Collections Historical & Archaeological Relating to Montgomeryshire and Its Borders, Volume 31The Club, 1900 |
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... taken place in the parish in historic times , there has always been one spot which has been comparatively free from change . Different races may have borne sway in the land ; different dynasties may have occupied the throne ; there may ...
... taken place in the parish in historic times , there has always been one spot which has been comparatively free from change . Different races may have borne sway in the land ; different dynasties may have occupied the throne ; there may ...
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... taken from the 6 - in . Ordnance Survey . Owing to the scale being much reduced , it is unfortunately somewhat indistinct , and requires the aid of a magnifying glass in examining it . The church is situated pretty nearly in the centre ...
... taken from the 6 - in . Ordnance Survey . Owing to the scale being much reduced , it is unfortunately somewhat indistinct , and requires the aid of a magnifying glass in examining it . The church is situated pretty nearly in the centre ...
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... taken for a part of a typical English county ; on the other side we see the first outlying spurs of the Welsh mountains , the Bryn Mawr and Court House hills , detached offshoots of the Berwyn range . On the one hand , alluvium , gravel ...
... taken for a part of a typical English county ; on the other side we see the first outlying spurs of the Welsh mountains , the Bryn Mawr and Court House hills , detached offshoots of the Berwyn range . On the one hand , alluvium , gravel ...
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... taken place since that time in the relative value of money , land , and houses . Llandysilio , or as it is there called " Landisylian , " is mentioned as a rectory and vicarage . The value of the rectory is put down at £ 4 6s . 8d ...
... taken place since that time in the relative value of money , land , and houses . Llandysilio , or as it is there called " Landisylian , " is mentioned as a rectory and vicarage . The value of the rectory is put down at £ 4 6s . 8d ...
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... taken by Druidical circles , and the heathen rites of the religion of the ancient Britons1 . On the introduction of Christianity and suppression of the Druidical worship , the first churches would probably occupy the spots which had ...
... taken by Druidical circles , and the heathen rites of the religion of the ancient Britons1 . On the introduction of Christianity and suppression of the Druidical worship , the first churches would probably occupy the spots which had ...
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acres Archæological ARCHDEACON THOMAS Asaph Bar't Baronet Bart Belé Bishop Breiddin Brochwel Broniarth Brynmawr Burgedin Buttington Caersws camp Castle Cefn Cegidva chancel church churchwardens churchyard Club Coll curate David Davies Deytheur died Domgay dyke Edward Elizabeth erected furlong Gaerfawr Garth Griffith Vaughan Guilsfield Gungrog Hall hath Haughton hill J. J. Turner James Evans Jo'n King lands Llandrinio Llandysilio Llanfyllin Llanymynech Lloyd London Lord Maesmawr manor marriage married Meifod miles Mont Montgomeryshire Myddelton Newtown Offa's Dyke Oswestry Owen parish Parliament Pool Powis Castle Powys Powys-land Price Pugh receaved Rector registers rent repaired Rhysnant RICHARD AMYAS right woo'll road Robert Severn Sheriff Shropshire side Sir John Pryce Street Tannatt ten'nt Thomas Pryce Thos town township Trawscoed tyme Tysilio vnto vpon Vyrnwy w'ch w'th Wales Welsh Welshpool wilbe William XXXI yo'r yo'r l're Ystrad Marchell
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Page 128 - Here Ouse, slow winding through a level plain Of spacious meads, with cattle sprinkled o'er, Conducts the eye along his sinuous course Delighted. There, fast rooted in their bank, Stand, never overlook'd, our favourite elms, That screen the herdsman's solitary hut; While far beyond, and overthwart the stream, That, as with molten glass, inlays the vale, 170 The sloping land recedes into the clouds ; Displaying on its varied side the grace Of hedgerow beauties numberless, square tower.
Page 202 - SMALL service is true service while it lasts : Of humblest Friends, bright Creature ! scorn not one ; The Daisy, by the shadow that it casts, Protects the lingering dew-drop from the Sun.
Page 339 - Parret, and as well west as east of Selwood, and also north of the Thames and west of the Severn, and also some part of the North-Welsh people.
Page 339 - Buttington on the bank of the Severn, and there beset them about, on either side, in a fastness. When they had now sat there many weeks on both sides of the river, and the King was in the west in Devon, against the fleet, then were the enemy distressed for want of food, and having eaten a great part of their horses, the others being starved with hunger, then went they out against the men who were encamped on the east bank of the river and fought against them, and the Christians had the victory.
Page 48 - Behold, Thou hast made my days as it were a span long, and mine age is even as nothing in respect of Thee ; and verily every man living is altogether vanity. For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain ; he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them. And now, Lord, what is my hope : truly my hope is even in Thee.
Page 22 - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
Page 73 - Twentith yeare of the raigne of or Soveraigne Lord James by the grace of God King of England ffraunce and Jreland defendor of the faith &c.
Page 159 - Sir—I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, and in reply...
Page 226 - ... of the crown; but I am mortified to find that your Majesty thinks me capable of giving a judgment which none but an ignorant or a dishonest man could give." "I am determined," said the king, "to have twelve judges who will be all of my mind as to this matter.
Page 202 - Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance: 22 But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.