A New & Compendious History, of the County of Warwick: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Comprising Views, of the Principal Towns, Buildings, Modern Improvements, Seats of the Nobility & Gentry, Ecclesiastical Edifices &c &cW. Emans, 1830 - 383 pages |
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acres afterwards ancient appears Avon Baginton beauty belonging Birmingham bishop BOOK BROMSGROVE building canal castle century CHAP chapel charter CHIG church is dedicated Compton consequence considerable contained court leet Coventry crown dedicated to St descendants dissolution Dugdale duke earl of Warwick early edifice Edward III Edward the Confessor Elizabeth erected formerly four Geoffrey de Clinton granted Hall hamlet handsome heirs held Henry VI Henry VIII hundred inhabitants John Kenilworth Kineton king king's lady land Leicester Lord lordship manor mansion MICHI miles monastery monks Monks Kirby monument neighbourhood original ornamented parish parliament possession present priest principal priory Queen reign of Edward reign of Henry remains residence Richard river Avon Robert Roman RSITY seat Shakspeare side situate SITY UNIV stone Stoneleigh Stratford Street Thomas tower town UNIV UNIV valued vicarage village Warwickshire William Worcester yard land
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Page 269 - Shakspeare, that, take him for all in all, we shall not look upon his like again.
Page 266 - ... intended to write his epitaph, if he happened to out-live him; and since he could not know what might be said of him when he was dead, he desired it might be done immediately ; upon which...
Page 204 - ... forbear to move therein ; yet she, out of her womanish pertinacity, continued to solicit him, insomuch that he told her if she would ride on horseback naked from one end of the town to the other, in sight of all the people, he would grant her request. Whereunto she returned, ' But will you give me leave to do so ?' And he replying
Page 347 - ... the governors of the possessions, revenues, and goods of the Free Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth of the parishioners of the parish of St.
Page 198 - Parliament forces, he defended himself until he fell, with most of his tenants about him ; but being taken up, and life perceived in him, he was carried away prisoner to Kenilworth Castle, where he lay a considerable time, and was forced to purchase his liberty at a dear rate.
Page 300 - From the ore melted in this subterraneous region of the infernal aspect, is produced a calx, or cinder, of which there is an enormous mountain. From an attentive survey, the observer would suppose so prodigious a heap could not accumulate in one hundred generations ; however it shews us perceptible addition in the age of man...
Page 204 - Godi va,bearing an extraordinary affection to this place, often and earnestly besought her husband, that for the love of God, and the blessed Virgin, he would free it from that grievous servitude whereunto it was subject ; but he, rebuking her for importuning him in a matter so inconsistent with his profit, commanded that she should thenceforth forbear to move therein ; yet she, out of her womanish pertinacity, continued to solicit him ; insomuch that he told her, if she would ride on horseback,...
Page 112 - A Letter whearin part of the Entertainment untoo the Queenz Majesty, at Killingwoorth Castl, in Warwick Sheer, in this Soomerz Progrest 1575, iz signified: from afreend officer attendant in the Coourt, unto hizfreend a Citizen and Merchaunt of London.
Page 347 - ... and to hold all and singular the said lands, islands, hereditaments, with their and every of their appurtenances, to the said James Duke of York, his heirs and assigns, forever, to be held of the said King, his heirs and successors as of his Manor of East Greenwich in Kent, in free and common socage...
Page 300 - The chief arguments in favour of this conjectured opinion, are comprised in the following observations : — " Upon the borders of the parish stands Aston Furnace, appropriated for melting iron-stone, and reducing it into pigs ; this has the appearance of great antiquity. From the...