The Antiquary, Volume 4Edward Walford, George Latimer Apperson E. Stock, 1881 |
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... lady . Unfortunately for this ingenious theory the arms are those of a man . Had the service been made for Madlle . Poisson , the spinster's lozenge would have contained the coat , and not the warrior's shield ! High prices were soon ...
... lady . Unfortunately for this ingenious theory the arms are those of a man . Had the service been made for Madlle . Poisson , the spinster's lozenge would have contained the coat , and not the warrior's shield ! High prices were soon ...
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... lady , a descendant of a colony of French masons , who , after the building of Melrose Abbey , settled in Newstead , about a mile away . This Mary Bunyie , or Bunzie , owned a neat old cottage which was built , it is thought , almost ...
... lady , a descendant of a colony of French masons , who , after the building of Melrose Abbey , settled in Newstead , about a mile away . This Mary Bunyie , or Bunzie , owned a neat old cottage which was built , it is thought , almost ...
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... sett with diamonds which was sent to ye Prince of Aurenge , £ 400 . " Then , " for repairing Walsingham House for ye Lady Marshall , £ 200 . " The Earl of Sunderland managed to get hold of 3 18 MISCELLANEOUS EXCHEQUER ACCOUNTS .
... sett with diamonds which was sent to ye Prince of Aurenge , £ 400 . " Then , " for repairing Walsingham House for ye Lady Marshall , £ 200 . " The Earl of Sunderland managed to get hold of 3 18 MISCELLANEOUS EXCHEQUER ACCOUNTS .
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... Lady Chapel by the Corporation of London . The western front - the work of the Abbots de Cella and Trumpington - which has long been in an unsatis factory and almost dangerous state , is being rapidly " restored " by Sir Edmund Beckett ...
... Lady Chapel by the Corporation of London . The western front - the work of the Abbots de Cella and Trumpington - which has long been in an unsatis factory and almost dangerous state , is being rapidly " restored " by Sir Edmund Beckett ...
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... Lady was granted to the 3rd Duke of Richmond as a mausoleum for his family . PERCEVAL CLARK , XOX FIELD - NAMES . Field - names are so liable to be corrupted beyond all recognition that without an accurate knowledge of their position ...
... Lady was granted to the 3rd Duke of Richmond as a mausoleum for his family . PERCEVAL CLARK , XOX FIELD - NAMES . Field - names are so liable to be corrupted beyond all recognition that without an accurate knowledge of their position ...
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