Local Records, Band 1sold, 1833 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
afterwards aged aldermen Alnwick Alnwick castle April arch arms army arrived in Newcastle August bart bells belonging Berwick bishop of Durham body bridge building built buried burnt Captain castle chapel Chester-le-street church city of Durham coal colliery corporation of Newcastle county of Durham Darlington death died duke earl Edward England erected escape executed feet fire broke gaol Gateshead gentlemen George Hall Hartlepool Henry Hexham honour horse inhabitants James John July June king king of Scotland London Lord magistrates majesty's March mayor militia morning Morpeth neighbourhood Newcastle upon Tyne Nicholas night Northumberland November o'clock occasion October officers parish persons prisoners Quay regiment Ridley river Tyne river Wear Robert Roman royal highness Scotland Scots September ships side Sir Walter Blackett South Shields stone Street Sunderland taken Thomas took town Tyne Bridge Tynemouth wall Walter Blackett William workmen
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 193 - An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen : in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
Seite 139 - You must have heard many tales on this subject ; but if ever there was a good Christian, without knowing himself to be so, it was Dr. Garth.
Seite 110 - It was an ancient custom for the mayor, aldermen, and sheriff of Newcastle, accompanied by a great number of persons, to proceed every year, at the feasts of Easter and Whitsuntide, to this place, with the mace, sword, and cap of maintenance, carried before them.
Seite 104 - Hobson, that he knew women whether they were witches or no by their looks: and when the said person was searching of a personable and good-like woman, the said colonel replied, and said, surely this woman is none, and need not be tried...
Seite 188 - ... place they passed on Monday and Tuesday, the inhabitants followed the example set them by their neighbours of Carnarvon, and in a few hours the sum of 20;.
Seite 8 - I'm dead." Bede's-Well .— About a mile to the west of Jarrow (near Newcastle-uponTyne), there is a well still called Bede's Well, to which, as late as the year 1740, it was a prevailing custom to bring children troubled with any disease or infirmity ; a crooked pin was put in, and the well laved dry between each dipping.
Seite 99 - Upon this the lady gave it him, and told him its many virtues, viz. that it cured all diseases in cattle, and the bite of a mad dog both in man and beast. It is used by dipping the stone in water, which is given to the diseased cattle to drink ; and the person who has been bit, and the wound or part infected, is washed with the water.
Seite 21 - the earth raised itself up to a great height in the form of a lofty tower, and remained all that day till evening, when it sunk down with such a horrid noise that it terrified all the vicinity, when the earth absorbed it, and there formed a deep pit.
Seite 108 - Thence we came to Durham, where was a man come down from London to set up a college there to make ministers of Christ, as they said.
Seite 301 - Were it material, I believe I could produce other passages, which more plainly appear to have been originally intended for the scene: but whatever truth there may be in this report, it is certain that he did not begin to mould his...