The graphic and historical illustrator; an original miscellany of literary, antiquarian, and topographical information, embellished with one hundred and fifty woodcuts (1834) (14802256613)

Identifier: graphichistorica00brayuoft (find matches)
Title: The graphic and historical illustrator; an original miscellany of literary, antiquarian, and topographical information, embellished with one hundred and fifty woodcuts
Year: 1834 (1830s)
Authors: Brayley, E. W. (Edward Wedlake), 1773-1854
Subjects: England -- Antiquities England -- Architecture England -- Description and travel
Publisher: London, Chidley
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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n 1468, (7 Edw. IV.) Sir Thomas Cooke, notwith-standing acquittal by sondry enquestes, says Fa-bian, (p. 497) was robbed of his property in a similarmanner. Her vagrancy and destitution. In the 11th Edw. IV. (1472,) The erle of Oxenford, which sin theseason of Barnet field had holden saint Mighelsmount was by an appoinetmente taken thens, andshortly after sent unto the Castell of Guines; wherehe remained prisoner, untill the last yere of Richardthe third, whiche was uppon twelve yeres. In allwhiche season my Ladie, his wife, might never besuffered for to come unto hym, nor had any thyngto live upon, but as the people of their charitieswould ever give to her, or what she might gettewith her nedle, or other soche cunnyng, as sheexercised.* Thus does it appear, that the sufferings of Janewere only common to her with others ;-~and, in con-sequence, that the incidents related in the Balladsare probably correct, because they are supported byanalogies. D. GATEWAY AT RAMPTON, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.
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Rampton is a considerable village, pleasantly situatedabout a mile from the Trent, in the South Clay divi-sion of kthe hundred of Bassetlaw, in the county ofNottingham. It retains much of the character ofan ancient Ville; being placed midway in a tractof uninclosed land, which to the east is meadow, anddescends to the river, and to the west is arable, andgradually ascends to the adjoining and more elevated * Fabians Chronicle, b. 1. edit. p. 495. See a counter-part of this statement relative to the Kings Marriage in theParliament Rolls, vol. vi. p. 241. t See Stoive, p, 382, edit. Howes. parish of Grove. Before the Conquest it was a place ofnote, there being there no less than seven Taynes,who had their respective manors and mansions ; andit had also a church, on the site of which most proba-bly the present one stands. William bestowed Ramp-ton on his favourite follower Roger de Busli, who hasbeen aptly termed the great Leviathan of the nor-thern Estates, from the immense possessions