A New and Popular Pictorial Description of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and the British IslandsR. Sears, 1847 - 557 pages |
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... establishment . A few yards lower down , the Wye passes under Wilton bridge , the arches and piers of which are of curious construction , and were first built at the end of the six- teenth century . So far , and indeed for a mile or two ...
... establishment . A few yards lower down , the Wye passes under Wilton bridge , the arches and piers of which are of curious construction , and were first built at the end of the six- teenth century . So far , and indeed for a mile or two ...
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... establishment for the first three hundred years after its foundation , ex- cept the names of a few of the abbots . At the dissolution it consisted of an abbot and twelve monks , and its net revenue was returned at only about 1007. It ...
... establishment for the first three hundred years after its foundation , ex- cept the names of a few of the abbots . At the dissolution it consisted of an abbot and twelve monks , and its net revenue was returned at only about 1007. It ...
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... establishments in England , in the reign of Henry VIII . , is a circumstance of great historical interest , and closely connected with the circum- stances under which considerable property is now held , both by laymen and for ec ...
... establishments in England , in the reign of Henry VIII . , is a circumstance of great historical interest , and closely connected with the circum- stances under which considerable property is now held , both by laymen and for ec ...
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... establishment . In 1539 a bill was brought into parliament vesting in the crown all the property , moveable and ... establishments , which were once so numerous in England , generally contains some indications of the manners and habits ...
... establishment . In 1539 a bill was brought into parliament vesting in the crown all the property , moveable and ... establishments , which were once so numerous in England , generally contains some indications of the manners and habits ...
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... establishments . They were compelled , as a matter of necessity , to pay attention to the cultivation of the soil ; for there were few towns , and the division of employments had not ex- tended in such a manner as to render it safe for ...
... establishments . They were compelled , as a matter of necessity , to pay attention to the cultivation of the soil ; for there were few towns , and the division of employments had not ex- tended in such a manner as to render it safe for ...
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