The History of the Castle, Town, and Port of DoverLongmans, Green, and Company, 1899 - 462 pages |
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... erected numerous statues ; they hold him to be the inventor of all the arts , and the god who protects men on a journey , and leads them on their way ; moreover they ascribe to him the power of granting success and prosperity in affairs ...
... erected numerous statues ; they hold him to be the inventor of all the arts , and the god who protects men on a journey , and leads them on their way ; moreover they ascribe to him the power of granting success and prosperity in affairs ...
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... erected at this time . In A.D. 47 Aulus Plautius was recalled and was succeeded by Ostorius Scapula , who carried the Roman authority during the next eleven years into the far west and as far north as Deva ( Chester ) . The Iceni , who ...
... erected at this time . In A.D. 47 Aulus Plautius was recalled and was succeeded by Ostorius Scapula , who carried the Roman authority during the next eleven years into the far west and as far north as Deva ( Chester ) . The Iceni , who ...
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... erection . Dover , then , at the end of the Saxon supremacy was a town of consider- able importance , possessing valuable municipal privileges , defended by a strong fortress on the eastern heights , the official means of communication ...
... erection . Dover , then , at the end of the Saxon supremacy was a town of consider- able importance , possessing valuable municipal privileges , defended by a strong fortress on the eastern heights , the official means of communication ...
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... erect five windmills , and the Ports to recover their rents by writ . The Cinque Ports retained their rights of justice and of keeping peace at the fair for forty days , with four sergeants , one of whom might carry the Ports ' banner ...
... erect five windmills , and the Ports to recover their rents by writ . The Cinque Ports retained their rights of justice and of keeping peace at the fair for forty days , with four sergeants , one of whom might carry the Ports ' banner ...
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... erected between the gates . The last gate in the circuit of the walls was Bekyn , " or Biggin as it is now gener- ally written , and was apparently the main entry into the town from the land side . This gate was demolished about 1750 ...
... erected between the gates . The last gate in the circuit of the walls was Bekyn , " or Biggin as it is now gener- ally written , and was apparently the main entry into the town from the land side . This gate was demolished about 1750 ...
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