Archaeologia CambrensisW. Pickering, 1912 |
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Page 299
... Street , the spiral stone stair- case to the museum rooms is reached at the end of the entrance corridor . On the walls of the lower flight are sundry old maps and views relating to Wales , mostly engravings . From the first landing ...
... Street , the spiral stone stair- case to the museum rooms is reached at the end of the entrance corridor . On the walls of the lower flight are sundry old maps and views relating to Wales , mostly engravings . From the first landing ...
Page 325
... a harbour where ships from Aquitaine , Spain , Ireland and Germany unlade their cargoes of wine and other merchandise . There are two straight streets which cross in the centre and make four , each having its origin in 325.
... a harbour where ships from Aquitaine , Spain , Ireland and Germany unlade their cargoes of wine and other merchandise . There are two straight streets which cross in the centre and make four , each having its origin in 325.
Page 362
... Street , the spot formerly having been denoted by a small flat slab , so that a stranger unaided would have looked in vain to find it , until some few years ago ( and to their praise be it said ) some of Monmouth's sons erected over ...
... Street , the spot formerly having been denoted by a small flat slab , so that a stranger unaided would have looked in vain to find it , until some few years ago ( and to their praise be it said ) some of Monmouth's sons erected over ...
Page 383
... street called Castle Bailey Street , and to the east of it an old lane called Castle Walls , a cul - de - sac , the only entrance to which is from Welcome Lane . The highest point is on the long quadrangular piece of land between Castle ...
... street called Castle Bailey Street , and to the east of it an old lane called Castle Walls , a cul - de - sac , the only entrance to which is from Welcome Lane . The highest point is on the long quadrangular piece of land between Castle ...
Page 384
... Street and Castle Walls Lane , has never ( in spite of these suggestive names ) been accepted as the site of the old Castle ( though it has often been suspected ) , has been , that local antiquaries , Leland notwithstanding , have ...
... Street and Castle Walls Lane , has never ( in spite of these suggestive names ) been accepted as the site of the old Castle ( though it has often been suspected ) , has been , that local antiquaries , Leland notwithstanding , have ...
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Page 378 - I have a kindness for my Lord Portland, which he has deserved of me by long and faithful services ; but I should not have given him these lands if I had imagined the House of Commons could have been concerned. I will therefore recall the grant, and find some other way of showing my favour to him.
Page 17 - ... Charters of Burghs and illustrative Extracts from contemporary local Records will be given, as far as may be considered desirable. The Extracts from the Records of each Burgh will, as far as the Committee consider expedient, be issued separately, and without adhering to any prescribed order.
Page 239 - TEEMING, BITTER PANGS, AND HARD TRAVAILE, that she hath undergone in bringing forth her first-borne. (Being a Precious Babe of Grace.) With the cruelty of Mistris London, her Midwife; and great Affection of Mrs. Synod, her Nurse, Mrs. Schisme, Mrs. Priviledge, Mrs. Ordinance, Mrs. Universall Toleration, and Mrs. Leveller, her Gossips.
Page 15 - The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of St. Asaph The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Worcester The Hon.
Page 66 - But, as his plans were not matured, he had no fleet. The skill and resolution of the general accomplished the passage. With some picked men of the auxiliaries, disencumbered of all baggage, who knew the shallows and had that national experience in swimming which enables the Britons to take care not only of themselves but of their arms and horses, he delivered so unexpected an attack that the astonished enemy who were looking for a fleet, a naval armament, and an assault by sea, thought that to such...
Page 362 - ... as follows : — To the memory of Charles Heath Bookseller and Historian Antiquarian Author of a History of Monmouth and other Descriptive Works by which were first brought into the notice of tourists the antiquities scenery and numerous objects of attraction in the neighbourhood of Monmouth this memorial was erected by his grateful and admiring fellow townsmen and neighbours He died January 7th AD 1831 aged 70 He died leaving issue two daughters only, Margaret and Elizabeth, neither of whom...
Page 378 - Such was the great character of Robert Price, that he was made a Welsh judge by the very sovereign whose favourite plans he had so patriotically thwarted. Another marked event in the life of this English patriot was...
Page 321 - ... Corbulo, and aspired to equal the glory of the recovery of Armenia by the subjugation of Rome's enemies. He therefore prepared to attack the island of Mona* which had a powerful population and was a refuge for fugitives. He built flat-bottomed vessels to cope with the shallows, and uncertain depths of the sea. Thus the infantry crossed, while the cavalry followed by fording, or, where the water was deep, swam by the side of their horses.
Page 357 - The Excursion down the Wye," edition of 1799, where ho says : — " I printed in the year 1795 an account of some of the writers on the river Wye, which I intended prefacing with notices of The Man of Ross.
Page 214 - a broad flake, the end of which has been chipped to a semi-circular bevelled edge round the margin of the inner face, similar in character to that of a round-nosed turning-chisel.