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... plate . In 1790 the Earl of Macclesfield entertained at the Star the members of the Tailors ' and Cordwainers ' Companies , upon which occasion the two honorary members , Captain Parker and Lord Parker , were each presented with a ...
... plate . In 1790 the Earl of Macclesfield entertained at the Star the members of the Tailors ' and Cordwainers ' Companies , upon which occasion the two honorary members , Captain Parker and Lord Parker , were each presented with a ...
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... plate . The ceremony was performed for the last time at the coronation of George IV . The rolls of John mention nine towns that had mayors , and Oxford is one of them . Henry III . , in 1255 , doubled the number of aldermen , and ...
... plate . The ceremony was performed for the last time at the coronation of George IV . The rolls of John mention nine towns that had mayors , and Oxford is one of them . Henry III . , in 1255 , doubled the number of aldermen , and ...
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... plate , or other property , and it was in fact a pawnbroking business which charged no interest . The number of the boys and men at this high school or university was large , but the number of 30,000 , which is sometimes given , is ...
... plate , or other property , and it was in fact a pawnbroking business which charged no interest . The number of the boys and men at this high school or university was large , but the number of 30,000 , which is sometimes given , is ...
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... least as old as the effigies of the four monks who kneel in the stone doorway of the fifteenth - century screen of the founders ' chantry in the south - west transept of Lincoln Cathedral . In Loggan's plate of University 80 OXFORD.
... least as old as the effigies of the four monks who kneel in the stone doorway of the fifteenth - century screen of the founders ' chantry in the south - west transept of Lincoln Cathedral . In Loggan's plate of University 80 OXFORD.
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Charles William Boase. transept of Lincoln Cathedral . In Loggan's plate of University dresses , 1672 , the servitor , battellar , under- graduate - commoner , and gentleman - commoner wear limp round caps , with the crown falling down ...
Charles William Boase. transept of Lincoln Cathedral . In Loggan's plate of University dresses , 1672 , the servitor , battellar , under- graduate - commoner , and gentleman - commoner wear limp round caps , with the crown falling down ...
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