The Banbury Miscellany: Containing, Many Interesting Particulars, Both Ancient and Modern, of Persons, Places, Things, &c. that Do, Or that Have Existed, Or Happened in Banbury, ... With Prose Pieces, and ... Poetical Compositions. By Several Hands

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Printed for, and sold by W. Rusher, Banbury: and by all other booksellers, 1789 - 60 pages
 

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Page 23 - MARYBOROUGH, as a teftimony of royal favour and national gratitude for his tranfcendent fervices, and the many fignal victories he had gained over the French and Bavarians, particularly that near the village of Blenheim, on the banks of the Danube, from which this noble palace receives its name. This victory being...
Page 23 - It was built at the public expence, in the reign of Queen Anne ; by whom, 'with the concurrence of parliament...
Page 23 - That on the same day of every year for ever, the inheritors of his Grace's honours and titles should render at WINDSOR to her Majesty, her heirs and successors, one standard or colours, with three fleursde-lis painted thereon, as an acquittance for all manner of rents, suits, and services due to the Crown.
Page 12 - Lord, now letteft thou thy fervant depart in peace, for mine eyes have feen thy falvation.
Page 34 - ... anatomy professor of the University, Dr. Wallis, and Dr. Clarke, then president of Magdalen College, and Vice-chancellor of the University, came to prepare the body for dissection, they perceived some small rattling in her throat; hereupon...
Page 37 - They first set a post perpendicularly into the ground, and then place a slender piece of timber on the top of it on a spindle, with a board nailed to it on one end, and a bag of sand hanging at the other ; against this board they anciently rode with spears.
Page 23 - The battle of Blenheim having been fought on the second day of August, 1704, it was enacted, " That on the same day of every year for. ever, the inheritor of His Grace's honours and titles should render at "Windsor to Her Majesty, her heirs and successors, one standard or colours, with three fleur-de-lis painted thereon, as an acquittance for all manner of rents, suits and services due to the crown.
Page 4 - ... the air, of which the healthfulnefs of the inhabitants is an undeniable proof. The foil of this county is fruitful both in corn and...
Page 35 - ... some time, Dr. Petty hearing she had discoursed with those about her, and suspecting that the women might suggest unto her to relate something of strange visions and apparitions she had seen during the time she seemed to be dead, (which they already had begun to do, telling...
Page 36 - Steeple-Barton , where fhe was afterwards Married, and lived in good Repute amongft her Neighbours, having three Children afterwards, and not dying, as I am informed, 'till the Year 165-9.

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