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Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… The common enemy having failed in all their former plots and conspiracies, for the ruin of his Highness 1 and the … hath left us) as to think so great a virtue can want its monuments even amongst us. Certainly, in every virtuous mind, … it is then we erect Sindercomb statues, and grave him monuments; where all that can be said of a great and noble …
Alumni Oxonienses
… of Winchester 1600, bishop of Lichfield & Coventry 1609, and of London 1610 (of the Inner Temple 1611), archbishop of … 1627); this scholar is variously described, as a clergyman and as a son of Sir Maurice (George, son of Maurice, died M.P. for Guildford in 1645), and also as a son or grandson of Sir Thomas Abbot, of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The parish comprises by measurement 1884 acres of land; and contains good building-stone of the granite species, and limestone, both of which are quarried. The living is a … and galleries erected; there are several very ancient monuments, principally of the Herberts, some of whom were …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Abberton AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN NORTH-EAST ESSEX. ACCREDITED TO A … the dimensions given in the Inventory are internal. Monuments with titles printed in italics are covered by an …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Abbess Roding AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN CENTRAL AND S.W. ESSEX. … the dimensions given in the Inventory are internal. Monuments with titles printed in italics are covered by an …
A History of the County of Essex
… grant from the abbey. Thomas Wiseman presented in 1565 and John Glascock in 1587. 44 Soon after this the advowson was acquired by (Sir) Gamaliel Capel and descended with the manor until 1680, when Prosper … advowson was conveyed to Richard Waylett by Samuel Pratt and Anne his wife and John Benson and Mary his wife. 47 In …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… the hamlet of Cevnpawl in the hundred of Kevenlleece, and the hamlet of Gollon in the hundred of Knighton, county … to St. Mary, was founded in 1148, by Cadwallon ab Madoc, and was originally designed for sixty brethren of the … in a romantic valley, deeply embosomed among lofty hills and abrupt precipices, once covered with forests of oak, but …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Abbey Dore AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN SOUTH-WEST HEREFORDSHIRE … Among the fittings, the ironwork on the N. doorway, the effigies, tiles, pulpit, screen and painted glass are all …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… bank of the Nethan, a fine stream tributary to the Clyde, and is in the centre of the parish, and contains the … a considerable portion of the nave, with several of the monuments. The great arches on which the central tower was … dignitaries, and the principal nobility. Of the several monuments still remaining, that of Bishop Scougal, father of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… Abbots Langley SCHEDULE A AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE COUNTY OF HERTFORD ACCREDITED TO A DATE … is built of flint rubble with Totternhoe stone dressings, and is roofed with tiles. The earliest part is the Nave, with …