| John Leland - Great Britain - 1711 - 180 pages
...left Ripe of the Brooke up a meane Hill by the length of a Quarter of a Mile. I faw but one Paroch Church in the Towne. There be many Smithes in the Towne that ufe to make Knives and all mannour of cuttinge Tooles, and many Loriners that make Bittes, and a great... | |
| John Leland - Great Britain - 1744 - 202 pages
...left Ripe of the Brooke up a meane Hill by the length of a Quarter of a Mile. I faw but one Paroch Church in the Towne. There be many Smithes in the Towne that ufe to make Knives and all mannour of cuttinge Tooles, and many Loriners that make Bittes, and a great... | |
| James Norris Brewer - 1820 - 396 pages
...hrookc, up a meane hill, by the length of a quarter of a mile. " There be many smithes in the town, that use to make knives and all manner of cutting tools; and many loriners that make lilies ; and a great many naylers ; so that a great part of the town is maintained by smithes,... | |
| Birmingham (England) - 1830 - 308 pages
...left ripe of the brooke up a meane hill by the " length of a quarter of a mile. I saw but one " paroch church in the towne. There be many " smithes in the towne that use to make knives and " all mannour of cuttinge tooles, and many lori" ners that make bittes, and a great many naylors. " Soe that... | |
| William West - Warwickshire (England) - 1830 - 860 pages
...a quarter of a mile. I saw but one parish church in the town." " There be many smithes in the town that use to make knives and all manner of cutting tools, and many loriners that make bittes, and a great many naylers ; so that a great part of the town is maintained by smithes,... | |
| James Bell - England - 1836 - 1004 pages
...for workers in iron since the time of Henry VIIL, when Leland described it as inhabited by " smiths that use to make knives and all manner of cutting tools, and lorimers that make bittes, and a great many nailours." It began to nourish, however, in the reign of... | |
| John Ramsay M'Culloch - 1839 - 782 pages
...describes it in his Itinerary as " a good market town ;" adding, " There be many smithes in the town that use to make knives and all manner of cutting tools, and many lorimers that make bittes, and a great many naylers ; so that a great part of the town is maintained... | |
| England - 1840 - 248 pages
...for workers in iron since the time of Henry VIII., when Leland described it as inhabited ay " smiths that use to make knives and all manner of cutting tools, and lorineis that make bittes, and a great many nailours." It has participated in the fame of the Solio... | |
| g. berger - 1840 - 326 pages
...the brooke, up a meane hill by the length of a quarter of a mile. There be many smithes in the town, that use to make knives and all manner of cutting tools; and manyloriners that make bittes; and a great many naylers ; so that a great part of the town is maintained... | |
| 1841 - 982 pages
...for workers in iron since the time of Henry VIII., when Leland described it as inhabited by "smiths that use to make knives and all manner of cutting tools, and lorimers that make bittcs, and a great many nailours." In former days, one of the most flourishing... | |
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