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... Thomas in the Vale , at the very advanced age of 120 years , Mrs Elizabeth Fletcher , a native of the island , and relict of the late Jacob Fletcher , Esq . , of White Hall estate , St Anne . She retained all her faculties , enjoyed a ...
... Thomas in the Vale , at the very advanced age of 120 years , Mrs Elizabeth Fletcher , a native of the island , and relict of the late Jacob Fletcher , Esq . , of White Hall estate , St Anne . She retained all her faculties , enjoyed a ...
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... Thomas See , and proposals for building it be delivered in to the present church war- dens , Messrs Hugh Ball and Samuel Seel , who are to lay them before the next meet- ing of the vestry . ” In the said vestry book it is stated , on ...
... Thomas See , and proposals for building it be delivered in to the present church war- dens , Messrs Hugh Ball and Samuel Seel , who are to lay them before the next meet- ing of the vestry . ” In the said vestry book it is stated , on ...
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... Thomas Joyce , of Freshford , from Anglo - Merino wool ; a variety of Devon and Hereford oxen , Merino- ryland , Merino , and Southdown we thers , and a few pigs , bred by the Duke of Bedford , Lord Somerville , the Earl of Bridgwater ...
... Thomas Joyce , of Freshford , from Anglo - Merino wool ; a variety of Devon and Hereford oxen , Merino- ryland , Merino , and Southdown we thers , and a few pigs , bred by the Duke of Bedford , Lord Somerville , the Earl of Bridgwater ...
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... Thomas Smith was brought before the lord mayor , at the Mansion - house , by the overseers of the parish of St Bridget , charged with leaving his wife a burthen upon the parish , and not giving her that support which his circumstances ...
... Thomas Smith was brought before the lord mayor , at the Mansion - house , by the overseers of the parish of St Bridget , charged with leaving his wife a burthen upon the parish , and not giving her that support which his circumstances ...
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... Thomas Hay . Rev. Dr Simpson . John Pollock , Esq . The coffin , which was of crimson velvet , richly ornamented with appro- priate emblems , had the following in- scription plate upon it : The Right Honourable WILLIAM COULTER , Lord ...
... Thomas Hay . Rev. Dr Simpson . John Pollock , Esq . The coffin , which was of crimson velvet , richly ornamented with appro- priate emblems , had the following in- scription plate upon it : The Right Honourable WILLIAM COULTER , Lord ...
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Page 284 - May it please your Majesty, We, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects the Ministers and Elders of the Church of Scotland, met in...
Page 219 - Thus it hath pleased Almighty God to take out of this transitory life, unto his divine mercy, the late most high, most mighty, and most excellent monarch William the Fourth, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter ; King of Hanover, and Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburgh.
Page 295 - I have the honour to transmit, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a copy of a letter from Captain Pring, late commander of his Majesty's brig Linnet.
Page 154 - Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Page 384 - How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear Charmer away!
Page cxi - Hints for the Treatment of the Principal Diseases of Infancy and Childhood, adapted to the use of Parents. By James Hamilton, MD Professor of Midwifery in the University, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh.
Page cxxiii - Rowden. 7s. The Lower World ; a Poem, by Mr. Pratt ; in four Books : occasioned by Lord Erskine's Bill for the prevention of unnecessary and wanton Cruelty to Animals.
Page lxxix - And he fixed his eye on the darker speck. He felt the cheering power of spring ; It made him whistle, it made him sing; His heart was mirthful to excess, But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the Inchcape float; Quoth he, " My men, put out the boat, And row me to the Inchcape Rock, And I'll plague the Abbot of Aberbrothok.
Page 272 - ... where the defence possessed a force, in the first instance, of 3500 men, notwithstanding which the campaign terminated in eight days. This force underwent a gradual diminution, and latterly a very extensive one, by the falling off of the colonial troops...
Page xcvii - Those beams which so bright through my casement appear, To far distant scenes they extend ; Illumine the dwellings of those that are dear, And sleep on the grave of my friend. Then still I must love thee, mild Queen of the Night, Since feeling and fancy agree To make thee a source of unfailing delight, A friend and a solace to me.