Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, Literature, &c. Intended to Supersede the Use of Other Books of Reference, Том 8John Brown, 1816 |
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... house , for cer- then afcends part of a hill on the other fide , cal tain canons regular ; and granted them a charter , led the High Riggs ; after which , it runs E. with in which he ftyled the town Burgo meo de Ed- but little ...
... house , for cer- then afcends part of a hill on the other fide , cal tain canons regular ; and granted them a charter , led the High Riggs ; after which , it runs E. with in which he ftyled the town Burgo meo de Ed- but little ...
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... houses within the walls feem to have been in general , if not univerfally , covered with thatch or broom ; and not above 20 ... house appointed for the gover- nor , as the latter never inhabits it . There is alfo a fort - major , a ftore ...
... houses within the walls feem to have been in general , if not univerfally , covered with thatch or broom ; and not above 20 ... house appointed for the gover- nor , as the latter never inhabits it . There is alfo a fort - major , a ftore ...
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... house , might extend it 7 feet into the ftreet . Thus the city was in a fhort time filled with houses of wood inftead of ftone : by which , befides the inconvenience of having the street narrowed 14 feet , and the beau- ty of the whole ...
... house , might extend it 7 feet into the ftreet . Thus the city was in a fhort time filled with houses of wood inftead of ftone : by which , befides the inconvenience of having the street narrowed 14 feet , and the beau- ty of the whole ...
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... houses , the grofs rents of which to their own fupport . They manufacture baskets , are 7621. a - year ; and 5500l ... HOUSE was erected in 1743 , by voluntary contri- in the neatest manner ; and linen is washed , at butions . It is a ...
... houses , the grofs rents of which to their own fupport . They manufacture baskets , are 7621. a - year ; and 5500l ... HOUSE was erected in 1743 , by voluntary contri- in the neatest manner ; and linen is washed , at butions . It is a ...
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... HOUSE . About the year 1795 . fome of the chief rooms of the palace were fitted ( 19. EDINBURGH , PALACE OF . The palace of HOLY ROOD - HOUSE , though much neglected , is the only royal habitation in Scotland , that is not in ruins . It ...
... HOUSE . About the year 1795 . fome of the chief rooms of the palace were fitted ( 19. EDINBURGH , PALACE OF . The palace of HOLY ROOD - HOUSE , though much neglected , is the only royal habitation in Scotland , that is not in ruins . It ...
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