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. 1859 Excerpt: ...14 parishes, and Compton hundreds 8 parishes; besides Newbery is in too. These found him beds, and weekely payment for the building the workes, which cost about 1000/. Faire Crosse hundred paid about 60/. a wecke. Kingbury kintburv Church, com. Berks. In a small window, north side of the church, these four, very old, ...
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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. 1859 Excerpt: ...14 parishes, and Compton hundreds 8 parishes; besides Newbery is in too. These found him beds, and weekely payment for the building the workes, which cost about 1000/. Faire Crosse hundred paid about 60/. a wecke. Kingbury kintburv Church, com. Berks. In a small window, north side of the church, these four, very old, with this fashioned border a quatrefoiled lozenge about each: Argent, a bend dancetty, eotised gules, between six annulets, one within the other, three and three, of the second. Argent, a bend dancetty between two cotises gules. Purpure, a lion rampant per pale gules and or, facing the sinister side of the shield lorty, but reversed. Argent, three annulets, one within the other, gules chelrey. North ylc church hangs this hclmc and creast belonging to Sir John Darel's father, who lived at Denford, now the bowse of Mr. Alexander Browne, in this parish, buried about 60 yeares since. Out of a ducal coronet or, a "man's head proper" aflrontee Crest or Dareij.. Upon a flat stone, chancel, the pictures of a man and woman in brasse, these: Three dexter gauntlets, a crescent for difference ginter.. Mr. John Gunter and Alice his wife, buried 2 Jan. 1624, aged 89. He lived where Sir John Darel now lives. Sir John Darel's estate 300/. per annum. Friday 25. The rebells' whole army appeared upon the hills on the east side of Xewbcry, the place where the last yeares fight was." The King's army was drawne out upon the bottome between " Query if not more south-east, viz. on Greenham Common, where, as well as on the Wash Common, the hattle took place. Newbury and Denington Castle. Noe action all this day. Toward night both sides fired upon one another from the hedges on their side of the river. Wee at night retired to the passe and kept it all...
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Seller's Description:
pp. xiv, 296. Larger 8vo. Bound in original green cloth blocked in blind and gilt. Although this title was reprinted in 1998, this is the original first edition; now quite scarce. Tips of boards quite bumped. Spine and board edges sunned. Contents very clean. A good plus copy. Publication no. LXXIV of the Society. Former owner's armorial bookplate on front pastedown.