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... hundred years , and they con- tinue to the present day to give employment to many of its inhabitants . It is asserted , by ancient authors , that the lead , tin and copper mines of Great Britain were known to the Belgians , Romans ...
... hundred years , and they con- tinue to the present day to give employment to many of its inhabitants . It is asserted , by ancient authors , that the lead , tin and copper mines of Great Britain were known to the Belgians , Romans ...
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... hundred and twenty - five apertures to the square inch . " 5. The second top three quarters of an inch above the first , surmounted by a brass or copper plate , to which the ring of suspension is fixed . 6. Four or six thick vertical ...
... hundred and twenty - five apertures to the square inch . " 5. The second top three quarters of an inch above the first , surmounted by a brass or copper plate , to which the ring of suspension is fixed . 6. Four or six thick vertical ...
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... hundred court , where they were suitors , and in the courts where they were jurors and recognitors of assize ; and the chief of them were sheriffs , hundreda- ries , and other judges and ministerial officers in their several counties ...
... hundred court , where they were suitors , and in the courts where they were jurors and recognitors of assize ; and the chief of them were sheriffs , hundreda- ries , and other judges and ministerial officers in their several counties ...
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... hundred acres , and was the same as a hide or soca , which Littleton says , were synonymous ; but by the statutes 7 and 8 William III . a plough land was not esti- mated by measure , but by value , and fixed at £ 50 . a year . Though ...
... hundred acres , and was the same as a hide or soca , which Littleton says , were synonymous ; but by the statutes 7 and 8 William III . a plough land was not esti- mated by measure , but by value , and fixed at £ 50 . a year . Though ...
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... hundred and forty . The 16th of the said moneth hee marched with his sayd company to Wheatfield , where the souldyers their mutined , but , by the in- treaty of Capt . Bright , now Col. Bright , and the minister of the towne , many of ...
... hundred and forty . The 16th of the said moneth hee marched with his sayd company to Wheatfield , where the souldyers their mutined , but , by the in- treaty of Capt . Bright , now Col. Bright , and the minister of the towne , many of ...
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1st lime 3rd lime 4th lime Alfreton Ashbourn Ashover Bakewell Barlborough Belper berwick borough aforesaid Breadsall Buxton canal Captayne Castleton cavern CHAP Chapel-en-le-Frith Chesterfield church clay coal formerly Colonell Gell colour common county of Derby Crich Cromford Dale Derbyshire Derwent died Doveridge Dronfield Duffield Earl Edward enemy Eyam feet Ferrars The King ffoott fforces Francis gent George Glossop grey grit Hathersage heirs and successors Henry de Ferrars Hill hundred inches ironstone July to August June to July King The King knight lands lead Levenot limestone Lord Major Mollanus March Matlock mayor and burgesses Middleton miles miners mines Monyash moor Nottingham places presents Ralph Fitzhubert Richard Ridge Robert rock Roger Samuel seig shale side Sir John Gell Staveley stone strata Thomas Ticknall Tideswell toadstone town Trent Westmin William William Peverel Wingerworth Wirksworth woods Wormhill yards yellow Yolgrave
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Page 306 - All ye woods, and trees, and bowers, All ye virtues and ye powers That inhabit in the lakes, In the pleasant springs or brakes, Move your feet To our sound, Whilst we greet . All this ground With his honour and his name That defends our flocks from blame. He is great, and he is just, He is ever good, and must Thus be honoured. Daffadillies, Roses, pinks, and loved lilies, Let us fling, Whilst we sing, Ever holy, Ever holy, Ever honoured, ever young ! Thus great Pan is ever sung ! [Exeunt all except...
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Page 155 - The swallow lays from four to six white eggs, dotted with red specks; and brings out her first brood about the last week in June, or the first week in July. The progressive method by which the young are introduced into life is very amusing: first, they emerge from the shaft with difficulty enough, and often fall down into the rooms below: for a day or so they are fed on the...
Page 178 - Lands that are subject to frequent inundations are always poor ; and probably the reason may be because the worms are drowned. The most insignificant insects and reptiles are of much more consequence, and have much more influence in the oeconomy of nature, than the incurious are aware of...
Page 311 - ... on; if not, he threw the ball from him, unless it was wrested from him by the other party, but no person was allowed to kick it.
Page 95 - Effect, any Thing before in these Presents contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. And we...
Page 39 - The Governors, Assistants and Societies of the City of London of and for the Mineral and Battery Works," which continued to exercise its functions down to the year 1710.
Page 155 - Avenues, and long walks under hedges, and pasture-fields, and mown meadows where cattle graze, are her delight, especially if there are trees interspersed ; because in such spots insects most abound. When a fly is taken, a smart snap from her bill is heard, resembling the noise at the shutting of a watchcase ; but the motion of the mandibles is too quick for the eye.
Page 135 - My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind, So flew"d, so sanded; and their heads are hung With ears that sweep away the morning dew ; Crook-kneed and dew-lapp'd like Thessalian bulls ; Slow in pursuit, but match'd in mouth like bells, Each under each.