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A History of the County of Lancaster
… Merton Coll., Oxf. He was drowned while crossing the Medway in 1277. See Dict. Nat. Biog.; Foss, Judges; Le Neve, …
Old and New London
… the loving nymph adventur'd for his sake; Although with Medway matcht, yet never could remove The often-quick'ning …
Old and New London
… by the oldest man living. The damage done between the Medway and London Bridge was computed at 100,000, and besides …
The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons
… not a sufficient Number of Ships left to secure the Rivers Medway and Thames.' They strictly examin'd into one …
Old and New London
… the Tower wardens to set kiddles in the Thames, Lea, and Medway with nets that stopped even the smallest fish. … more serious aspect. Enraged at the kiddles placed in the Medway, Jordan de Coventry and a body of armed men proceeded …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… guidance of ships into port, and up the rivers Thames and Medway. There is a market held in Deal on a Tuesday and …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… at the western part of the town, on the bank of the river Medway. It was at first dedicated to the Virgin Mary, but …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… i.e. Maduiacis oppidum, according to Baxter; in English, Medway's town, which name is written, by contraction, in … most advantageously situated near the banks of the river Medway, which directs its course through it, being navigable … bounds of this parish. The meadows, on the banks of the Medway, are much subject to be flooded by the sudden risings …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… guidance of ships into ports, and up the rivers Thames and Medway. Their number consists of fifty, out of which number …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… fort of twelve guns to defend the passage up the river Medway. In which situation it remained till the Dutch war … their memorable attempt upon the royal navy in the river Medway, which was then in a most defenceless state, there … the navy itself, from the defenceless state of the river Medway, and the easy access of the enemy to it, that this …