Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Volumes 14-171869 |
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Page 5 - ... votes of the members present, and in case of an equal division of votes the chairman shall have a casting vote in addition to his vote as a member of the committee.
Page 77 - 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 26 - is as good a prince as ever reigned ; it is the enemies to the commonwealth that have so prevailed with him ; therefore let us aim now to discover them ; and I doubt not but God will send us hearts, hands, and swords, to cut all his and our enemies
Page 18 - ... bays instead of four. As it was, the nave of Martock church was grander, having greater length and richness. Mr. Freeman corrected a statement that had been made — that he had said it was the finest tower in the world. His words in the Society's Proceedings are, " the finest square western tower, not designed for a spire or lantern, in all England, and therefore possibly in the whole world.
Page 26 - We long to see you here," says the Earl, in 1679, " and hope you have almost ended your travels. Somersetshire, no doubt, will perfect your breeding; after France and Oxford, you could not go to a more proper place. My wife finds you profit much there, for you have recovered your skill in Chedder cheese, and for a demonstration have sent us one of the best we have seen.
Page 28 - A Description of the Great Bible, 1539, and the Six Editions of Cranmer's Bible, 1540 and 1541, printed by Grafton and Whitchurch : also of the editions, in large folio, of the authorized version of the Holy Scriptures, printed in the years 1611, 1613, 1617, 1634, 1640.
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