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... arms are still found among the noble houses of England . Is not the conclusion forced upon us that the dead armigers and honorables either belonged to the higher gentry or were sprung from younger sons of the nobility ? Interesting ...
... arms are still found among the noble houses of England . Is not the conclusion forced upon us that the dead armigers and honorables either belonged to the higher gentry or were sprung from younger sons of the nobility ? Interesting ...
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... [ ARMS ] 1 Here lyes the Body of Mr JOHN COLlett who departed this Life February 24th 1749 , Aged 52 Years 1 Burke , " General Armory , " gives as arms of Yuille , ( London ) , and Yule , ( Darleith , Scotland ) : Ar . on a fesse betw ...
... [ ARMS ] 1 Here lyes the Body of Mr JOHN COLlett who departed this Life February 24th 1749 , Aged 52 Years 1 Burke , " General Armory , " gives as arms of Yuille , ( London ) , and Yule , ( Darleith , Scotland ) : Ar . on a fesse betw ...
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... [ ARMS ] R Here Lies the Body of ROBERT RAE Merc hant in FALMOUTH son of ROBERT RAE Esq ' of Little GOVAN near GLASGOW in NORTH BRITAIN , he departed this Life May 30 1753 in the 30 year of his Age . Here lies the body of MARY NICOLSON ...
... [ ARMS ] R Here Lies the Body of ROBERT RAE Merc hant in FALMOUTH son of ROBERT RAE Esq ' of Little GOVAN near GLASGOW in NORTH BRITAIN , he departed this Life May 30 1753 in the 30 year of his Age . Here lies the body of MARY NICOLSON ...
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... Arms . She here waits the transporting Moment when the Trump of God shall call her Forth to Glory . Honour & Immortality , Oh DEATH where is thy Sting ? Oh GRAVE where is thy Victory ? Here Lyeth the Body of Ann the Wife of Graham Frank ...
... Arms . She here waits the transporting Moment when the Trump of God shall call her Forth to Glory . Honour & Immortality , Oh DEATH where is thy Sting ? Oh GRAVE where is thy Victory ? Here Lyeth the Body of Ann the Wife of Graham Frank ...
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... Pope . 9 Thomas Hornsby was highly esteemed and very successful as a merchant . Joseph Hornsby , probably his son , was a vestryman of Bruton parish in 1774 -ED . [ ARMS ] Under this Marble Rest yo Ashes of 72 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY .
... Pope . 9 Thomas Hornsby was highly esteemed and very successful as a merchant . Joseph Hornsby , probably his son , was a vestryman of Bruton parish in 1774 -ED . [ ARMS ] Under this Marble Rest yo Ashes of 72 VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY .
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Page 69 - Oh Death ! where is thy sting ? Oh Grave ! where is thy victory ? The sting of Death is sin, and the strength of sin is the Law.
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Page 132 - WE, greatly commending, and graciously accepting of, their Desires for the Furtherance of so noble a Work, which may, by the Providence of Almighty God, hereafter tend to the Glory of his Divine Majesty, in propagating of Christian Religion to such People, as yet live in Darkness and miserable Ignorance of the true Knowledge and Worship of God...
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