Excursions in the county of Norfolk [by T.K. Cromwell].Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818 |
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Page 44 - Nor can their enemies easily surprise them with the suddenness of their incursions ; for as soon as they have marched into an enemy's land, they do not begin to fight till they have walled their camp about ; nor is the fence they raise rashly made or uneven ; nor do they all abide in it, nor do those that are in it take their places at random ; but if it happens that the ground is uneven, it is first levelled...
Page 167 - This seat, on an open barren estate, was planned, planted, built, decorated, and inhabited, the middle of the eighteenth century, by Thomas Coke, Earl of Leicester.
Page 130 - Beneath those rugged elms, that yew tree's shade, Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap, Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
Page 150 - There is but little or no light but what proceeds from wax tapers, yielding a most pleasant and odoriferous smell , but if you look in, you will say it is a seat of the gods, so bright and shining it is all over with jewels, gold, and silver.
Page 45 - ... distances, where between the towers stand the engines for throwing arrows and darts, and for slinging stones, and where they lay all other engines that can annoy the enemy, all ready for their several operations. They also erect four gates, one at every side of the circumference, and those large enough for the entrance of the beasts, and wide enough for making excursions, if occasion should require. They divide the camp within into streets very conveniently, and place the tents of the commanders...
Page 150 - Faverches, her son, confirmed her endowments, made an additional foundation of a priory for Augustine canons, and erected a conventual church. The numerous gifts and grants to this famous religious house, form one of those extensive...
Page 11 - U three hundred and sixty yards in circumference. The hill is enclosed with iron palisades and iron gates. By an act of parliament, passed in 1806, the castle and its limits are vested in the justices of the peace for the county, in trust, by which they are empowered to rebuild, repair, or alter any part of it as they may think proper.
Page 45 - Now when they are to go out of their camp, the trumpet gives a sound, at which time nobody lies still, but at the first intimation they take down their tents, and all is made ready for their going out; then do the trumpets sound again, to order them to get ready for the march; then do they lay their baggage suddenly upon their mules, and other beasts of burden, and stand, as at...
Page 67 - Skelton was much thought of in his day. We have already quoted the praise bestowed on him, and 'of the like opinion,' says Wood, ' were many of his time. Yet the generality saw that his witty discourses were biting, his laughter opprobrious and scornful, and his jokes commonly sharp and reflecting.
Page 148 - The font has basso relievos of the four emblems of the Evangelists, the instruments of the passion, and the arms of Gaunt, with other armorial insignia ; and there are many old brasses with inscriptions, in the church and chancel.