The History & Description of the Town and Borough of Ipswich: Including the Villages and Country Seats in Its Vicinity, More Particularly Those Situated on the Banks of the Orwell

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S. Piper, 1830 - 504 Seiten
 

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Seite 445 - There be, that tell me, that there is a certain cunning fellow in Scotland, called George Monk, who is said to lie in wait there to introduce Charles Stuart : I pray you use your diligence to apprehend him, and send him up to me.
Seite 395 - Sun, and moon, and stars, shine o'er thee, See thy surface ebb and flow, Yet attempt not to explore thee, In thy soundless depths below. Whether morning's splendours steep thee With the rainbow's glowing grace ; Tempests rouse, or navies sweep thee, 'Tis but for a moment's space.
Seite 299 - Lastly, a common scold, communis rixatrix, (for our law-latin confines it to the feminine gender,) is a public nusance to her neighbourhood. For which offence she may be indicted * ; and if convicted, shall " be sentenced to be placed in a certain engine of correction called the trebucket, castigatory, or...
Seite 48 - Covenant, to endeavour any change or alteration of government either in church or state ; and that the same was in itself an unlawful oath, and imposed upon the subjects of this realm against the known laws and liberties of this kingdom.
Seite 447 - And now in England, just as gay As in the battle brave, Goes to the rout, review or play With one foot in the grave.
Seite 155 - Kawlins to shew cause why an information in the nature of a quo warranto should not be exhibited against him to...
Seite 299 - ... stool, which in the Saxon language is said to signify the scolding stool; though now it is frequently corrupted into ducking stool, because the residue of the judgment is, that, when she is so placed therein, she shall be plunged in the water for her punishment.
Seite 69 - Ipswich, in Suffolk, a family, which, from the number of peculiarities belonging to it, was distinguished by the name of the Odd Family. Every event remarkably good or bad happened to this family on an odd day of the month, and every one of them had something odd in his or her person, manner, and behaviour ; the very letters in their Christian names always happened to be an odd number. The husband's name was Peter, and the wife's...
Seite 38 - But more particularly she was offended with the clergy's marriage, and that in Cathedrals and Colleges there were so many wives, and widows and children seen ; which, she said, was so contrary to the intent of the founders, and so much tending to the interruption of the studies of those who were placed there.
Seite 485 - When wife could not, through sicknes got, More toile abide, so nigh Sea side, Then thought I best, from toile to rest, and Ipswich trie : A towne of price, like paradice, For quiet then, and honest men, There was I glad, much friendship had, a time to lie. 17 There left good wife this present life...

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