 All were welcome that came; and even their beasts had so much care taken of them, that it was humorously said, " If a horse was turned loose in any part of the country, it would immediately make its way to the rector of Houghton's.  The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ... - Page 117by John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1803Full view - About this book
 | 1910 - 998 pages
...and even their horses were treated with so much care that it was humorously said that, if one were turned loose in any part of the country, it would immediately make its way to the rector of Houghton. Every Sunday from Michaelmas till Easter was a public day with Gilpin. For the reception... | |
 | 1910 - 1002 pages
...and even their horses were treated with so much care that it was humorously said that, if one were turned loose in any part of the country, it would immediately make its way to the rector of Houghton. Every Sunday from Michaelmas till Easter was a public day with Cilpin. For the reception... | |
 | Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne - 1913 - 376 pages
...than himself was to be rector of Houghton. — Memoirs nf Ambrose Barnes (50 Surt. Soc. pnbl.), 28. ' If a horse was turned loose in any part of the country, it would immediately m:ike its way to the rector of Houffhton's.' — The f)enham Tracts, l, 67. 7 George Charltun was one... | |
 | Frederick James Gould - 1915 - 156 pages
...traveler and the stranger were welcome at his door, and so good was he to the very beasts that folk said if a horse was turned loose in any part of the country it would be sure to make straight for the rector of Houghton's stable. One day as he was riding homeward, his... | |
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