Yorkshire Notes and Queries, Volumes 1-2editor, 1888 - Folklore |
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... held by the trustees , or that can be traced into their possession from the time of the inquisition in 1699 , and even before that period , is the estate of Batley therein mentioned , which is situate near Leeds , and consists of four ...
... held by the trustees , or that can be traced into their possession from the time of the inquisition in 1699 , and even before that period , is the estate of Batley therein mentioned , which is situate near Leeds , and consists of four ...
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... held at Ouse - bridge Hall , declared himself a candidate . On the 10th of October , after parading the streets on horseback , the three candidates proceeded to Guildhall , and the poll began . A mob of young men who claimed their ...
... held at Ouse - bridge Hall , declared himself a candidate . On the 10th of October , after parading the streets on horseback , the three candidates proceeded to Guildhall , and the poll began . A mob of young men who claimed their ...
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... held for King James . Leeds , July , 1691 . Thomas Bentley , constable , of Southowram , indicted Thomas Wakefield for not going to the Parish Church at Halifax , calling the constable a fforsworne rogue , and saying the king's precept ...
... held for King James . Leeds , July , 1691 . Thomas Bentley , constable , of Southowram , indicted Thomas Wakefield for not going to the Parish Church at Halifax , calling the constable a fforsworne rogue , and saying the king's precept ...
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... held for the purpose of selecting a joiner to do the work . A deputation was appointed to see a person named John Copeland , who made a bargain to put up the gallery for £ 5 . A similar piece of work at the present day would cost nearer ...
... held for the purpose of selecting a joiner to do the work . A deputation was appointed to see a person named John Copeland , who made a bargain to put up the gallery for £ 5 . A similar piece of work at the present day would cost nearer ...
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... held his meeting in Sedbergh Churchyard he went to Firbank Chapel on the north - west side of the Lune , and not very far from Brig Flat . About 1000 persons gathered together to hear him and he spoke to them for the space of three ...
... held his meeting in Sedbergh Churchyard he went to Firbank Chapel on the north - west side of the Lune , and not very far from Brig Flat . About 1000 persons gathered together to hear him and he spoke to them for the space of three ...
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