An historical and descriptive account of the collegiate church of Wolverhampton |
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... remains in the registry at Lichfield ; and although it is specified on a table in the Chancel of the Collegiate Church , that in the year 1703 , many papers , deeds , and evidences , had been deposited " in the treasury , over the South ...
... remains in the registry at Lichfield ; and although it is specified on a table in the Chancel of the Collegiate Church , that in the year 1703 , many papers , deeds , and evidences , had been deposited " in the treasury , over the South ...
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... remains but a low in a ground called South Low field , which once had a wiudmill set upon it ; another field is called North Low field , doubtless from lows in it since removed ; and such was likely Stowman's Hill , on the road between ...
... remains but a low in a ground called South Low field , which once had a wiudmill set upon it ; another field is called North Low field , doubtless from lows in it since removed ; and such was likely Stowman's Hill , on the road between ...
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... remains of doorways or passages . On the east and west sides are some small remains of carved cornice stones . ' How the superstructure , which would doubtless be of corresponding strength , came to ruin , history does not inform us ...
... remains of doorways or passages . On the east and west sides are some small remains of carved cornice stones . ' How the superstructure , which would doubtless be of corresponding strength , came to ruin , history does not inform us ...
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... remains with the dean and chapter or their lessees to the present day . * We have , however , an inquisition by which it should appear that Sir William Lovel and Alicia his wife had a moiety of the manor of Wolverhampton at his death ...
... remains with the dean and chapter or their lessees to the present day . * We have , however , an inquisition by which it should appear that Sir William Lovel and Alicia his wife had a moiety of the manor of Wolverhampton at his death ...
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... remains of the corpus christi pageantry , which were always celebrated at the annual fairs , and attended by men armed and equipped as if for war . Thus Barnaby Googe , in describing these plays , says in his Nao- georgus ; A number ...
... remains of the corpus christi pageantry , which were always celebrated at the annual fairs , and attended by men armed and equipped as if for war . Thus Barnaby Googe , in describing these plays , says in his Nao- georgus ; A number ...
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acres aforesaid aisle altar amnem amongst ancient Anno annum appears apud arches belonging Bilston bishop Britons called canons carucate Ceridwen chancel chantry charter Christian church of Wolverhampton churchwardens Clerk Codsall collegiate church consecrated cross dean of Wolverhampton deanery divine druids eccles ecclesiæ episcopus emblems endowed Erdeswick Erdington erected fortè fossam free chapel Gospel was read granted hampton Hatherton Henry hide hill Hilton Huntbach inhabitants inscription John king Kinvaston lands Lane lease Leveson Lichfield longum Lord manor Mary Merchant Taylors Monmore monument omnibus Pelsall period possession pounds prebend prebendaries priest probably quod reign religious remains rents Richard Leveson sacred sacrist sanctæ Saxon says Stafford Staffordshire stone subscripsi temple Tettenhall thereof Thomas tion tithes Town gave tumulus vadum Wednesfield weying Willenhall William Windsor Wobaston Wolver Wolverhampton wood worship Wulfruna ye poor Yearly
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Page 11 - Hundreds of broad-headed, shortstemmed, wide-branched oaks, which had witnessed perhaps the stately march of the Roman soldiery, flung their gnarled arms over a thick carpet of the most delicious greensward ; in some places they were intermingled with beeches, hollies, and copsewood of various descriptions, so closely as totally to intercept the level beams of the sinking sun...
Page 159 - He rushed, in the sound of his arms, like the terrible spirit of Loda, when he comes in the roar of a thousand storms, and scatters battles from his eyes. He sits on a cloud over Lochlin's seas. His mighty hand is on his sword. Winds lift his flaming locks! The waning moon half lights his dreadful face. His features, blended in darkness, arise to view. So terrible was Cuthullin in the day of his fame.
Page 32 - I fear thou work'st treason against my crown." "My liege," quo' the abbot, "I would it were...
Page 152 - O whaten a mountain is yon," she said, " All so dreary wi' frost and snow ?" " O yon is the mountain of hell," he cried,
Page 92 - And the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
Page 154 - But in our childhood our mother's maids have so terrified us with an ugly Devil having horns on his head, fire in his mouth, and a tail in his breech, eyes like a basin, fangs like a dog, claws like a bear, a skin like a Nigger, and a voice roaring like a lion,8 whereby we start and are afraid when we hear one cry 'Boo...
Page 94 - Here the housekeepers met and were merry, and gave their charity. The young people were there too, and had dancing, bowling, shooting at butts, &c., the ancients sitting gravely by, and looking on.
Page 27 - England was immediately filled with these fortresses, which the noblemen garrisoned either with their vassals, or with licentious soldiers, who flocked to them from all quarters. Unbounded rapine was exercised...
Page 104 - ... hunted a cat with hounds throughout the church, delighting themselves in the echo from the goodly vaulted roof: and to add to their wickedness, brought a calf into it, wrapped him in linen, carried it to the font, sprinkled it with water, and gave it a name in scorn and derision of that holy sacrament of baptism.
Page 135 - is invariably affirmed and believed by all, that as they strove to force their way in by violence, the Fire, which burst from the foundations of the temple, met and stopped them, and one part it burnt and destroyed, and another it desperately maimed, leaving them a living monument of God's commination and wrath against sinners.