Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S.: To which is Subjoined the Private Correspondence Between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas, and Between Sir Edward Hyde, Afterwards Earl of Clarendon and Sir Richard Browne, Volume 1G. Bell, 1889 - Great Britain |
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... town , I returned to Leyden . At Leyden , I was carried up to the castle , or Pyrgus , built on a very steep artificial mount , cast up ( as reported ) by Hengist the Saxon , on his return out of Engiand , as a place to retire to , in ...
... town , I returned to Leyden . At Leyden , I was carried up to the castle , or Pyrgus , built on a very steep artificial mount , cast up ( as reported ) by Hengist the Saxon , on his return out of Engiand , as a place to retire to , in ...
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... town a fair Mall , curiously planted . Returning to my lodging , I was showed the statue , cut in stone , of the happy monk , whom they report to have been the first inventor of typography , set over the door ; but this is much ...
... town a fair Mall , curiously planted . Returning to my lodging , I was showed the statue , cut in stone , of the happy monk , whom they report to have been the first inventor of typography , set over the door ; but this is much ...
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... town to see the monument of the woman , pre- tended to have been a countess of Holland , reported to have had as many children at one birth , as there are days in the year . The basins were hung up in which they were baptised , together ...
... town to see the monument of the woman , pre- tended to have been a countess of Holland , reported to have had as many children at one birth , as there are days in the year . The basins were hung up in which they were baptised , together ...
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... town to a castle not far from it . Here we split our skiff , falling foul upon another through negligence of the master , who was fain to run aground , to our no little hazard . At our arrival , a soldier conveyed us to the Governor ...
... town to a castle not far from it . Here we split our skiff , falling foul upon another through negligence of the master , who was fain to run aground , to our no little hazard . At our arrival , a soldier conveyed us to the Governor ...
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... town belongs entirely to the Prince of Orange , as does that of Breda , and some other places . 28th September . Failing of an appointment , I was con- strained to return to Dort for a bill of exchange ; but it was the 1st of October ...
... town belongs entirely to the Prince of Orange , as does that of Breda , and some other places . 28th September . Failing of an appointment , I was con- strained to return to Dort for a bill of exchange ; but it was the 1st of October ...
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