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... probably due to negro superstition that the letter might bring bad luck . Or it might have been done to bring the words into conformity with negro pronunciation . R. S. B. COCK ALE . “ Cock ale is made by bruising an old Cock ( the ...
... probably due to negro superstition that the letter might bring bad luck . Or it might have been done to bring the words into conformity with negro pronunciation . R. S. B. COCK ALE . “ Cock ale is made by bruising an old Cock ( the ...
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... probably the direttore could give the information asked for . ROBERT PIERPOINT . For Neapolitan aristocracy consult C. Padiglione's ' La Nobiltà Napoletana , ' Napoli , 1880 , also ' Discorsi delle Famiglie Nobili del Regno di Napoli ...
... probably the direttore could give the information asked for . ROBERT PIERPOINT . For Neapolitan aristocracy consult C. Padiglione's ' La Nobiltà Napoletana , ' Napoli , 1880 , also ' Discorsi delle Famiglie Nobili del Regno di Napoli ...
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... probably been removed in the rebuilding of 1843 ; but at the west end of the south aisle , affixed in the wall , is a large plain stone with this inscription : — Sacred to the memory of Samuel Foote , Esq . , who had a tear for a friend ...
... probably been removed in the rebuilding of 1843 ; but at the west end of the south aisle , affixed in the wall , is a large plain stone with this inscription : — Sacred to the memory of Samuel Foote , Esq . , who had a tear for a friend ...
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... probably son of the. ton ( = Teddington , v . Newcourt's ' Reper- torium ' ) . Next we have the manor of Hyde with demesne lands and tenements , the manor of Eybury with lands , and after much peregrination , sometimes near Neyte ...
... probably son of the. ton ( = Teddington , v . Newcourt's ' Reper- torium ' ) . Next we have the manor of Hyde with demesne lands and tenements , the manor of Eybury with lands , and after much peregrination , sometimes near Neyte ...
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66 way . Richard Whasshe , probably son of the above , Canal , a remnant of which , however , yet and complaint was made of him to Lord keeps its course alongside the iron Burghley , High Steward of the Queen's And " Jenny's Whim Bridge ...
66 way . Richard Whasshe , probably son of the above , Canal , a remnant of which , however , yet and complaint was made of him to Lord keeps its course alongside the iron Burghley , High Steward of the Queen's And " Jenny's Whim Bridge ...
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