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" My Lord Bishop, I here present you with the falchion wherewith the Champion Conyers slew the worm, dragon, or fiery-flying serpent, which destroyed man, woman, and child; in memory of which, the king then reigning gave him the Manor of Sockburn, to hold... "
Notes on the Folk-lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders - Page 246
by William Henderson - 1866 - 344 pages
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 5

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1803 - 886 pages
...the Bishop, as an emblem of his temporal power, and repeats the following words.f " My Lord Bishop, 1 here present you with the falchion wherewith the champion Conyers slew the worm, dragon, or ßery flying serpent, which destroyed man, woman, and child; in memory of which, the King then reigning...
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The Annals of Yorkshire from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 1

Henry Schroder - 1851 - 460 pages
...presenting the prelate with a falchion, as an emblem of his temporal power, he repeats the following words : — "My lord bishop, I here present you with...the champion Conyers slew the worm, dragon, or fiery serpent, which destroyed man, woman, and child ; in memory of which, the king then reigning, gave him...
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History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham ...

Whellan, William, & Co - 1856 - 1082 pages
...he presents a falchion to the bishop, as an emblem of his temporal power, and repeats the following words : — ' My Lord Bishop, I here present you with the falchion, wherewith the champion Ρξοσεγη slew the worm., droyon, or fiery flying serpent, which destroyed man, woman, and child...
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A Second Series of Vicissitudes of Families

Bernard Burke - 1860 - 452 pages
...him in the middle of Neashamford, or Croft Bridge, presents him with a falchion, addressing him in these words : " My Lord Bishop, I here present you...wherewith the Champion Conyers slew the worm, dragon, or fiery-flying serpent, which destroyed man, woman, and child; in memory of which, the king then reigning...
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Ancestral Stories and Traditions of Great Families Illustrative of English ...

John Timbs - 1869 - 580 pages
...meeting him in the middle of Neashamford or Croft Bridge, presents him with a falchion, addressing him in these words : ' My Lord Bishop, I here present you...wherewith the champion Conyers slew the worm, dragon, or fieryflying serpent, which destroyed man, woman, and child ; in memory of which, the king then reigning...
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Vicissitudes of Families, Volume 1

Bernard Burke - 1869 - 428 pages
...him in the middle of Neashamford, or Croft Bridge, presents him with a falchion, addressing him in these words : — " My Lord Bishop, I here present...wherewith the Champion Conyers slew the worm, dragon, or fiery-flying serpent, which destroyed man, woman, and child ; in memory of which, the king then reigning...
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Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales: North

John Timbs - 1872 - 602 pages
...he presents a falchion to the bishop, as an emblem of his temporal power, and repeats the following words : — " My Lord Bishop, I here present you with...wherewith the champion Conyers slew the worm, dragon, or fiery-flying serpent, which destroyed man, woman, and child ; in memory of which the king then reigning...
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Visits to remarkable places

William Howitt - 1882 - 492 pages
...he presents a falchion to the bishop, as an emblem of his temporal power, and repeats the following words : ' My Lord Bishop, I here present you with...wherewith the champion Conyers slew the worm, dragon, o\ fiery flying serpent, which destroyed man, woman, and child ; in memory of which the king then reigning...
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