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A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… the Bristol Channel, by which it is bounded on the south; and comprises a small tract of country, pleasingly … remains of a Roman encampment, where fragments of military weapons and several coins have been found, are discernible. … their arrows at the Earl of Shrewsbury, who, in complete armour, was standing on the shore; and an arrow entering his …
Old and New London
… Bartholomew Lane and Lombard Street CHAPTER XLV. BARTHOLOMEW LANE AND LOMBARD STREET. Goerge RobinsHis Sale of the Lease of the … On the top of one of the tripods stands a man in full armour. Might not this vessel have been votive, made by order …
A Dictionary of London
… Lane West out of Bow Lane to Bread Street, in Cordwainer and Bread Street Wards (O.S.1848-51). Earliest mention : 1275 … Ed. III. 1360-4, p.278). Removed for the western extension and widening of Cannon Street, 1854, into which it is now … devised to Fraternity of Tailors and Armourers of Linen Armour, 1454 (Ct. H.W. II. 526). Sharpe says the only …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… a modern recess, three brasses; two with figures of men in armour; one, thought to be John Knighton, 1545, is a … barry of eight, on a canton a tun impaling quarterly 1 and 4 Gascoigne, on a pale a fish hauriant, 2 and 3, Pickett … Knighton, 1612, of white marble with recumbent effigy in armour, and wearing a ruff, trunk hose and jack-boots. …
Old and New London
… Baynard's Castle and Doctors' Commons CHAPTER XXIV. BAYNARD'S CASTLE, DOCTORS' … twentieth man of arms, on horseback, covered with cloth or armour, unto the great west door of St. Paul's, with his … Aldgate must the castellan have passed with glittering armour and flaunting plume, eager to earn his hundred …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Ancient and historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Beaconsfield 7. … similar to those on tomb, in back, indents of a man in armour and a woman with butterfly head-dress, kneeling … tomb of clunch, in covering slab, indents of a man in armour and a woman in pediment head-dress, three sons and two …
The Environs of London
… upon one of the great roads. The Roman road to StaneStreet and Sussex, passed through the parish. Situation, boundary, … representing Sir Richard Carew and his lady; he is in armour, with a surcoat, on which are the arms of Carew; the … Carew; between the columns lies his effigy in complete armour; on a tablet are some Latin verses, which are by no …
Survey of London
… Bedford Street and Chandos Place Area Bedford Street CHAPTER XI - Bedford … a testimoniall of his Arms and Gentry, and his Coate Armour tricked on a table', and pay an entrance fee of 5 … the 'Professour of Defence' was to teach 'skill at all weapons and wrestling'. Other subjects were riding, 'dancing …
A History of the County of York
… p. 2. Anglian York, p. 3. The School of York, p. 6. Danish and Viking York, p. 9. The Rule of the Earls, p. 13. The … of the city during that period, partly because systematic and extensive excavation is impossible and partly because the city is so infrequently mentioned in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… N.E. (b)v. S.E.) Belchamp St. Paul's is a small parish and village about 5 m. W. of Sudbury. Ecclesiastical b (1). … The walls are of flint rubble with dressings of limestone and clunch ; the roofs are covered with tiles and lead. The … (2) of [William Golding, 1587], figure of man in plate armour, two groups of children, and two shields, figure of …