Prolusiones Historicæ: Or, Essays Illustrative of the Halle of John Halle, Citizen, and Merchant, of Salisbury, in the Reigns of Henry VI. and Edward IV.: with Notes, Illustrative and ExplanatoryFor the author; W.B. Brodie & Company, 1837 - 622 pages |
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... reasons the author repeats , that he ever held , that the front shop of Mr. S. Payne was a different property , as other- wise John Halle would have made the north , or enclosed , end of his beautiful room to have abutted on the street ...
... reasons the author repeats , that he ever held , that the front shop of Mr. S. Payne was a different property , as other- wise John Halle would have made the north , or enclosed , end of his beautiful room to have abutted on the street ...
Page xix
... Thomas Halle - One of them supposed to be the father of John Halle - Reasons for this - Further discussion on the family of John Halle reserved for future Essays . p . 15–24 ESSAY III . ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF HERALDRY . ARMS.
... Thomas Halle - One of them supposed to be the father of John Halle - Reasons for this - Further discussion on the family of John Halle reserved for future Essays . p . 15–24 ESSAY III . ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF HERALDRY . ARMS.
Page xxi
... Reasons for supposing , that John Halle married one of his own kindred- Different opinions as to the origin of the word staple - Opinion of the Author- The word subsequently extended in its application - The duties , or hereditary ...
... Reasons for supposing , that John Halle married one of his own kindred- Different opinions as to the origin of the word staple - Opinion of the Author- The word subsequently extended in its application - The duties , or hereditary ...
Page xxvi
... Reasons , which render it probable , that the anelace and the whittle were used instead of a knife and fork at meals - Knives used , originally , for carving alone , as seems to appear from reference to ancient illuminations of tables ...
... Reasons , which render it probable , that the anelace and the whittle were used instead of a knife and fork at meals - Knives used , originally , for carving alone , as seems to appear from reference to ancient illuminations of tables ...
Page xxvii
... Reasons of the Author for assigning the latter to the Anglo- Saxon Period - Variation in the form of the Anglo - Danish shoe - Bandages used around the leg by the Saxons and Danes - No change in the shoe , proba- bly , introduced by ...
... Reasons of the Author for assigning the latter to the Anglo- Saxon Period - Variation in the form of the Anglo - Danish shoe - Bandages used around the leg by the Saxons and Danes - No change in the shoe , proba- bly , introduced by ...
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