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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... contain any water , except that of the By - Carrs - Dyke . The learned antiquarian will perceive that I have attempted to trace the route by which Leland came into the Isle . The third map is an exact copy of that made for the Partici ...
... contain any water , except that of the By - Carrs - Dyke . The learned antiquarian will perceive that I have attempted to trace the route by which Leland came into the Isle . The third map is an exact copy of that made for the Partici ...
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... better than villages of the present day . Under * Introduction to Doomsday Book . Bracton . § Hunter's Hist . of Deanry of Doncaster . D Under the Saxon government every Vill , containing ten families GENERAL HISTORY . 17.
... better than villages of the present day . Under * Introduction to Doomsday Book . Bracton . § Hunter's Hist . of Deanry of Doncaster . D Under the Saxon government every Vill , containing ten families GENERAL HISTORY . 17.
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... containing ten families , had a peace officer , called a Head - borough ; and it may be presumed that such ancient vills as never had this officer were too small , and on that account were reckoned in connection with another vill in the ...
... containing ten families , had a peace officer , called a Head - borough ; and it may be presumed that such ancient vills as never had this officer were too small , and on that account were reckoned in connection with another vill in the ...
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... containing no less than 12,000 acres of land . By this bill it was proposed that one - twentieth part of the commons should be allotted to the Lords of the several Manors of Epworth and Westwood , Haxey - Hall Garth , and Crowle , for ...
... containing no less than 12,000 acres of land . By this bill it was proposed that one - twentieth part of the commons should be allotted to the Lords of the several Manors of Epworth and Westwood , Haxey - Hall Garth , and Crowle , for ...
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... contain much more warp than when it is cold and moist , the warping would progress faster in two warm dry summers than in three or even four wet ones . The act of 1795 , for the Inclosure of the Isle commons in the four parishes of ...
... contain much more warp than when it is cold and moist , the warping would progress faster in two warm dry summers than in three or even four wet ones . The act of 1795 , for the Inclosure of the Isle commons in the four parishes of ...
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Page 421 - And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, And never eateth with pleasure. They shall lie down alike in the dust, And the worms shall cover them.
Page 155 - Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord : Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours: and their works do follow them.
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