 | Charles Hulbert - 1844 - 122 pagine
...purchased those superslitious mansions, reserved of those libraries, books — someto serve their jokes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots; some they sold to grocers and soap-sellers; at times, they sent whole ships full abroad." He adds — "Our posterity... | |
 | Arthur George Harper Hollingsworth - 1844 - 296 pagine
...Abbeys. STOW PRIESTS. " served their Jakes, with some they scoured their candlesticks, and some they took to rub their boots. Some they sold to the grocers and soap sellers, and some they sent over the sea to the book binders, not in small number, but at times whole ships'... | |
 | British Archaeological Association - 1886 - 570 pagine
...their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots ; some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders ; not in small number, but at times whole ships full." Historical scholars have complained plentifully about the losses supposed to have been thus sustained,... | |
 | Sir Henry Spelman - 1846 - 546 pagine
...as part of the bargain and booty, — reserving of those library books, some to serve their jakes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots, some they sold to the grocers and soapsellers, and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders ; not in small numbers, but at times whole... | |
 | John Burke, Bernard Burke - 1846 - 414 pagine
...candlesticks, and to rub their boots ; some were sold to grocers and sopesellers, and some were sent over the sea to the bookbinders, not in small number, but at times whole ships full. A merchant bought two noble libraries for forty shillings." Of the genealogical utility of the monastic... | |
 | 1846 - 502 pagine
...superstitious mansions, reserved of those library books, some to serve their Jakes, some to scour the candlesticks, and some to rub their boots; some they sold to the grocer and soap-seller ; and some they sent over sea to the book-binders, not in small numbers, but,... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 pagine
...superstitious mansions, reserved of those library books some to serve their jakes, some to scour the candlesticks, and some to rub their boots ; some they sold to the grocer and soap-seller; and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small numbers, but,... | |
 | Sir Henry Spelman - 1853 - 462 pagine
...as part of the bargain and booty, — reserving of those library books, some to serve their Jakes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub...boots, some they sold to the grocers and soap sellers, and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders ; not in small numbers, but at times whole shipfuls,... | |
 | 1853 - 330 pagine
...purchased those superstitions mansions, reserved of those library books, some to serve their* * * », eome to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots ; some they sold to the groe. re, and sope sellers, and some they sent ever sea to the bookbinders, not in small number, but... | |
 | William Gideon Michael Jones Barker - 1854 - 380 pagine
...persons, who bought the monastaries, reserved of the library books thereof, some to serve their Jakes ; some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots ; some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small numbers, but at times whole... | |
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A great number of them which purchased those superstitious mansions, reserved of those library books, some to serve their Jakes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots. Some they sold to the grocers and soap sellers, and some they... 
