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... ment of the empire took possession of the money collected for the pope on the occasion of the jubilee , and allowed only a third part to the legate of the pope , for his subsistence . Under such circum- stances , when holy institutions ...
... ment of the empire took possession of the money collected for the pope on the occasion of the jubilee , and allowed only a third part to the legate of the pope , for his subsistence . Under such circum- stances , when holy institutions ...
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... ment , rendering her when dead that hom- age which she had not received in her life . The body was then carried in a funeral car to Alcobaça . The king , the bishops , the nobles and knights of the kingdom , followed the carriage on ...
... ment , rendering her when dead that hom- age which she had not received in her life . The body was then carried in a funeral car to Alcobaça . The king , the bishops , the nobles and knights of the kingdom , followed the carriage on ...
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... ment into the hands of the king , who made him a member of the council of state . The duke formed the plan for the organization of the regiments of guards , and obtained for the king ( 1824 ) the sum of 100,000 florins , for his journey ...
... ment into the hands of the king , who made him a member of the council of state . The duke formed the plan for the organization of the regiments of guards , and obtained for the king ( 1824 ) the sum of 100,000 florins , for his journey ...
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... ment of the crown of England by Wil- liam , Ingulphus was created abbot of the rich monastery of Croyland . He died in 1109. His history of the monastery of Croyland is interspersed with many par- ticulars of the English kings . It was ...
... ment of the crown of England by Wil- liam , Ingulphus was created abbot of the rich monastery of Croyland . He died in 1109. His history of the monastery of Croyland is interspersed with many par- ticulars of the English kings . It was ...
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... ment , as public property . The Champlain canal passes from Albany to Whitehall , on lake Champlain , connecting Hudson river with that lake . This canal commences at Whitehall , at the head of sloop naviga- tion on lake Champlain , and ...
... ment , as public property . The Champlain canal passes from Albany to Whitehall , on lake Champlain , connecting Hudson river with that lake . This canal commences at Whitehall , at the head of sloop naviga- tion on lake Champlain , and ...
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