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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of ordnance, in the presence of many of the nobility, general officers, and a large concourse of people. Mr. … is the Royal Arsenal, under the control of the master-general and the honourable board of ordnance. This … In the basement story of the main range are deposited general stores for the naval service: in the second story are …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… flight of steps. The South Front (Plate 181) is similar in general treatment to the N., but has no pilasters or …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… street, nearly half a mile in length; the houses are in general indifferently built and of mean appearance. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… after repeated fruitless attempts to dislodge them, the general was compelled to grant honourable terms of … Oxford, and was at that time at Newark; in the mean time General Fairfax, who was then at Headington, near Oxford, … fhe pass of the Severn, approached to besiege the city. A general engagement now took place, and the parliamentarians …