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The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons
… owes its Birth; it is what the Merchants themselves have long ago desired; and for that Purpose I drew up some Time … at a Time; and the Laying out of that Money for so long a Time, may often happen to be of dangerous Consequence … which was but a reasonable Allowance, considering how long he was sometimes obliged to keep his Tobacco on his …
The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons
… shall mention only two; the first of which is that of the Long Annuities: It often happens that in the Sale of such … by way of Damages. 'Indeed, that Objection relating to the long Annuities has something more in it, and therefore, I … Practice will be prevented for the future. 'I have, Sir, long wished for some such Bill: Every one knows, how even the …
The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons
… to all the Hazards and Uncertainties, which they have so long labour'd under. 'These Blessings, secured to us, will … 'Sir, the Principle of Self-Preservation will last as long as Persons and Governments themselves subsist, and is an …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… grant of a weekly market and annual fair, but both have long been discontinued. The village is pleasantly situated on …
A Dictionary of London
… in the river bed. This improvement, however, was not of long duration and the canal soon became impeded and …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the infirmary and lunatic asylum, and also of the gaol so long as that was in use, although since 1800 the gaol had … North, Middle, and St. Ann's Stile (or Little) Fields. 205 Long Lands or Brick Field may perhaps be reckoned a fifth. … adjoins the house on the north, and at the back there is a long range of mill buildings of possibly earlier date. In …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… been divided among small family farmers. Of those with a long connexion with the parish mention may be made first of … two manorsbut that they had been fused in consequence of a long-standing common lordship. In the Fisherton portion there … a cottage lent by 'the squire'. 73 Presumably it was not long after this that the present building, which abuts a …
Old and New London
… was thus propagated; for the dagger was in the City arms long before the time of Sir William Walworth, and was … of a cross. It consists of a centre slip, about 12 feet long and 2 feet wide, and two shorter sides, each 8 feet 11 inches long by 1 foot 4 inches wide, and when laid over a corpse …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… 46s. 8d. forty two acres of meadow, pasture wood two qu. long, one qu. broad. In the Confessours time this was 3l. … Sewall, defendant, concerning a place of land, sixty foot long, and forty broad, in Fiskerton, and Morton; the jury … of Cooper, which was possessed of the land here, has long since sold it, and it is now in the hands of a number of …
Survey of London
… the Ionic pilasters. Flanking the centre on each side are long panels containing bullseye lights. The north end or … have plain squareheaded windows to the upper storeys and long continuous balconies at first floor level. The frieze … surgeon. South Side No. 33. (18051814) William Thomas Stratton, (18151825) Robert Mitford, (18261831) William …