The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, Volume 3 |
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... land , against the incursions of enemies : upon which the eldest sons of the Kings of Scotland , as well under the Saxons as Danes , were styled Governors of Cumberland . " * This grant , in after ages , proved a source of bitter ...
... land , against the incursions of enemies : upon which the eldest sons of the Kings of Scotland , as well under the Saxons as Danes , were styled Governors of Cumberland . " * This grant , in after ages , proved a source of bitter ...
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... lands , when Penrith and Sowerby were allotted to the Scottish Sovereign . Though the disputes relative to the northern ... land , was the first Lord Warden of the Marches ; to this situa- tion he was appointed in the year 1296. * The ...
... lands , when Penrith and Sowerby were allotted to the Scottish Sovereign . Though the disputes relative to the northern ... land , was the first Lord Warden of the Marches ; to this situa- tion he was appointed in the year 1296. * The ...
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... land , corn , flocks , and herds , were all swept away ; women and children were made captives , and carried into severe and abject slavery ; and so greatly were the calamities of war extended , that nearly the whole of Cumber- land was ...
... land , corn , flocks , and herds , were all swept away ; women and children were made captives , and carried into severe and abject slavery ; and so greatly were the calamities of war extended , that nearly the whole of Cumber- land was ...
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... land was , for the first time , seriously considered , and it was proposed that it should be divided into two equal parts , that each kingdom might introduce order into its respec- tive division . How it was determined does not appear ...
... land was , for the first time , seriously considered , and it was proposed that it should be divided into two equal parts , that each kingdom might introduce order into its respec- tive division . How it was determined does not appear ...
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... land - tax , and provides 200 men for the militia . The surface of this county is extremely irregular and broken . The south - west district exhibits a gigantic combination of lofty , rugged , and rocky mountains , promiscuously thrown ...
... land - tax , and provides 200 men for the militia . The surface of this county is extremely irregular and broken . The south - west district exhibits a gigantic combination of lofty , rugged , and rocky mountains , promiscuously thrown ...
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