 | Sir D'Arcy Power - 1886 - 480 страници
...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 Sope sellers, and some they sent over sea to the Book binders, not in small number, but... | |
 | Sir Henry Spelman - 1888 - 472 страници
...bargain and booty — reserving 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, but... | |
 | Henry Morley - 1892 - 452 страници
...scour their candleslicks, and 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 number, but at times whole ships full, to the wondering of the foreign nations. Yea, the universities... | |
 | Henry Morley - 1892 - 446 страници
...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 bookbinders, not in small number, but... | |
 | Alfred Young - 1894 - 660 страници
...reserved the books in their libraries; some to scour their candlesticks and some to rub their boots; 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... | |
 | William Roberts - 1895 - 380 страници
...those superstitious mansions [monasteries] , reserved of these Library-books, 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 bookbinders, not in small numbers, but... | |
 | 1896 - 820 страници
...purchasers of " superstitious mansions reserved of these, library books, some to serve their Jakes, some to scour the candlesticks, and some to rub their...the grocer and soapseller, and some they sent over the sea to the bookbinders, not in small numbers, but at times whole ships full." Most of the title-deeds... | |
 | British Archaeological Association - 1898 - 558 страници
...bookbinders, not in small numbers, but in shipsf ul ; yea, the Universities of the realm are not clear from so detestable a fact. I know a merchant that bought the contents of two noble libraries for 4(M. each — a shame it is to be spoken." The total number of the monasteries suppressed amounted... | |
 | Jean Mary Stone - 1904 - 526 страници
...Leylande for England's Antiquities, 1549, says that many of these treasures were used " to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots. Some they sold to the grocers and soapsellers, and some they sent over sea to the book-binders, not in small number, but... | |
 | Jean Mary Stone - 1904 - 534 страници
...scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots. Some they sold to the grocers and soapsellers, and some they sent over sea to the book-binders, not in small number, but at times whole ships full, to the wondering of the foreign nations. I know a merchant man,... | |
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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... 
