 I have heard," observes the knight, " and partly knofW it to, be true, that not only heretofore there was no lawyer nor attorney in owre island ; but in sir George Carey's time, an attorney coming in to settle in the island, was by his command, with a...  A companion to the Isle of Wight - Page 14by John Albin - 1831 - 105 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1796 - 502 pages
...fir George Carey's time,' (who died in the year 1603) •'an attorney coming to fettle in the iuandj was, by his command, with a pound of candles hanging at his breach lighted, with bells about his legs, hunted out of the ifland ; inibmuch as our anceflors lived... | |
 | Great Britain - 1802 - 700 pages
...captainihip of Sir George Carey, fe from 1588 to 160.5, no fooner did an attorney appear in the ifle, but he was,- by his command, with a pound of candles hanging...lighted, with bells about his legs, hunted owte of the ifland.' H'orjlcj, p. 107." P. 161. CARISBROOK CASTLE— -PRINCESS ELIZABETH. " AFTER the death of... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1805 - 698 pages
...not only heretofore there was no lawyer nor attorney in owre Island ; but in Sir George Carey's time, an attorney coming in to settle in the Island, was by his command, with a pound of candles hanging att his breech lighted, t Hoblers were soldiers lightly armed, and mounted on small hors«, or hobbici.... | |
 | John Albin - 1806 - 126 pages
...instance in this, but perhaps it will not excite much indignation, in Sir John Oglander's memoirs.—-" I have " heard," says the writer, "• and partly...his command, with a pound of candles " hanging at liis breech, lighted, with bells about his " legs, hunted owte of the island; insomuch as our; " ancestors... | |
 | Liber - Anecdotes - 1809 - 372 pages
...not only heretofore there was no lawyer nor attorney in owre island ; but in sir George Carey's time, an attorney coming in to settle in the island, was by his command, with a pound of candles hanging att his breech lighted, with bells about his legs, hunted owte of the island : insomuch that our ancestors... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - Falconry - 1813 - 568 pages
...there was no Lawyer nor Attorney in oure Island, but in Sir GEORGE CAREY'S Time, an Attorney coming to settle in the Island, was by his Command, with...at his Breech lighted, with Bells about his Legs, handed oute of the Island: inasmuch that our Ancestors lived here so quietly and securely, being neither... | |
 | Philo Vectis - Isle of Wight (England) - 1830 - 146 pages
...there was no lawyer or attorney in the Island ; but in Sir George Carey's time, an attorney coming to settle in the Island, was, by his command, with...breech lighted, with bells about his legs, hunted out of the Island." AD Jerom was imprisoned, and his heroic lady, the countess of Portland, after defending... | |
 | A F. Kendall - 1830 - 704 pages
...in his History of the Island, " there was no lawyer nor attorney here; but in Sir G. Carey's time, an attorney coming in to settle in the Island, was, by his command, tuith a pound of candles hanging at his bretclic lighted, with bells aboute his leggs, hunted owte... | |
 | George Brannon - 1831 - 260 pages
...only heretofore there was no lawyer nor attorney in owre island, butin Sir George Carey's time (1588) an attorney coming in to settle in the island, was by his command, with a pound of candles hanging att his breech lighted, with bells about his legs, hunted owte of the island; insomuch that owre ancestors... | |
 | English periodicals - 1832 - 524 pages
...Wight, but in Sir George Carey's time, 1558, an attorney coming to settle there was, by his command, and with a pound of candles hanging at his breech, lighted, with bells about his legs, hunted out of the island." STORY OF FASHION.— Sir Philip Calthorp purged John Drakes, the shoemaker of Norwich,... | |
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