 | Francis Grose - England - 1782 - 370 pages
...purchased those superstitious mansions, reserved of those library books, some to serve their Jakes, some to scour the candlesticks, and some to rub their...sea, to the book-binders, not in small numbers ; but, at times, whole ships full : yea, the universities of this realm are not at all clear in this detestable... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 758 pages
...numbers, but in whole (hips fuil ; yea, the univern'ties of this realm are not clear of fo detcftable a fact. I know a merchant, that bought the contents of two noble libraries for 409. price; a fhame it is to be fpoken ! This ftuff hath he occupied inftcad of grey paper, by the... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - Bibliographical literature - 1811 - 828 pages
...superstitious mansion!!, reserved of those library-books, some to serve the jokes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots : some they sold to the grocers anil soap sellers , some they sent over sea to the book-binders, not in small number, but at... | |
 | William Richards - 1812 - 632 pages
...their candlesticks, and some to nib their boots with : some they sold to the grocers and soap boilers, and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small quantities, but at times whole shipfulls, to the great wondering of foreign nations. "A merchant {he... | |
 | John Strype - 1821 - 558 pages
...scour their candle" sticks, some to rub their boots ; some they sold to the " grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to " the bookbinders : not in small numbers, but at times " whole ships full, to the wondering of foreign nations."" And he said he knew a merchant... | |
 | John Strype - 1821 - 556 pages
...scour their candle" sticks, some to rub their boots; some they sold to the " grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to " the bookbinders: not in small numbers, but at times " whole ships full, to the wondering of foreign nations." And he said he knew a merchant that... | |
 | Thomas Thompson - Monasteries - 1824 - 302 pages
...the monasteries, " reserved of those library books, some to serve their jakes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots; some they sold to the grocers, and soap sellers, and some they sent over sea, to the book-binders, not in small numbers,... | |
 | Edward Hatton - 1826 - 274 pages
...to scour their candlesticks, and to rub their boots. Some they sold to the grocers and soapsellers, and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders ; not in small numbers, but at times whole ships full, to the wondering of foreign nations. . Yea, the Universities of this realm... | |
 | Henry Soames - 1826 - 682 pages
...superstitious mansions, reserved of those library books some to serve their Jakes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots; some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to the book-binders, not in small number, but... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 782 pages
...who purchased these superstitious mansions, reserved of the library books, some to serve their Jakes, some to scour the candlesticks, and some to rub their...that bought the contents of two noble libraries for 40s. price ; a shame it is to be spoken !" See MONASTERY. ABBEY-HOLM, a town in Cumberland, on the... | |
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A great number of them which purchased those superstitious mansions, reserved of those library books, some to serve their jakes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots. Some they sold to the grocers and soap sellers, and some they... 
