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Survey of London
… battle to get locomotives into the West India Docks and to wrest control of the line from the East and West India Dock …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… revenues; several bold and strong attempts were made to wrest these possessions at various times from it; to prevent … contended a long time with the convent, and tried to wrest this right from them, but could not prevail: of which …
Old and New London
… Europe endeavoured, with tremendous yet fitful energy, to wrest the birthplace of Christianity from the equally fanatic …
Historical Collections of Private Passages of State
… when those from whom he took it by fraud or force, would wrest it again from him. I desire Your Lordships to remember, …
Calendar of Treasury Books and Papers
… from the churchwardens and overseers of St. Dunstan in the Wrest for respite of a distringas against them for an arrear …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… take place, but that the English allied with the Duke will wrest much from King Lewis, whose power is nevertheless great …