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... river Wear . In the town there is a pretty cross , in a good market - place . From thence to Binchester , and about a mile further we were going out of the way ; but that , fortunately , we were overtaken by a gentleman ( Mr Bryan ...
... river Wear . In the town there is a pretty cross , in a good market - place . From thence to Binchester , and about a mile further we were going out of the way ; but that , fortunately , we were overtaken by a gentleman ( Mr Bryan ...
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... river Swale ; there is likewise one good steeple standing entire , which belonged to a friary . Tuesday 15th , we intended for Dinsdale , but we lost our way , and rid through meadows , & c .; but at last we came to Dinsdale in the ...
... river Swale ; there is likewise one good steeple standing entire , which belonged to a friary . Tuesday 15th , we intended for Dinsdale , but we lost our way , and rid through meadows , & c .; but at last we came to Dinsdale in the ...
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... river Wear . In the town there is a pretty cross , in a good market - place . From thence to Binchester , and about a mile further we were going out of the way ; but that , fortunately , we were overtaken by a gentleman ( Mr Bryan ...
... river Wear . In the town there is a pretty cross , in a good market - place . From thence to Binchester , and about a mile further we were going out of the way ; but that , fortunately , we were overtaken by a gentleman ( Mr Bryan ...
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... river ; we had the wind - music and fiddles of the town . We saw Clifford's Fort ; there were forty guns on the walls . We waited on the Deputy - Governor of Tinmouth , 2 Captain Love ; his wine was neither white nor Rhenish . We ...
... river ; we had the wind - music and fiddles of the town . We saw Clifford's Fort ; there were forty guns on the walls . We waited on the Deputy - Governor of Tinmouth , 2 Captain Love ; his wine was neither white nor Rhenish . We ...
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... river Cocket : the Countess receives £ 150 per annum for the fishing there ; we saw some salmons taken there . In a rock on the north bank of the river is a little chapel , and other rooms hewn out of the rocks ; it is much better than ...
... river Cocket : the Countess receives £ 150 per annum for the fishing there ; we saw some salmons taken there . In a rock on the north bank of the river is a little chapel , and other rooms hewn out of the rocks ; it is much better than ...
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