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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… had an eminent command in the van of the army, under the black prince, in the famous battle of Cressy, where the … of Yorkshire, who apprehended the duke, dressed in a piled black cloak, in a grove near Banister's house, and conveyed …
Old and New London
… Tilt-yard Coffee House"fellows who figured in laced hats, black cockades, and scarlet suits; and who manfully pulled … alive." It certainly was most miscellaneous, including a black man, a dwarf, a pony only two feet odd inches high, …
Cardiff Records
… manor is a place called Bedd-y-ci-du ("the grave of the black dog"), and this place is also mentioned in Ministers' … monasteries in the time of Henry VIII. The house of the Black Friars, Dominicans, or Friars Preachers, was between … same registers. The Grey Friars house is in ruins; of the Black Friars only the foundations remain, in the grounds just …
Old and New London
… Mayor and Corporation attend St. Paul's Cathedral in their black robes; and if a thanksgiving, they appear in scarlet. … last-named officers walk before the Lord Mayor, dressed in black silk gowns, on all state occasions (one acting as his … in the City Press, "the Lord Mayor wears a massive black silk robe, richly embroidered, and his collar and …
The Manuscripts of Rye and Hereford Corporations, etc.
… the Dutch East India Company respecting a ship called the "Black Lyon," taken and accidentally destroyed by the English …
The Manuscripts of Rye and Hereford Corporations, etc.
… Smith, his wife and daughter, have been carrying away black poles, and being opposed by one William Fidoe, they set … wrong, do trade money in things wrought out of such black poles and wood. The Lord President is asked to punish …
The Manuscripts of Shrewsbury and Coventry Corporations [etc]
… Dutchmen, except g one, who is an Englishman, and lives by black river. "The present Gov ers name is P. Diodati, who has … King of England's Ambass r. For order thereto there was a black man sent to lett y e Navab know y t his L dship … reas n to send an Englishman to Golconda, but only 2 or 3 black peons (of w ch Emaum Koulee's serv t w ch brought y e …
A History of the County of Oxford
… parish was disorganized by a very severe visitation of the Black Death in 1349. Rents from customary tenants on the … have been an earlier immigrant. 373 The severity of the Black Death of 1349 both in Bicester parish and the … Erasmus Philipps wrote in 1721 of the 'Plate Balls' in the Black Boy Inn and of the distinguished company there, which …
Old and New London
… in capital condition. From Norway we receive ptarmigan, black-cock, and that eatable eagle, the capercailzie. They …