Historical sketches of Scalby, Burniston, and CloughtonJ. Cole, 1829 - 80 strán (strany) |
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abbot aged Alan ancient ANTIQUITIES appearance Ayton beautiful Blundus Borough Bridlington Burniston Burton's Monasticon called carucates carucates of land chancel Chapel Church of Scalleby church-yard Clerk cliff Cloughton contagion County of York covered-way Derwent died Domesday-book earl east Edward elevated erected Everley Eyam Falsgrave feet Filey ground Hackness half Hayburn Wyke heirs hill Hinderwell Honour Illustrious and Royal inhabitants John Bell July June-July Keld King London Lordship manor Memory mile mill Mompesson monastery monks moors neighbourhood Newby North side Number Ophrys oxgangs parish pasture Plague possessed present Priest remains residence Richard de Percy Riding river Derwent Robert Royal Highness Royal Prince sandstone Scalby Mill Scarborough Castle scenery Seamer Semar shale singular situated south side Stainton Dale stone strata Thomas Toft town tumuli vale valley Vicar of Scalby village wapentake west end Whitby road whole Widowers wife William de Percy Wood
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Strana 47 - Why full of days and honour lives the sire ? Why drew Marseilles' good bishop purer breath When Nature sicken'd, and each gale was death?
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Strana 47 - I have described. By his directions, they ranged themselves on the grassy declivity, near the bottom, a yard distant from each other ; the dell being so narrow, a speaker from that rock might • be distinctly heard. Do you not see this dauntless minister of God stretching forth his hands from the rock, and preaching to his alarmed and distressed flock in that little wilderness ? How solemn, how pathetic, must have been his exhortations, in those terrific hours ! The church-yard soon ceased to afford...
Strana 47 - Marseilles' good bishop, purer breath, When nature sicken'd, and each gale was death." From a rational belief, that assembling in the church for public worship, during the summer heats, would spread and increase the infection, he agreed with his afflicted parishioners that he would read prayers to them three times in the week, and deliver his two sermons on the sabbath, from one of the perforated arches in the rocks of the verdant dingle, which I have described. By his directions, they ranged themselves...