Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Volume 63Society, 1912 Pedigrees and arms of various families of Lancashire and Cheshire are included in many of the volumes. |
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Page 47 - I to the Church the living call, and to the grave do summon all, AR 1728.
Page 12 - Scheme stands as follows : — A. Fortresses partly inaccessible by reason of precipices, cliffs, or water, defended in part only by artificial works. B. Fortresses on hill-tops with artificial defences, following the natural line of the hill. Or, though usually on high ground, less dependent on natural slopes for protection. c. Rectangular or other enclosures of simple plan (including forts and towns of the Romano-British period).
Page xv - Library. Manchester. 1893. Feb. 23 Chicago Public Library. Chicago, USA (Per BF Stevens & Brown, 4 Trafalgar Square, London, WC) 1900. Mar. 29 Chorley Free Public Library. Chorley. 1910. Nov. ID *Clover, Mrs. GR Ramie, Manor Hill, Birkenhead. 1905. April ii *Congress, Library of. Washington, USA (Per Edward G. Allen & Son, Ltd., 14 Grape Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC) 1891.
Page 62 - Enter not into judgment with thy servant, 0 Lord ; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
Page 59 - Requiescat in Pace The tender Wife, and Friend the most sincere Need no Mechanic help to swell the Tear. In heart felt numbers never meant to shine They'll flow resistless o'er a Hearse like thine. She was, but I want words to tell you what, Think what a Wife should be, and she was that, Belov'd by her Servants, as a tender Mother, But oh ! she is gone and not left such another. She's gone to the Celestial mansion her blest abode To Sing with the Saints the Praises of her God. (7) Marble. North wall...
Page xv - April ii *Congress, Library of. Washington, USA (Per Edward G. Allen & Son, Ltd., 14 Grape Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC) 1891. Nov. 5 *Cook, Edmund. Oakfield, Abergele. 1902. Nov. 6 ""Coventry, Harold, i Hamilton Road, New Brighton. 1895. Dec. 5 Crook, John. 6 Waterloo Road, Birkdale. 1901. April 13 *Crosthwaite, Charles C. The Nook, Town Row, West Derby, Liverpool. 1906. Mar. i *Danson, FC, FSA, 74 Bidston Road, Oxton. 1911. Jan. 19 *Darling, Rev. J. Lindsay, MA, Mariners
Page 12 - Romano-British period). D. Forts consisting only of a mount with encircling moat or fosse. E. Fortified mounts, wholly or partly artificial, with remains of an attached court or bailey, or showing two or more such courts. F. Homestead moats, consisting of simple or compound enclosures formed into artificial islands by water moats. G. Enclosures, mostly rectangular, partaking of the form of F, but protected by stronger defensive works, ramparted and fossed, and in some instances provided with outworks....
Page 99 - The great hall was a curious piece of antiquity, much ornamented with carvings, busts, and shields. It had no ceiling, but was open quite up to the roof, with various projections of the carved parts whereon trophies of war and military habiliments were formerly suspended. On a wall, between the court and garden, was a grand arrangement of all the armorial acquisitions of the family. The shields were carved on circular stones, elevated and placed at equal distances, like an embattlement. But this...
Page 190 - ... without the impediment, lett, or interruption of any person or persons. In witnesse wherof I, the said Norroy Kinge of Armes...
Page 195 - ... id ut ne fieri possit non obstante. In quorum omnium et singulorum fidem et testimonium ego Norroy Rex Armorum praedictus hiis praesentibus manu mea propria subscripsi, et appensione sigilli officii mei praedicti hoc meum diploma corroboravi.