The Heraldry of Worcestershire: Being a Roll of the Arms Borne by the Several Noble, Knightly, and Gentle Families, which Have Had Property Or Residence in that County, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time; with Genealogical Notes, Collected from the Heralds' Visitations, Ancient Manuscripts, Heraldic Dictionaries, Church Monuments, Personal Seals, and Other Trustworthy Sources, Volume 2

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J.R. Smith, 1873 - 748 pages
 

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Page 742 - ENGLAND as seen by Foreigners in the Days of Elizabeth and James the First, comprising Translations of the Journals of the two Dukes of Wirtemberg in 1592 and 1610, both illustrative of Shakespeare.
Page 6 - MADRIGALIANA— A Bibliographical Account of the Musical and Poetical Works published in England during the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, under the Titles of Madrigals, Ballets, Ayres, Canzonets, &c. &c.
Page 8 - A Manual for the Genealogist, Topographer, Antiquary, and Legal Professor, consisting of Descriptions of Public Records, Parochial and other Registers, Wills, County and Family Histories, Heraldic Collections in Public Libraries, &c.
Page 747 - Buchingham are of the most singular nature ; only imagine a letter from a Sovereign to his Prime Minister commencing thus : " My own sweet and dear child, blessing, blessing, blessing on thy heart-roots and all thine.
Page 735 - Jive hundred objects, cloth. 15s This work, though intended as an introduction and a guide to the study of our early antiquities, will, it is hoped, also prove of service as a book of reference to the practised Archaeologist.
Page 745 - Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race, derived from a Comparison of the Languages of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. 8vo, cloth. 6s (original price 12s 6d) • • Printed at the suggestion of Dr. Prichard, to whose works it will be found a useful supplement. JONES' (Morris Charles) Valle Crucis Abbey, its Origin and Fountion Charter.
Page 744 - A Biographical Memoir of Samuel Hartlib, Milton's familiar Friend, with Bibliographical Notices of Works published by him, and a reprint of his Pamphlet entitled "An Invention of Engines of Motion.
Page 747 - NOTES ON THE CHURCHES in the Counties of KENT, SUSSEX, and SURREY, mentioned in Domesday Book, and those of more recent Date; with some Account of the Sepulchral Memorials and other Antiquities. By the .Rev Arthur Hussey.
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Page 7 - A NEW LIFE OF SHAKESPEARE, including many particulars respecting the Poet and his Family, never before published. By JO Halliwell, FRS, &c.

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