 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1811 - Počet stránok 828
...religious houses, were considerable, upon several accounts. To mention some of them : The temporal nobility and gentry had a creditable way of providing for their younger children. Those who were disposed to withdraw from the world, or not likely to make their fortunes in it, bad... | |
 | William Eusebius Andrews - 1816 - Počet stránok 516
...Mr. Collier, " we are iu' debted for most of our best histo* rians, both in church ami state; tlie ' youth there had their education with « little charge...to their parents ; the « nobility and gentry had a charitable • way of providing for their younger ' children.' Similar testimonies, in favour of these... | |
 | Charles Dodd - 1839 - Počet stránok 530
...of many inconveniences, and experienced innumerable calamities, which flowed from it. " The temporal nobility and gentry had a creditable way of providing for their younger children : those who were disposed to withdraw from the world, or not likely to make their fortunes in it, had... | |
 | Jeremy Collier - 1840 - Počet stránok 550
...these religious houses were considerable, upon several accounts. To mention some of them : the temporal nobility and gentry had a creditable way of providing for their younger children. Those who were disposed to withdraw from the world, or not likely to make their fortunes in it, had... | |
 | Jeremy Collier - 1840 - Počet stránok 552
...these religious houses were considerable, upon several accounts. To mention some of them : the temporal nobility and gentry had a creditable way of providing for their younger children. Those who were disposed to withdraw from the world, or not likely to make their fortunes in it, had... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1842 - Počet stránok 790
...these religious houses were considerable, upon several accounts. To mention some of them : The temporal nobility and gentry had a creditable way of providing for their younger children. Those who were disposed to withdraw from the world, or not likely to make their fortunes in it, had... | |
 | Joseph Reeve - 1851 - Počet stránok 642
...religion, but also a detriment to the state. " To the abbeys," says Mr. Collier, " we are indebted for most of our best historians, both in church and...grave authors carries great weight in this matter ; their Protestant profession leaves no room for suspecting them of partiality, or of insincerity in... | |
 | Thomas Grognall Didbin - 1876 - Počet stránok 750
...these religious houses were considerable, upon several accounts. To mention some of them : The temporal nobility and gentry had a creditable way of providing for their younger children. Those who wore disposed to withdraw from the world, or not likely ^o make their fortunes in it, had... | |
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The advantages accruing to the public from these religious houses were considerable, upon several accounts. To mention some of them : The temporal nobility and gentry had a creditable way of providing for their younger children. Those who were disposed... 