The History and Topography of the Isle of Axholme: Being that Part of Lincolnshire which is West of TrentLongman, Rees, Orme, & Company, 1839 - 463 pages |
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... Henry Bright , jr . , who died at Watertown , Mass . , in 1686 , are entitled to hold scholarships in Harvard College , estab lished in 1880 under the will of JONATHAN BROWN BRIGHT of Waltham , Mass . , with one half the income of this ...
... Henry Bright , jr . , who died at Watertown , Mass . , in 1686 , are entitled to hold scholarships in Harvard College , estab lished in 1880 under the will of JONATHAN BROWN BRIGHT of Waltham , Mass . , with one half the income of this ...
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... Henry the Eighth . Concerning the principal persons I have given such biographi- cal notices as I have been able to procure . Compared with what has perished how little can the most industrious and successful topographer hope to recover ...
... Henry the Eighth . Concerning the principal persons I have given such biographi- cal notices as I have been able to procure . Compared with what has perished how little can the most industrious and successful topographer hope to recover ...
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... Henry the Eighth sold the great tithes to the Corporation of Lincoln , when , in the deed of conveyance , a Vicarage was en- dowed . The right of presentation to the Rectory of Althorpe was disputed by the Hospital of St. Leonard and ...
... Henry the Eighth sold the great tithes to the Corporation of Lincoln , when , in the deed of conveyance , a Vicarage was en- dowed . The right of presentation to the Rectory of Althorpe was disputed by the Hospital of St. Leonard and ...
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... Henry the Eighth pillaged the Archbishoprick of York , he compelled that Prelate to give up some of his land , and to take Impropriations in lieu , amongst which were the Rectories of Owston and Haxey . The sale of Belton to the ...
... Henry the Eighth pillaged the Archbishoprick of York , he compelled that Prelate to give up some of his land , and to take Impropriations in lieu , amongst which were the Rectories of Owston and Haxey . The sale of Belton to the ...
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... Henry VIII ) , says , " The Isle of Axholme is a X miles in length by south and by north , and in breadth a six miles by west and est . " But this is not very accurate . It is evident from many distances which Leland mentions , that the ...
... Henry VIII ) , says , " The Isle of Axholme is a X miles in length by south and by north , and in breadth a six miles by west and est . " But this is not very accurate . It is evident from many distances which Leland mentions , that the ...
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