Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art, Volume 25Devonshire Press, 1893 - Devon (England) List of members in each volume. |
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Page 54
... burial place of the citizens ) threatened the most alarming consequences . " Through the Bishop's exertions land for a new burial ground " in the Friernhay , " was presented by the Mayor and Corporation , " and the spot was walled in ...
... burial place of the citizens ) threatened the most alarming consequences . " Through the Bishop's exertions land for a new burial ground " in the Friernhay , " was presented by the Mayor and Corporation , " and the spot was walled in ...
Page 72
... buried in the churchyard there in March , 1591. Several ballads on the subject were printed in the same year , and others , as well as a prose chap - book , followed . The first , headed " The Lamentation of Master Page's wife of Plim ...
... buried in the churchyard there in March , 1591. Several ballads on the subject were printed in the same year , and others , as well as a prose chap - book , followed . The first , headed " The Lamentation of Master Page's wife of Plim ...
Page 117
... burial - ground adjoining to the said chapel , which was prejudicial to the rights of John Brygge the vicar of Bucfastleghe , to whose parish - church the right of burial belonged , the said chapel being a member thereof . " Mr. Black ...
... burial - ground adjoining to the said chapel , which was prejudicial to the rights of John Brygge the vicar of Bucfastleghe , to whose parish - church the right of burial belonged , the said chapel being a member thereof . " Mr. Black ...
Page 172
... buried . This was insufficient , and we sank the original pit , and have buried four feet six inches , so that it now stands thirteen feet six inches above the soil . The stones at the ends of the other rows measure respectively twelve ...
... buried . This was insufficient , and we sank the original pit , and have buried four feet six inches , so that it now stands thirteen feet six inches above the soil . The stones at the ends of the other rows measure respectively twelve ...
Page 173
... buried two feet deep in the peat on the high land between the valleys of the Plym and Yealm , near Broadhall Head . It is very slender and sharp pointed , and with the flattened tang is four inches in length , the greatest breadth ...
... buried two feet deep in the peat on the high land between the valleys of the Plym and Yealm , near Broadhall Head . It is very slender and sharp pointed , and with the flattened tang is four inches in length , the greatest breadth ...
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