This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...Saga which records the life and miracles of Becket borrows largely from Robert's book about the Saint, now lost, and it tells his own story, most minute and unpleasant, of his sufferings. The physicians told him that he had "without doubt caught the disease which is called morbus chronicus and is not to be healed by ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...Saga which records the life and miracles of Becket borrows largely from Robert's book about the Saint, now lost, and it tells his own story, most minute and unpleasant, of his sufferings. The physicians told him that he had "without doubt caught the disease which is called morbus chronicus and is not to be healed by the hand of man." But he recovered after applications of "Canterbury water." Often when he went again as a "loving pilgrim of the holy archbishop Thomas" he was received "with good cheer and choice fare" by the monks. These things be authentic, and we do not need the silly stories of Greeks and Latins to arouse our interest. Cricklade and Lechlade have far more interests than the Greek-lade and Latin-lade of Leland's foolish tale. Mars ton Meysey, the Ampneys, Meysey Hampton, are all full of beautiful bits of architecture, or fine trees, or old houses. The three Ampneys were one--Omenie--at Domesday time. The later churches have all interest, though it be somewhat spoiled by the restorer. The churchyard cross at Ampney Crucis itself may have suffered from the same hands, but is one of the very few that are left anywhere from medieval days with figures complete. It is presumably of the fourteenth century, and has the Rood on the east, the B.V.M. and her Child on the west, S. Laurence on the south, and a knight--perhaps Longinus--on the north. Meysey Hampton Church is mainly of the thirteenth century, but was altered in the fourteenth. It contains the fine Jacobean monument to James Vaulx, the doctor whom James I and VI would not allow to "practice" upon him. The only one of his patients now remembered is Margaret Griswald, who came so far as this to consult him, and died. By Down Ampney's conspicu...
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Seller's Description:
Good. Over 100 Illus. 8vo, green cloth, spine sunned and rubbed, corners bumped, pages slightly wavy throughout, endpapers lightly soiled, small area of wear to front inner hinge, but holding. Westminster: Archibald Constable, 1903.
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Very Good. 1903 printing. First edition. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Includes pieces of related Ephemera including signed letters from Hutton. Previous owner's bookplate on end paper, pages are otherwise clean, crisp and unmarked, though edges show some foxing. Binding intact, front hinge is cracked. Covers show rubbing around edges.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
