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'Roller,' called the Burgomaster, 'you are exactly the man I wanted.
The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale of the Thirty Years' War Anonymous
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Our Burgomaster is a mighty brave fellow, and so are our chief burghers, but they know very well what a desperate fellow the Admiral De la Marck is; and he has got some five or six thousand men, so Peter says, on board the fleet; and what can our citizens do to resist them?
The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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He was on one side of a lane of water, and I on the other: a bird called a "Burgomaster" flew over his head to seaward, and he started in the direction it had gone.
Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal; or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51 Sherard Osborn 1848
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"Burgomaster," said he, with trembling voice, "I have not been at
The Cloister and the Hearth Charles Reade 1849
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No good will come of it, nor to the people the Burgomaster seeks to deceive, if this new scenario is allowed to go on unhindered, because the Black Plague will spread and destroy millions.
No So Violent Crime « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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The rat catcher became rich without effort whilst the Burgomaster was content to know little.
No So Violent Crime « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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The only effective weapon against the Black Plague is Divine Grace and guidance, which the Burgomaster and others appear to have dismissed as unimportant in the saga.
No So Violent Crime « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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On hearing this, the Burgomaster paid him in an instant and demanded that all remains be burned well outside the Town.
No So Violent Crime « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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Burgomaster Johannes Junius was tried and convicted of witchcraft, and eventually burned at the stake for these crimes.
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The Burgomaster cast a disconsolate look towards Quentin, and seemed at
Quentin Durward 2008
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