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This gateway was erected on the site of a more antient structure , said to have
been constructed by Sir Amias Pawlet , in the reign of Henry VIII . Sir Amias , in
the year 1501 , for some offence committed by Wolsey , when he was only parson
of ...
This gateway was erected on the site of a more antient structure , said to have
been constructed by Sir Amias Pawlet , in the reign of Henry VIII . Sir Amias , in
the year 1501 , for some offence committed by Wolsey , when he was only parson
of ...
Page 141
... that the feet of horses , and rich and poor men received constant damage ,
particularly in the rainy season ; at the same time the footway was in terrupted by
thickets and bushes . ” The statute of the thirty - fourth and thirty - fifth of Henry VIII
...
... that the feet of horses , and rich and poor men received constant damage ,
particularly in the rainy season ; at the same time the footway was in terrupted by
thickets and bushes . ” The statute of the thirty - fourth and thirty - fifth of Henry VIII
...
Page 144
Bishop Lacy added the great hall in the reign of Henry VI . and it was called
Exeter House . But in the times of ecclesiastical depredation , the pious Catholic ,
lord Paget , made no conscience of laying violent hands upon the premises ,
which ...
Bishop Lacy added the great hall in the reign of Henry VI . and it was called
Exeter House . But in the times of ecclesiastical depredation , the pious Catholic ,
lord Paget , made no conscience of laying violent hands upon the premises ,
which ...
Page 163
... characters ; lord chancellors Camden , Loughborough , and Erskine ; lord chief
justice Kenyon , Sir Henry Gould , serjeant Adair , & c . ; and lately one of the
centre houses has been purchased by the corporation of Surgeons , as their hall .
... characters ; lord chancellors Camden , Loughborough , and Erskine ; lord chief
justice Kenyon , Sir Henry Gould , serjeant Adair , & c . ; and lately one of the
centre houses has been purchased by the corporation of Surgeons , as their hall .
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This is an appendage to the Inner Temple , and is known to be a place of
considerable antiquity ; entries having been made in the steward ' s books in the
reign of Henry V . • In Craven Buildings is a very good portrait of this hero , in are
mour ...
This is an appendage to the Inner Temple , and is known to be a place of
considerable antiquity ; entries having been made in the steward ' s books in the
reign of Henry V . • In Craven Buildings is a very good portrait of this hero , in are
mour ...
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| Title | London, by David Hughson, Volume 4 London, by David Hughson, Edward Pugh |
| Author | Edward Pugh |
| Published | 1807 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 18 Apr 2007 |
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