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  • Paget confessed that Henry "altered his determinacion for geving any of the said Dukes londes ... but sayd he wold kepe them to him self," reserving much of the Norfolk estate for the crown. 17

    From Heads of Household to Heads of State: The Preaccession Households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516-1558 2008

  • Yes, I give away comics and graphic novels from time to time, but did you know that I'm always geving away free books?

    Archive 2005-08-01 David S. Carter 2005

  • Yes, I give away comics and graphic novels from time to time, but did you know that I'm always geving away free books?

    Free Books David S. Carter 2005

  • Kingis hart to gentilness, (for diverse of thame war his great familiaris,) and partly by geving bold and godly answeris to thair accusatouris, that the ennemies in the end war frustrat of thair purpoise.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • He was the more earnest in geving his counsall, becaus that the old Larde of

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • Thairfoir lett thy Grace tack hardiment and authoritie, quhilk thow hes of God, and suffer nott thair crewell persecutioun to procead, without audience geving to him that is accused, and just place of defence.

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • The Quein Regent with hir Counsall of the French factioun decreatted war at Newbattil, [664] without geving any advertisment to the Commissionaris for the parte of

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

  • 'Flambrough, three beacons uppon the sea cost, takinge lighte from Bridlington, and geving lighte to Rudstone.'

    Yorkshire Gordon Home 1923

  • Howers apoynted when they shuld come in to studdie, viz. betwene ix and xi aforenoone, and one and four afternoone, the keper geving attendaunce: yet a prerogative was graunted the chancelour MR. RICHARD COURTNEY to come in when he pleased, during his own lieffe, so it was in the day-tyme: and the cause seemeth, that he was CHEIFFE

    Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance Thomas Frognall Dibdin 1811

  • "Item, (Feb. 1548-9,) to summound Alexander Quhitlaw of New Grange, to underly the law for his tressonable art, part, and counsale geving to the putting of the House of Brouchtye in the Englische mennis handis, continewall remanying with thame, conveying of thame to the byrnyng of

    The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox

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