Monastic and baronial remains, with other interesting fragments of antiquity, in England, Wales, and Scotland : illustrated by upwards of one hundred plates (1816)
Parkyns, George Isham, ca. 1750-ca. 1820, Moore, James, F.A.S, Parkyns, George Isham, ca. 1750-ca. 1820. Monastic remains and ancient castles in England and Wales, Schnebbelie, Jacob, 1760-1792 · London, Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown · leaf 21
vasion of the Duke of Somerset, who in 1547plundered the church of its lead and bells; this circum-stance was the more distressing, as, but four years pre-viously, the English having penetrated to the capital, de-stroyed the palace by fire, the body of the church beingthe only part that escaped the… … AND ANCIENT CASTLES. 5 BECKNAIRE PRIORY, ESSEX. This religious house, founded for the order of BleakCanons, was endowed with part of the possessions ofMaurice Fitz GeorTry of Teratai, sheriff* of Essex, (whodedicated the same to the Virgin Mary and St. John theBaptist) and erected on the spot where…
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