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... , describing the shape and nature of the relics which they saw and worshipped , and the con- versation which they held together in reference to them , and which appears to have led them to the conviction OF ST . THOMAS BECKET . 27.
... , describing the shape and nature of the relics which they saw and worshipped , and the con- versation which they held together in reference to them , and which appears to have led them to the conviction OF ST . THOMAS BECKET . 27.
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... reference to the choice of an appropriate master - cook . This important business demanded the careful deliberation of the abbot and chapter , that the choice might fall upon a mild and merciful man , who , being himself sober and mode ...
... reference to the choice of an appropriate master - cook . This important business demanded the careful deliberation of the abbot and chapter , that the choice might fall upon a mild and merciful man , who , being himself sober and mode ...
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... reference to the earlier period of its history . Although since the time of Henry II . , the first of the Plantagenets , who , about the middle of the twelfth century , began to centralize the administration of the kingdom , every ...
... reference to the earlier period of its history . Although since the time of Henry II . , the first of the Plantagenets , who , about the middle of the twelfth century , began to centralize the administration of the kingdom , every ...
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... reference to the old laws of the land , which , when they did not obstruct the working of the Norman system , were allowed to subsist amongst the conquered races . This consolatory assurance , which is certainly to be found in the ...
... reference to the old laws of the land , which , when they did not obstruct the working of the Norman system , were allowed to subsist amongst the conquered races . This consolatory assurance , which is certainly to be found in the ...
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... reference to the value of the estates owned by the individual summoned , the proximity of his place of residence , and the consideration in which he was held by his equals in rank . Those who were thus personally summoned constitute ...
... reference to the value of the estates owned by the individual summoned , the proximity of his place of residence , and the consideration in which he was held by his equals in rank . Those who were thus personally summoned constitute ...
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