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A History of the County of Oxford
… countess of Salisbury, was trying, apparently without success, to recover the suit of Nicholas de Moels of Over …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and Eustace, his son, subsequently investing it without success, again set fire to the city in revenge. Worcester, … made their last stand at the town hall, but without success, and the city was eventually given up to plunder. Cromwell describes his success upon this occasion as a " crowning mercy;" and in …