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Magna Britannia
… Antiquities Antiquities. British and British-Roman Antiquities. Cornwall abounds with the rude … much resembling those which remain in Ireland, in Wales, and in the northern parts of this island, consisting of large … western part of the county: spear-heads, swords, and other weapons of mixt metal, neatly executed, and evidently Roman, …
Magna Britannia
… square towers of the cathedral built by Bishop Warlewast, and the churches at Bishop's Teignton and East Teignmouth, … 22 Edw. I.). At Haccombe is the effigies of a crusader in armour, richly inlaid with ornament, as shown in the annexed … are the effigies of a knight and his lady; the former in armour, with a pointed helmet, a lion at his feet, and on his …
Magna Britannia
… to any particular notice, except those in the nave and south transept of Carlisle cathedral, and in the churches … church, lie three mutilated effigies of knights, in mail armour and surcoats; two of them having shields, one charged … of alabaster, with the effigies of a knight in plate-armour without a helmet: by his side another effigies of a …
Magna Britannia
… Antiquities British and Roman Antiquities. British Antiquities. The barren moors of Derbyshire abound with rude masses of gritstone, and single stones of large sizes appearing above the surface, … Peak, and are evidently British, by the rude urns, flint weapons, beads, and small mill-stones discovered in them, as …
Magna Britannia
… by flights of steps, one on the north side, now open; and two on the west, which appear to have communicated with … below the surface, appear the head of a knight in mail armour, and that of his lady in veil and wimple; sculptured … Esq., and his wife, A.D. 1350. He is represented in plate-armour, with a pointed helmet. In the chancel of Elmton …
Magna Britannia
… ancient mansion in this county, in point of antiquity and preservation is Haddon-hall, formerly the seat of the … are colossal figures one on each side, in Roman armour, reaching to the cornice; from which this room has … of Parochial History. They are engraved in Grose's Ancient Armour, pl. xxxix. For a more particular account of these …
Magna Britannia
… number occur in the county of Cumberland, the largest and most complete of these is the circle of stones called Long Meg and her daughters, in the parish of Addingham, on the road … have been part of a circle of stones 5. Many of the rude weapons and tools of the early inhabitants of Britain, formed …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… the former village of Hale, mentioned in Domesday Book and deserted as a result of the Black Death (RCHM, Northants. … d. 1442 (VCH, Northants. II, 549). The figure is in plate armour with hands in prayer, head on helm with a manticora as … The effigies (Plate 61) lie on rush mats, he in Greenwich armour, she in full mantle, ruff and head-dress. The …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Appendix APPENDIX. PART I. 1 Alabaster Figures and Monuments in Churches. (By Centuries.) Alien Houses, see … see under Monuments, funeral. Apses. Arabesque Work. Armour. ( See also) Brasses and Indents, military; and … Secular. (By Centuries.) Funeral Helms, see under Armour. Furniture. Chairs. In Churches. (By Centuries.) In …
Calendar of State Papers, Scotland
… letter sent to you before these presents, I have addressed and sent up this bearer Rafe Bowers, my sonne, not only to take some good order with you and Mr. Customer Smithe for the debt that I owe him, and to … to have sent to him within 8 or 10 daies a ship with armour and munition; yet he will still be at her Majesties …