The Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist,: A Quarterly Journal and Review Devoted to the Study of Early Pagan and Christian Antiquities of Great Britain, Volume 6

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J. R. Smith., 1892

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Page 5 - To kings, that fear their subjects' treachery? O, yes it doth ; a thousand-fold it doth. And to conclude, — the shepherd's homely curds, His cold thin drink out of his leather bottle, His wonted sleep under a fresh tree's shade, All which secure and sweetly he enjoys, Is far beyond a prince's delicates, His viands sparkling in a golden cup, His body couched in a curious bed, When care, mistrust, and treason wait on him.
Page 134 - ... heare and see them. The places where they played them was in every streete. They begane first at the Abay gates, and when the first pagiante was played, it was wheeled to the highe crosse before the Mayor, and so to every streete...
Page 225 - ... the splendid empires which were to spread over the beautiful world he had discovered ; and the nations, and tongues, and languages which were to fill its lands with his renown, and to revere and bless his name to the latest posterity...
Page 58 - PARKER, Esq., FSA, Desborough House, High Wycombe.) Cambridge Antiquarian Society. (NC HARDCASTLE, Esq., LL.D , FSA, Downing College, Cambridge.) Chester Archaeological and Historical Society. (TJ POWELL, Esq., 14, Newgate Street, Chester.) Cornwall, Royal Institution of. (Major PARKYN, FGS, 40, Lemon Street, Truro.) Cumberland and Westmoreland Archaeological and Architectural Society. (T. WILSON, Esq., Aynam Lodge, Kendal.) Derbyshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. (ARTHUR Cox, Esq.,...
Page 57 - GOSSELIN, Esq., Oxford Mansion, Oxford Street, W.) British Archaeological Association. (W. DE GRAY BIRCH, Esq., FSA, British Museum, WC, and EP LOFTUS BROCK, Esq., FSA, 36, Great Russell Street WC) The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. (ROBERT COCHRANE, Esq., FSA, Rathgar, Dublin.) Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. (Dr. ISAMBARD OWEN, MA, 5, Hertford Street, W., and ALFRED NUTT, Esq., 270, Strand, WC) Huguenot Society of London. (REGINALD S. FABER, Esq., MA, 10, Oppidans Road, Primrose Hill,...
Page 227 - It appeared like a candle that went up and down, and Don Christopher did not doubt that it was true light, and that it was on land; and so it proved, as it came from people passing with lights from one cottage to another.
Page 134 - ... all the streetes have theire pagiantes afore them all at one time playeinge togeather ; to se which playes was greate resorte, and also scafoldes and stages made in the streetes in those places where they determined to playe theire pagiantes.
Page 134 - High-cross before the mayor, and so to every streete ; and so every streete had a pagiante playing before them, till all the pagiantes for the daye appointed were played, and when one pagiante was...
Page 134 - In the lower they apparelled themselves, and in the higher rowme they played, beinge all open on the tope, that all behoulders might heare and see them. The places where they played them was in every streete. They begane first at the Abay gates, and when the...
Page 243 - The skull of an ox borne on two poles was placed at the head of a procession, and then came the freemen and their sons, a certain number of them bearing spades and others sticks. Three cheers having been given, the procession moved out of the town and proceeded to the nearest point of the borough boundary, where the skull was lowered. The procession then moved along the boundary lino of the borough, the skull being dragged along the line as if it were a plough.

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