borduris. make on the same tower on the south side, at the top, deep alures of good and strong timber, entirely and well covered with lead, through which people may look even unto the foot of the same tower, and ascend, and better defend it, if need... Bulletin de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale - Page 166by Institut français d'archéologie orientale du Caire - 1923Full view - About this book
| 1888 - 510 pages
...entry of the great tower." (Clarendon, Nov. 24.) Ib., 25 Henry III, — " And to make in the same Tower (London), on the south side, at the top, deep alures...entirely, and well covered with lead, through which people may look even unto the foot of the same Tower, and ascend and better defend it, if need be." (Dec.... | |
| Thomas Hudson Turner - 1851 - 574 pages
...appenticinm is the * bordari. term used in the above writ . This order ' borduris. make on the same tower on the south side, at the top, deep alures of good...entirely and well covered with lead, through which people may look even unto the foot of the same tower, and ascend, and better defend it, if need should be.... | |
| Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland - 1867 - 430 pages
...by the dropping of rain water, nor be easily weakened. And make on the same tower on the south-side, at the top, deep alures of good and strong timber,...entirely and well covered with lead, through which people may look even unto the foot of the said tower, and ascend, and better defend it, if need should be.... | |
| Ella S. Armitage - 1912 - 526 pages
...sense. See a mandamus of Henry III., cited by Turner, History of Domestic Architecture, i., 198: " To make on the same tower [of London] on the south...foot of the tower, and better defend it, if need may be." The alures of the castle of Norwich are spoken of as early as 1187, but this mention, and one... | |
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