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... called Honye Lane , I spent as yet but x " . And I spake with the warden of the Graye Freers at Ware to have gotten me some honest man to have lookyd upon it for this xxx " , and that to spend upon the same . ( Beseching your Grace in ...
... called Honye Lane , I spent as yet but x " . And I spake with the warden of the Graye Freers at Ware to have gotten me some honest man to have lookyd upon it for this xxx " , and that to spend upon the same . ( Beseching your Grace in ...
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... called Haigh in the parish of Darton , in York- shire , and a house called Hague Hall in the parish of Kirby , in the same county . A search through the topo- graphical literature of the north of England would furnish us with many more ...
... called Haigh in the parish of Darton , in York- shire , and a house called Hague Hall in the parish of Kirby , in the same county . A search through the topo- graphical literature of the north of England would furnish us with many more ...
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... called , a small village about seven miles from says , but Charles II . told Pepys 4 A.M. ) they left Bridport , in the county of Dorset , then the pro- the George , embarked at 5 ( Baker ) , and sailed at perty of the Wyndhams . The ...
... called , a small village about seven miles from says , but Charles II . told Pepys 4 A.M. ) they left Bridport , in the county of Dorset , then the pro- the George , embarked at 5 ( Baker ) , and sailed at perty of the Wyndhams . The ...
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... called the Haye , which was formerly in the Forest of Coleshill . See also Domesday of Norfolk , in which , I think , several hays are mentioned . CHRIS . CHATTOCK . To make MR . HIGH's uncertainty trebly un- certain , may I suggest ...
... called the Haye , which was formerly in the Forest of Coleshill . See also Domesday of Norfolk , in which , I think , several hays are mentioned . CHRIS . CHATTOCK . To make MR . HIGH's uncertainty trebly un- certain , may I suggest ...
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... called The Rhymester , about to appear here , and containing a brief rhyming dictionary , the church . If Walmyth is not an error for Walmgate I shall be glad to be informed where the former place is . I venture to send this note to " N ...
... called The Rhymester , about to appear here , and containing a brief rhyming dictionary , the church . If Walmyth is not an error for Walmgate I shall be glad to be informed where the former place is . I venture to send this note to " N ...
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