Camden's Britannia epitomized and continued, Volume 6H.G. Bohn, 1842 |
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Abbey aged Alnwick altars Annual average antient antiquary Appleby Archbishop of York arches army Bamborough Barnard Castle barony Bart beautiful Berwick besieged Beverley Bishop of Carlisle Bishop of Durham Bolton borough bridge built burnt Burton Canal Castle Charles Chester Church coins Cumberland defeated Derwent died divine and author Doncaster Duke Edward Edward III England erected feet high Fell founded free grammar school Gateshead George Grange Halifax Hall Henry Henry II Hexham Hill House Hull Hutton Inhabitants inscriptions James Joseph Kendal King of Northumbria King of Scotland Kirkby Kirkby Lonsdale Knaresborough Lancaster Leeds Liverpool Lodge Lord Manchester miles Moor Newcastle Norman North Northumbria parish Park Parliament Penrith physician poet Pontefract Preston priory Queen Ralph remains Richard Ripon river Robert Royalists ruins Saxon Scarborough Scots Sir John Sir Thomas Sir William stone Tarn Tees temp tower town Tynemouth urns Wakefield Water Westmorland Whitby Yorkshire
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Página 39 - Saxon hands : 0 ye Northumbrian shades, which overlook The rocky pavement and the mossy falls Of solitary Wensbeck's limpid stream; How gladly I recall your well-known seats Beloved of old, and that delightful time When all alone, for many a summer's day, 1 wandered through your calm recesses, led In silence by some powerful hand unseen.
Página 41 - Why dost thou, tyrant, boast thyself, Thy wicked works to praise; when his Majesty stood up and called for the 56th Psalm, beginning, Have mercy, Lord, on me I pray, For man would me devour, which the congregation, with good feeling, immediately sang.
Página 22 - Pembroke, &c. for a memorial of her last parting, in this place, with her good and pious mother, Margaret, Countess Dowager of Cumberland, on the 2d of April, 1616; in memory whereof she hath left an annuity of 41.
Página 29 - Jan. 26, 1778, Mary Hildray, spinster, aged 107 years. The Hell Kettles at OXENHALL, near Darlington, are supposed to have been produced in the year 1179, upon Christmas day, when "the earth raised itself up to a great height in the form of a lofty tower, and remained all that day till evening, when it sunk down with such a horrid noise that it terrified all the vicinity, when the earth absorbed it, and there formed a deep pit.
Página 30 - My lord bishop, I here present you with the falchion wherewith the champion Conyers slew the worm, dragon, or fiery flying serpent, which destroyed man, woman, and child ; in memory of which, the king then reigning gave him the manor of Sockburn, to hold by this tenure, that upon the first entrance of every bishop into the county, this falchion should be presented.
Página 20 - King Cadwallon defeated and slain by Oswald King of Northumbria. 642. Bamborough castle successfully defended by the Northumbrians against Penda King of Mercia, who attempted to fire it. 653. At Welton, Penda King of Mercia, and Sigebert King of Essex, baptised by Finian Bishop of Lindisfarne, in the presence of Oswy King of Northumbria. 705. In Bamborough castle, Osred the young King of Northumbria besieged by the pretender Edulph, but in a sally made by Brithtric, Osred's general, Edulph was defeated,...
Página 21 - Eng. 1068. — Northumberland was invaded, and the town of Monkchester taken by Edgar Etheling, heir to the crown of England, together with Malcolm, king of Scotland, and some Danish pirates, whom William the Conqueror encountered in person, and overthrew on Gateshead Fell. Having recovered Monkchester, King William is said to have laid it almost level with the ground, to prevent its becoming in future an asylum to his enemies. — Brand. 1068. — At this period, it has been ascertained...
Página 39 - Barbarossa," who died in 1766. At WULSTEY Castle were preserved the magic works of Micbael Scott, who was a monk at Holm Cultram abbey. List of Works consulted. 1. The history and antiquities of the Counties of Westmoreland and Cumberland.
Página 50 - Pointed style of the fourteenth century. This was the birthplace of Roger Hoveden, whose History was considered so correct that in 1291 Edward I. caused diligent search to be made for it throughout all the libraries in England, in order to adjust the dispute about the homage due from the Crown of Scotland. At Hull the first structures of brick, after its revival temp.
Página 34 - Here chicks in eggs for breakfast sprawl, Here godless boys God's glories squall, Here Scotchmen's heads do guard the wall, But Corby's walks atone for all.