dates from before 1066. Though it is no longer possible … well placed to take advantage of local traffic along the Dee and, more importantly, long-distance seaborne trade. From …