The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County: Middlesex |
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... Saxons brought with them from Germany : and two of them appear ex- isting in Britain , and all three in France , even some ages before the time of Alfred . The tything , and shire , are both mentioned in the laws of the West Saxons ...
... Saxons brought with them from Germany : and two of them appear ex- isting in Britain , and all three in France , even some ages before the time of Alfred . The tything , and shire , are both mentioned in the laws of the West Saxons ...
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... Saxon system of tythings . " The Ecclesiastical History of the county commences with the An- glo Saxons ; and after the See of York was established , the Kingdom of Northumbria was speedily subdivided into numerous dioceses ; and the ...
... Saxon system of tythings . " The Ecclesiastical History of the county commences with the An- glo Saxons ; and after the See of York was established , the Kingdom of Northumbria was speedily subdivided into numerous dioceses ; and the ...
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... Saxon termination Caster , or Castre ; and this is further confirmed by the various remains of the domestic economy of the Romans , that are continually discovered in this town and its vicinity . . It has been asserted , that Lancaster ...
... Saxon termination Caster , or Castre ; and this is further confirmed by the various remains of the domestic economy of the Romans , that are continually discovered in this town and its vicinity . . It has been asserted , that Lancaster ...
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... Saxon architecture . " From the discovery of this inscribed frag- ment , Mr. Lee is induced to identify this station with the Longo- vicum of Antoninus , where " the imperial lieutenant of Britain kept a company of the Longovici in ...
... Saxon architecture . " From the discovery of this inscribed frag- ment , Mr. Lee is induced to identify this station with the Longo- vicum of Antoninus , where " the imperial lieutenant of Britain kept a company of the Longovici in ...
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... Saxon dynasty , Lancaster was certainly a fortress of con- siderable consequence , for it appears to have been the ... Saxons , and the establishment of the Northumbrian kingdom , the commanding site of this ruined town attracted the new ...
... Saxon dynasty , Lancaster was certainly a fortress of con- siderable consequence , for it appears to have been the ... Saxons , and the establishment of the Northumbrian kingdom , the commanding site of this ruined town attracted the new ...
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