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Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… this processed BLUE mineral, that is roasted COBALT ore, or impure cobalt arsenate. In the sixteenth and seventeenth … zedoaria; seodorica] The aromatic tuberous root of one or more species of Curcuma of the East Indies and … (1970). Zoobditty match [zoobditty mutch] A form of SAUCE or PICKLE, apparently originating in INDIA, but advertised …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yeo, and comprises 2946 acres, of which 589 are common or waste. The soil in the southern part is a red fertile … roads. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 17. 8. 9., and in the gift of Mr. Tombs: the … of worship for Bryanites and Wesleyans. At Kerrow was formerly a chapel, of which portions still remain. …
Survey of London
… Baptists of Southwark built 201 a meeting house in Gravel Lane on ground held by lease from the Bishop of Winchester. … named because of it, since "Zoar" means a place of refuge or sanctuary. The street is marked on the 1745 edition of Rocque's map. Wilkinson refers 179 to the chapel as John Bunyan's …
A History of the County of Somerset
… source whence the present account has been compiled. Day's great work on the British fishes contains but rare … Linn. 6. Red Mullet. Mullus barbatus, Linn. 7. Common or Ballan Wrasse. Labrus maculatus, Bl. Referred to by Baker … wild duck still breed; the kite appears to have bred here formerly and the hen-harrier possibly does so still, though …
A History of the County of Somerset
… than 112 have been found in the county, and possibly one or two more may yet be added, such for instance as Vitrea … Vertigo substriata is a mistaken identification of Miller's record of Turbo sexdentatus which is Vertigo antivertigo, … as well as those of mangold, potato and turnip. It was formerly thought that the ground beetles, the Geodephaga, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… in the subjoined list, and add a few species to it. Two or three species not yet obtained certainly await discovery, … the body. 4. Pisaura mirabilis (Clerck). Bristol (F. P. S.). Very common; adult in June and July. Known also as … (R. I. P.). 7. Pardosa amentata (Clerck). Bristol (F. P. S.). AGELENID Spiders with eight eyes, situated in two …