Willis's Current Notes: A Series of Articles on Antiquities, Biography, Heraldry, History, Language, Literature, Natural History, Topography, &c. Selected from Original Letters and Documents Addressed During the Year ... to the PublisherG. Willis, 1853 |
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... Tokens , 60 , 80 , 86 . Richard III . 3 . Richardson , Novelist , 63 , see Literary Residences . * Ring of Mary Queen of Scots , 16 , 23 . " Robbed between sun and sun , " 6 , 15 , 62 . * Roman Remains at Ashtead , 21 . Middle Ages , 12 ...
... Tokens , 60 , 80 , 86 . Richard III . 3 . Richardson , Novelist , 63 , see Literary Residences . * Ring of Mary Queen of Scots , 16 , 23 . " Robbed between sun and sun , " 6 , 15 , 62 . * Roman Remains at Ashtead , 21 . Middle Ages , 12 ...
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... tokens of two towns , Carlisle and Cocker- mouth ; of Northumberland , the town of Newcastle only ; of Westmoreland , Appleby , Kendal , and Kirby Steven . The ordinary value is the halfpenny for the Southern Counties , having usually ...
... tokens of two towns , Carlisle and Cocker- mouth ; of Northumberland , the town of Newcastle only ; of Westmoreland , Appleby , Kendal , and Kirby Steven . The ordinary value is the halfpenny for the Southern Counties , having usually ...
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... TOKENS . CHESHIRE . - T . M. considers the Rev. Dr. Hume's Dublin , March 5th , 1852 . " attack upon him ( " Current Notes , " for February , SIR , -I was much pleased with the observations p . 10 ) to be " most unfair and uncalled for ...
... TOKENS . CHESHIRE . - T . M. considers the Rev. Dr. Hume's Dublin , March 5th , 1852 . " attack upon him ( " Current Notes , " for February , SIR , -I was much pleased with the observations p . 10 ) to be " most unfair and uncalled for ...
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... TOKENS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY . The notice of Tradesmen's tokens , inserted in the " Current Notes " of Feb. 25th , has attracted more و " the excellent work by Charles Pye , on the " Provincial Coins and Tokens issued from the year ...
... TOKENS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY . The notice of Tradesmen's tokens , inserted in the " Current Notes " of Feb. 25th , has attracted more و " the excellent work by Charles Pye , on the " Provincial Coins and Tokens issued from the year ...
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... tokens : Wotton - under - Edge has , This farthing token will be owned by the Mayor and Aldermen . " The Bristol Corporation farthing is of good size and execution : many different dies were used . It is an exceedingly common token ...
... tokens : Wotton - under - Edge has , This farthing token will be owned by the Mayor and Aldermen . " The Bristol Corporation farthing is of good size and execution : many different dies were used . It is an exceedingly common token ...
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