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Page 295
... vol . i . p . 764-786 . Besides the dues called ' prisa ' and ' recta prisa , ' the wine which entered the port of Sandwich was obliged to pay to the Priory of the Trinity at Canterbury , better known under the name of Christ Church , a ...
... vol . i . p . 764-786 . Besides the dues called ' prisa ' and ' recta prisa , ' the wine which entered the port of Sandwich was obliged to pay to the Priory of the Trinity at Canterbury , better known under the name of Christ Church , a ...
Page 404
... vol- canic soil , and has a sulphureous flavour , but there is no sulphur within a hundred miles of the places where it is produced . The late enormous rise drove merchants to seek for a substitute ; which was found in so - called ...
... vol- canic soil , and has a sulphureous flavour , but there is no sulphur within a hundred miles of the places where it is produced . The late enormous rise drove merchants to seek for a substitute ; which was found in so - called ...
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Page 123 - The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again. The plants suck in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair.
Page 75 - ... which was not a little defiled with the presents of the Queen, which had been bestowed on his garments ; such as wine, cream, jelly, beverage, cakes, spices, and other good matters. The entertainment and show went forward, and most of the presenters went backward or fell down ; wine did so occupy their upper chambers.
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