A new display of the beauties of England, or, A description of the most elegant or magnificent public edifices, royal palaces, noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, and other curiosities, natural or artificial, in different parts of the kingdom : adorned with a variety of copper plate cuts, neatly engraved (1776)
Goadby, Robert, 1721-1778 · London : Printed for R. Goadby, and sold by J. Towers ..., & R. Baldwin ... · leaf 87
THE BEAUTIES OF ENGLAND. 37 been a fubjedt of much difpute; but it appears to have pre-vailed greatly in the kingdom of the Eaft Saxons. Dr. Plot ha3conjectured, * that it was introduced by the Lord of the ma-* nors claiming the right of enjoying the bride, daughter of4 his tenant, on the…
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