Notes & Queries for Somerset and Dorset, Volume 10J. C. Satwell, 1907 |
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Page 163 - Coryat's Crudities, hastily gobled up in five moneths Travells in France, Savoy, Italy, Rhetia commonly called the Grisons country, Helvetia alias Switzerland, some parts of High Germany, and the Netherlands; newly digested in the hungry aire of Odcombe in the county of Somerset, and now dispersed to the nourishment of the travelling members of this kingdome.
Page 167 - Thomas Coriate Traveller for the English Wits: Greeting From the Court of the Great Mogul, Resident at the Towne of Asmere in Easterne India.' A
Page 196 - Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, whose name of baptism was Thomas, and his name of confirmation Francis, and that name of Francis, by the advice of all the Judges, in anno 36, Henry VIII, he did bear, and after used in all his purchases and grants.
Page 290 - DADDY Neptune one day to Freedom did say, If ever I lived upon dry land. The spot I should hit on would -be little Britain ! Says Freedom,
Page 8 - Temple, the space of five or six years, or more; whose lodging there was in the gate-house next the street, which he re-edified very sumptuously, garnishing the same, on the outside thereof, with cardinals...
Page 167 - The Odcombian Banquet ; Dished foorth by Thomas the Coriat, and serued in by a number of Noble Wits in prayse of his Crudities and Crambe too.
Page 206 - Should any of the freemen desire to marry during the next year he has to pay to the stewards a ' marriage shilling ', and should he neglect to do this his wife loses all interest in the quarry and cannot take an apprentice to work for her. After the above business was transacted the ceremony of ' kicking the ball ' commenced. The ball is provided by the man who was last married among the freemen, and is presented in lieu of the ' marriage shilling '. If it should happen that no freeman has married...
Page 229 - B. I am glad I heard this from your own mouth. You will stand to your principles, you say? W. I intend it, through the grace of God ; and to be faithful to the King's Majesty, however you may deal with me. B. I will not meddle with you.
Page 347 - ATTEMPT the end and never stand to doubt ; Nothing's so hard, but search will find it out.
Page 266 - ... when you are joined with the Duke of Beaufort at Bristol that place will be safe ; however, I think it requisite to tell you there is a bridge at a place called Keinesham, half way between Bath and Bristol, which I would have you by all means endeavour to break immediately upon the receipt of this, which will in a great measure delay, if not hinder their passage that way. The city of Bath being as I am informed a place well affected, I think it fit you • .should leave four companies of the...