The History of the Worthies of England, Band 2T. Tegg, 1840 |
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afterwards ancient Angliæ anno Domini Anno Name archbishop archbishop of Canterbury Bale bend bishop bishop of London bishop of Norwich bishop of Winchester born bred called Camden's Britannia Canterbury chevron chief church College in Cambridge court daughter death died anno Domini divine doctor doth duke eadem earl England English engrailed esquire father fess filius flourished hath Henry the Eighth Hertfordshire honour Idem Johan Johannis Kent king Edward king Henry king James king's knight land learned Leicestershire lion rampant living London lord master monument native Northamptonshire Norwich parish person pounds prince prius proverb queen Elizabeth queen Mary reign of king Rich Richard Robert Saint saith scholar Scriptoribus Britannicis sheriff shire Sir John Stow's Survey of London therein thereof Thomæ unto ut prius Walt Westminster whilst William Willielmi Winchester worthy
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Seite 38 - A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to break down and a time to build up...
Seite 228 - He married my sisters with five pound, or twenty nobles apiece, so that he brought them up in godliness and fear of God. He kept hospitality for his poor neighbours, and some alms he gave to the poor. And all this he did of the said farm, where he that now hath it payeth sixteen pound by year or more, and is not able to do anything for his prince, for himself, nor for his children, or give a cup of drink to the poor.
Seite 547 - I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas that I found not my heart moved more than with a trumpet...
Seite 379 - Hereupon the queen gave strict order (not without some check to her treasurer), for the present payment of the hundred pounds the first intended unto him.
Seite 228 - My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of three or four pound by year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for a hundred sheep; and my mother milked thirty kine.
Seite 121 - A Knight of Cales, A Gentleman of Wales, And a Laird of the North Countree ; A Yeoman of Kent, With his yearly rent. Will buy them out all three...
Seite 574 - Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Seite 284 - I have read of a bird, which hath a face like, and yet will prey upon, a man : who coming to the water to drink, and finding there by reflection, that he had killed one like himself, pineth away by degrees, and never afterwards enjoyeth itself, f Such is in some sort the condition of Sir Edward.
Seite 98 - Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries ? either a vine, figs ? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
Seite 205 - VIII., was so noted for his meek spirit, deep learning, prudence and piety, that the then Parliament and Convocation both, chose, enjoined, and trusted him to be the man to make a Catechism for public use, such a one as should stand as a rule for faith and manners to their posterity. And the good old man, though he was very learned, yet knowing that God leads us not to heaven by many nor by hard questions, like an honest Angler, made that good, plain, unperplexed Catechism which is printed with our...