Petworth: A Sketch of Its History and Antiquities, with Notices of Objects of Archaeological Interest in Its VicinityA. J. Bryant, 1864 - 114 pages |
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Petworth: A Sketch of Its History and Antiquities, with Notices of Objects ... Frederick Henry Arnold No preview available - 2017 |
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Algernon ancient appears Arundel Castle Baron battle beautiful Bignor Bishop of Chichester brass buried called carved century chancel chapel Cheynell Church of Petworth Countess Dallaway daughter Dawtrey deer died Duchess Duke of Somerset Duncton Earl Marshal Earl of Egremont Earl of Northumber Earl of Northumberland Edward Edward VI Elizabeth eminent England erected Eton College Gaol garter hand Hariot Henry de Perci Henry Perci Henry VIII Honor and Manor Hotspur interest Joceline John King king's Kirdford Lady land late Earl Leland letter Lord Leconfield Lord of Petworth Lord Perci manor of Petworth mansion marble Norman North Northchapel observed old Petworth Petteworth Petworth Church Petworth House Petworth Park portraits present prisoners Rector of Petworth reign Richard roads Rotherbridge says Scots Seymour shews Shrewsbury Sussex sword Teniers Thomas Tillington Tower town Vandyck William William de Perci worth Wyndham
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Page 51 - Ten squires, ten yeomen, mail-clad men, Waited the beck of the warders ten. Thirty steeds, both fleet and wight, Stood saddled in stable day and night, Barbed with frontlet of steel, I trow, And with Jedwood-axe at saddle bow. A hundred more fed free in stall— Such was the custom of Branksome Hall.
Page 79 - This portion of the ore body, which often extends to a depth of 80 feet or more, contains but little or no copper and is therefore of no commercial value, except as an iron ore. Below the gossan is found the black copper zone, which varies from a few inches to a foot or more in thickness...
Page 14 - They greatly oppressed the wretched people by making them work at these castles, and when the castles were finished they filled them with devils and evil men. Then they took those whom they suspected to have any goods, by night and by day, seizing both men and women, and they put them in prison for their gold and silver, and tortured them with pains unspeakable, for never were any martyrs tormented as these were.
Page 29 - With such a vehement force and might He did his body gore, The staff ran through the other side A large cloth-yard and more.
Page 22 - The greater part of his life was spent in the service of his country ; he was engaged in the siege of the Havannah ; and greatly distinguished himself in the naval engagement with the Dutch off the Dogger Bank, under Admiral Parker.
Page 69 - Sermons," printed at different times. 2. " Exposition of the Lord's Prayer," 1628, and 1634, 4to. 3. " The Psalms of David, from the new translation of the Bible, turned into Metre, &c." 1651, 12mo. 4. " A deep Groan fetched at the Funeral of the incomparable and glorious monarch king Charles I.
Page 105 - Upon his return to England, he was introduced by his patron to the acquaintance of Henry earl of Northumberland ; who, " finding him," says Wood, " to be a gentleman of an affable and peaceable nature, and well read in the obscure parts of learning," allowed him a yearly pension of 120/.
Page 70 - Get thee gone, then, thou cursed book, which hast seduced so many precious souls ! Get thee gone, thou corrupt, rotten book ; earth to earth, and dust to dust ! Get thee gone into the place of rottenness, that thou mayest rot with thy author, and see corruption ! So much for the burial of his errors.
Page 80 - ... substance presenting a striking contrast to the dark ground of the marble. In other varieties the substance of the shells is black, and their sections appear on the surface in the form of numerous lines and spiral figures. Occasionally a few bivalves, cyclas, occur, and the remains of the minute crustaceous coverings of the Cyprisfaba very constantly.' — Mantell, ' Geology of the South of England.
Page 15 - ... find a man seated in a town, or its lands tilled. Then was corn dear, and flesh, and cheese, and butter, — for there was none in the land. Wretched men starved with hunger ; some lived on alms who had been erewhile rich ; some fled the country.