The Survey of Cornwall, and An Epistle Concerning the Excellencies of the English Tongue |
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alſo amongst Anno Arundel Attorney at Law beareth becauſe beſides beſt Bodmyn Carew caſt Caſtle cauſe Cheuron cloſe Corineus Cornish Cornwall Countrie courſe daughter and heire deſcended Deuon diuers doth Earle Eaſt Engliſh euery expreſſe fame farre faſhion felfe feod ferue feruice fide firſt fiſh fithence fome freſh gaue Gentlemen giue hath haue hauen himſelfe houſe Hundred ibid Idem Iland increaſe Inhabitants Iohannes iſſue King land laſt Launceston leaſt leaue leſſe Lord maner Marazion maſter moſt muſt neere Nicholas Parker ouer pariſh paru paſſe Penzance perſons Plymmouth practiſe preſent reaſon receiued reſt Richard Carew riuer ſame ſay ſea ſecond ſee ſeeme ſelfe ſet ſhall ſhew ſhipping ſhire ſhore ſhort ſhould ſide ſome ſometimes ſomewhat ſonne ſpace ſpeciall ſtand ſtandeth ſtore ſtrong ſucceeded ſuch ſundry ſupplie themſelues theſe thoſe towne Trerice Truro Tynne Tynners vnder vnto vpon vſe Weſt whoſe yeeres yeres
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Page 67 - ... the players conne not their parts without booke, but are prompted by one called the ordinary, who followeth at their back with the book in his hand, and telleth them softly what they must pronounce aloud.
Page 148 - ... but also the parish church of Paul, the force of the fire being such as it utterly ruined all the great stone pillars thereof. Others of them in that time burned that fisher town Mousehole, the rest marched as a guard for defence of these firers. The inhabitants being feared with the Spaniards...
Page 129 - Fowey men gave them so rough entertainment at their welcome, that they were glad to forsake patch, without bidding farewell. The merit of which exploit afterwards entitled them The Gallants of Fowey.
Page 67 - For reprefenting it they raife an earthen amphitheatre in fome *' open field, having the diameter of his inclofed playne, fome " 40 or 50 foot. The country people flock from all fides many " miles off, to hear and fee it. For they have therein Devils " and Devices, to delight as well the eye as the ear. The " Players conne not their parts without book, but are prompted " by one called the Ordinary, who followeth at their back with • " the book in his hand, &c. &c.