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A History of the County of Somerset
… substantial tenants like Thomas Symes, who left six of his best oxen to his wife in 1556. 20 By 1600 the overall number … peas but no turnips. Pasture was probably scarce and the best was worth £2 10 s. an acre. 12 In 1795, after many … arable continued to produce barley, said to be among the best in the county, as well as wheat, peas, potatoes, and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… of the following century are generally of stone and the best surviving examples the 'Black Dog' in St. Mary Street …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… the pins with a coating, either of BLOCK TIN for the best quality, or with a mixture of TIN, QUICKSILVER and LEAD. … tastes. OED earliest date of use: 1620 Found described as BEST, TRUE Found in units of BOTTLE, CASE, GALLON, HOGSHEAD …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 1898 to W. G. Robinson (d. 1934), who devised it to J. S. Best (d. 1940). Best's widow Anne sold the farm-house and most of the land in …
Old and New London
… who were to take a lodging in Whitefriars, to discover the best way for Sanquhar himself to strike a sure blow at the … daring bombast stuff which fops would praise, Tore our best actors' lungs, cut short their days. Some in small time … above all that I ever saw, Betterton do the Bondman the best. "1661.After dinner I went to the theatre, where I found …
Survey of London
… and of different Models, which they made Contiguous in the best Manner they could for the Residence of the Court; Which … which report said they ware the neatlest made and the best workmanshipp in Euorope, in halfe an houers time did … in 1673. 305 That illustration which gives the best general view, is reproduced on p. 93. Glass entered very …
Survey of London
… (March, 1601). 63 Sometimes the Palace was decked in its best for the benefit of foreign sightseers. For instance in … in Whitehall, the Mews and Somerset House with the best conveniences those places will respectively afford, and … be forthwith exposed to Sale, and improved to the best Advantage of the Commonwealth, for and towards the …
Old and New London
… a hurried burial in the Thamesthough this is certainly the best authenticated theorythere is, as we shall see, every … places where the sport of cock-fighting was practised: the best known were the Royal Cock-pit, in the Birdcage Walk; one … and wittily termed "one of his worst subjects, though best plates." We have said that very little, indeed nothing, …
Old and New London
… is a fine gallery of paintings by the old masters, and the best collection of modern portraits by Sir Thomas Lawrence. …
Old and New London
… also collected a considerable number of paintings by the best masters, but these were seized by order of Parliament, …