The History of the Castle, Town, and Port of DoverLongmans, Green, and Company, 1899 - 462 pages |
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Page 56
... Thomas de Turbeville , an English subject whom the French had taken prisoner , Philip , with a fleet of about 300 ships , anchored off Dover on August 1 , and a force of 15,000 men having been landed , they proceeded to sack and burn ...
... Thomas de Turbeville , an English subject whom the French had taken prisoner , Philip , with a fleet of about 300 ships , anchored off Dover on August 1 , and a force of 15,000 men having been landed , they proceeded to sack and burn ...
Page 87
... Thomas Hextall , receiver of the Lord Warden , custos of the town , with its members , with power to rule and govern the same , and have the keys and administra- țion , even as the mayor hitherto had had ” . We are not able to say when ...
... Thomas Hextall , receiver of the Lord Warden , custos of the town , with its members , with power to rule and govern the same , and have the keys and administra- țion , even as the mayor hitherto had had ” . We are not able to say when ...
Page 88
... Thomas Toke , and was mayor again himself in 1473. It seems likely , therefore , that the king pardoned the town almost immediately . In 1474 the king granted a toll on foreign merchants and their wares in the latter year , to be ...
... Thomas Toke , and was mayor again himself in 1473. It seems likely , therefore , that the king pardoned the town almost immediately . In 1474 the king granted a toll on foreign merchants and their wares in the latter year , to be ...
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... Thomas Vaughan to be bailiff , " in the same manner as William Broke was , " and it is not un- worthy of notice that a king's officer was still associated with the mayor in the government of the town until so late a date . We believe ...
... Thomas Vaughan to be bailiff , " in the same manner as William Broke was , " and it is not un- worthy of notice that a king's officer was still associated with the mayor in the government of the town until so late a date . We believe ...
Page 102
... Thomas Hoby wrote to Cecil to the following effect : " The compassing in of the haven here ( Dover ) with such a bank of pebble stones is marvellous to behold , and serves to a great purpose if they may be I " " kept out of the mouth ...
... Thomas Hoby wrote to Cecil to the following effect : " The compassing in of the haven here ( Dover ) with such a bank of pebble stones is marvellous to behold , and serves to a great purpose if they may be I " " kept out of the mouth ...
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