Gentleman's Magazine Library: Hampshire. Huntingdonshire

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E. Stock, 1894 - England
 

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Page 277 - Banqueting-house t, adorned with great curiosity, having the Liberal Arts beautifully depicted on its walls ; over them the pictures of such learned men as had excelled in each ; and under them, verses expressive of the benefits derived from the study of them. These verses, and the names of those whose pictures were there placed, follow : GRAMMAR. Lex sum sermonis linguarum regula certa, Qui me non didicit caetera nulla petat.
Page 239 - Sometimes she had strangers or embassadors came to her thither, where she has been seen in as great royalty, and served as bountifully and magnificently as at any other time or place, all at his Lordship's charge, with rich shows, pleasant devices, and all manner of sports that...
Page 249 - In digging a vault for a young lady of the name of Warren, the sexton, when he had excavated the earth about four feet below the surface of the ground, found his spade...
Page 51 - WE were not slayne, but raysd, Raysd not to life, But to be buried twice By men of strife. What rest could living have When dead had none ? Agree amongst you, Here we ten are one.
Page 174 - This first Coat was in this manner borne by John Lord Coningsby Baron of Coningsby, in Lincolnshire, who was slain in the Barons' Warrs in the Reign of King John,t the which Town and Castle of Coningsby being then confiscated, is now in the possession of the Lord Sheffield, and this is approved by the Heralds upon perusal of the evidence of Humphrey Coningsby of Nend-Sollers, who is lineally descended from the said John.
Page 241 - Tybole, and to al oother disaffected sowles, claiming by, from, or under, the said Heremit, sendeth greeting : Whereas in our High Coourt of Chanceri it is given us to understand, that you Sir Heremite, the abandonate of Nature's fair works, and servaunt to Heaven's woonders, have, for the space of two years and two moonthes, possessed yoorself of fair Tybollet, with her sweet rosary the same tyme, the recreation of our right trusty and right well beloved Sir William Sitsilt, Knt. leaving to him...
Page 216 - whose successful care, " assisted by the patronage of his King, " conveyed this stream to LONDON ; " an immortal work. " Since man cannot more nearly " imitate the Deity,
Page 235 - ... of that palace, where James received the homage of the lords of the council when he came to take possession of the kingdom, — and from whence he was carried to his grave. It was demolished by the long parliament, in disregard of the opinion expressed by their own commissioners, that it was an " excellent building, in very good repair, by no means fit to be demolished;" but the materials were valued at more than 8,0001.
Page 93 - King William II., surnamed Rufus, being slain as is before related, was laid in a cart belonging to one Purkess,* and drawn from hence to Winchester, and was buried in the cathedral church of that city.

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