Notitiæ Ludæ: or, Notices of Louth ...

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For the author by W. Edwards, 1834 - Louth (England) - 303 pages
 

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Page i - Soles occidere et redire possunt: nobis cum semel occidit brevis lux, nox est perpetua una dormienda.
Page 293 - Elizabeth, by the grace of God Queen of England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith etc.
Page 192 - So absolute indeed was the authority of the crown, that the precious spark of liberty had been kindled, and was preserved by the puritans alone ; and it was to this sect, whose principles appear so frivolous and habits so ridiculous, that the English owe the whole freedom of their constitution.
Page 293 - ... this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say, first, I give and bequeath my soul...
Page 1 - O Musa, tu, che di caduchi allori Non circondi la fronte in Elicona, Ma su nel cielo infra i beati cori Hai di stelle immortali aurea corona, Tu spira al petto mio celesti ardori, Tu rischiara il mio canto, e tu perdona S'intesso fregi al ver, s'adorno in parte D'altri diletti, che de
Page 259 - Spanish lady sent as presents to his wife a profusion of jewels and other valuables, amongst which was her portrait drawn in green, a beautiful tapestry bed, wrought in gold by her own hands, and several casks full of plate, money, and other treasure.
Page 264 - ... the doors ; so that the enemy entered almost as soon ; and after a short resistance, in which many were killed, the soldiers, overpowered, threw down their arms, and asked quarter ; which was likewise offered to the colonel ; who refused it, and valiantly defended himself, till, with the death of two or three of the assailants, he was killed in the place ; his enemies giving him a testimony of great courage and resolution.
Page 134 - H. 49, a small oval seal, with the figure of an abbot in the area, a crozier in his right hand and a book in his left, and this inscription round — " Sigillum abbatis de Parco Lude.
Page 32 - ... soldiers, with skilful captains and commanders ; thirdly, for the benefit and ease of the subject, who never afterwards (as was projected), in any time to come, should be charged with subsidies, fifteenths, loans, or other common aids...
Page 134 - Cistercians is a white robe in the form of a cassock, with a black scapulary and hood, and is girt with a wooden girdle.

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