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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… various, gravel and loam on the south, and on the north a stiff clay. From the quarries here, was raised the stone for …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and pasture, and 45 woodland; the soil is generally a stiff clay. The chapel is an ancient structure, containing …
A History of the County of Hertford
… in loose curls, upon which is a veil, and has the somewhat stiff dress of the period, with sleeves puffed and slashed, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The surface is generally flat: the soil varies from a stiff clay to a light sand and gravel; grain of every kind is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of which the surface is undulated, and the soil chiefly a stiff clay, with sand and rock in the higher parts. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… sandy, in others a rich loam, but for the greater part a stiff clay. The system of agriculture, previously to 1790, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… quite flat, and the soil composed in equal portions of a stiff clay and a fine sand. The living is a rectory, valued …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… prayers, ceremonies, and all; but this Jean is so stiff for the Church of England, that he will grant nothing. …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… He knew Captain Loftus and his family very well; they were stiff protestants. He could not believe there were any … had with Mons. de Lagny; of late the French have grown "stiff and high," and refused to release those who were …