The History of the Worthies of England, Volume 2T. Tegg, 1840 |
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afterwards ancient Angliæ anno Domini Anno Name archbishop of Canterbury Bale bend bishop bishop of Hereford bishop of Lincoln bishop of London bishop of Winchester born bred called Camden's Britannia chevron church College in Cambridge daughter death died anno Domini divine doctor doth duke eadem earl England English engrailed esquire father fess filius flourished Godwin hath Henry the Eighth Hereford Hertfordshire honour Idem Johan Johannis Kent king Edward king Henry king James king's knight land learned Leicestershire lion rampant living London lord master Monington monument native Norwich Oxford person pounds prince prius proverb queen Elizabeth queen Mary reign of king Rich Richard Robert Saint scholar Scriptoribus Britannicis sheriff shire Sir John Stow's Survey of London therein thereof thereunto Thomæ unto ut prius Walt whilst William Willielmi Winchester worthy
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Page 38 - A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to break down and a time to build up...
Page 228 - He married my sisters with five pound, or twenty nobles apiece, so that he brought them up in godliness and fear of God. He kept hospitality for his poor neighbours, and some alms he gave to the poor. And all this he did of the said farm, where he that now hath it payeth sixteen pound by year or more, and is not able to do anything for his prince, for himself, nor for his children, or give a cup of drink to the poor.
Page 228 - My father was a yeoman, and had no lands of his own, only he had a farm of three or four pound by year at the uttermost, and hereupon he tilled so much as kept half a dozen men. He had walk for a hundred sheep; and my mother milked thirty kine.
Page 98 - Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries ? either a vine, figs ? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
Page 205 - VIII., was so noted for his meek spirit, deep learning, prudence and piety, that the then Parliament and Convocation both, chose, enjoined, and trusted him to be the man to make a Catechism for public use, such a one as should stand as a rule for faith and manners to their posterity. And the good old man, though he was very learned, yet knowing that God leads us not to heaven by many nor by hard questions, like an honest Angler, made that good, plain, unperplexed Catechism which is printed with our...
Page 225 - Shake a Leicestershire yeoman by the collar, and you shall hear the beans rattle in his belly ;" but those yeomen smile at what is said to rattle in their bellies, whilst they know good silver ringeth in their pockets.
Page 228 - He married my sisters with five pounds, or twenty nobles, apiece ; so that he brought them up in godliness and fear of God. He kept hospitality for his poor neighbours, and some alms he gave to the poor ; and all this he did...
Page 353 - It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
Page 455 - Fastolfe is put in, to relieve his memory in this base service, to be the anvil for every dull wit to strike upon. Nor is our comedian excusable, by some alteration of his name, writing him Sir John Falstafe (and making him the property of pleasure for King Henry the Fifth to abuse), seeing the vicinity of sounds intrench on the memory of that worthy knight, and few do heed the inconsiderable difference in spelling of their name.
Page 459 - Virtue in a short person.—" His soul had but a short diocese to visit, and therefore might the better attend the effectual informing thereof.