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  • She protested. 40 She had been living there for much of the last two years. 41 Yet in January 1550 Hatfield was granted to Northumberland. 42 By June 1550, the Privy Council granted Elizabeth's petition to have "the house, parkes and lands of Hatfield" removed from Northumberland's keeping so that she could obtain full legal title to Hatfield. 43

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

  • Going along ye side of ye hill gives a great view of ye Country that is mostly jnclosures we passed between two parkes, ye one is Lord astons, and goe in sight of Tixall hall wch is a good house and Looks handsomely of stone building: the other was Mr Thetwins parke wch has fine Rows of trees – ffirrs Scots and Noroway and ye picanther – the ffront lookes nobly.

    Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

  • About ffaint 4 or 5 mile off is a house of Lord Abergauny and parkes and much woods about it.

    Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888

  • Edward, because that Waulter Langeton bysshop of Chestre hadde compleyned that the forsaid Edward, be counseill of Pers of Gavaston, esquyer of Gascoigne, hadde broken his parkes; and forasmoche as the said Edward the kynges sone was ladde and governed be the said Pers, the kyng dede exile the forseid Piers for evere.

    A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483 Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British Museum Anonymous 1823

  • So sick of these power-hungry women who can't make up their minds what it is they want, and give the rest of us mums a bad name ... mad of parkes Posted at 7: 39am today wll there is only one way ti fix this next time just go and get the baby and feed it right there in front of this person my gosh dose this person not know that every one needs to eat no matter how young they are

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2009

  • '09, 19: 23 | Reply | X taylor parkes writes for QUIETUS so it wins automatically, but the other writers are great on there too. cliquester | 1

    Drowned In Sound // Feed 2009

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