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Page 204
... land as a man can plough in a day . This , of course , is quite wrong , at least as regards the present meaning . Halliwell defines the word as " a short piece of land in arable ridges and furrows , of uncertain quantity . It is ...
... land as a man can plough in a day . This , of course , is quite wrong , at least as regards the present meaning . Halliwell defines the word as " a short piece of land in arable ridges and furrows , of uncertain quantity . It is ...
Page 215
... land . " Thus in 1626 the During a recent perusal of the Court Rolls jury found that William Bullos died seised ( inter alia ) 7. Explained , s.v. ' Sibred , ' with two quota - hastler , et octo acris terre de Mattock land quondam tions ...
... land . " Thus in 1626 the During a recent perusal of the Court Rolls jury found that William Bullos died seised ( inter alia ) 7. Explained , s.v. ' Sibred , ' with two quota - hastler , et octo acris terre de Mattock land quondam tions ...
Page 417
... land of the Western meres , " say some , implies a land of the Eastern meres also ; and where are they ? I do not myself see that there is necessarily any such implication ; for , even without it , " the land of the meres in the west ...
... land of the Western meres , " say some , implies a land of the Eastern meres also ; and where are they ? I do not myself see that there is necessarily any such implication ; for , even without it , " the land of the meres in the west ...
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WE have learnt from the North Devon Herald | 52 |
Notices to Correspondents | 60 |
N Q 4th S i 543 ii 345 ix 218 284 xi | 63 |
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