After this, earle John and the foresaid capteins passed foorth, and wan the towne of Millie, and so returned.
His page that had the Dutch toong, going about the towne to change gold, and buy vittels, bewraied him, hauing by chance the kings gloues vnder his girdle: wherevpon comming to be examined for feare of tortures confessed the truth.
Richard drew towards Isoldune, a towne situat in the confines of Berrie, whither it was reported that the French king meant to come: and there staid for him a whole day togither.
Thus the arrangement of a town was made always to follow this general plan: "Suppose ye towne square 6 miles every waye.
Among other stories, one was very passionate, methought, of a complaint brought against a man in the towne for taking a child from London from an infected house.
After dinner left them and I by water to Greenwich, where much ado to be suffered to come into the towne because of the sicknesse, for fear I should come from London, till I told them who I was.
He showed me my Lord Arlington's house that he was born in, in a towne called Harlington: and so carried me through a most pleasant country to Brainford, and there put me into my boat, and good night.
There was a man dwelling in the towne very poore, that had nothing but that which he got by the labour and travell of his hands: his wife was a faire young woman, but very lascivious, and given to the appetite and desire of the flesh.
And after that we had turned into the next Inne, we heard of a prettie jest committed in the towne there, which I would that you should know likewise.
By occasion wherof such a contempt grew towards the goddesse Venus, that no person travelled unto the Towne Paphos, nor to the Isle Gyndos, nor to Cythera to worship her.
The people of his native village, when they heard that he had actually bought the plantation, said again that "Bob Towne always was a curious boy.
One morning the rumor ran through their native village that "Bob and Ned Towne had come home, ragged, and looking like tramps.
Everybody talked, of course, when it was known that Bob Towne had run away, and had taken his brother Ned with him, and everybody said it was a shame.
Old Meg of Herefordshire for a Mayd Marian, and Hereford Towne for a Morris Daunce, &c.
And tending him with weapons strong, vnto the towne they hie, And straight they mowed him in a mow and there they let him lie.
Takeing along with him all the towne people, and their goods, leaveing all the grate guns naled up, and the howses emty", he left the place a prey to the rebels.
When, however, the ladies were removed, "upon a Signall given from ye Towne the Shipps fire their Great Guns and at the same tyme they let fly their small-Shott from the Palaisadoes.
The “Towne Streete,” its meandering curves gradually straightening, will hardly be recognized a century hence.
The purpose of the original allotment was to give fronts upon the “Towne Streete” and river, and equal shares of farm-lands.
So that he believes he is this day also come to towne before him; but no newes is yet heard of him.
The Baly Wydwell ys on; and as for the todyr the Bischoppe sent to the towne for to have a man of hys owne, and so they be not acordyd yit of hym; en cas they may not acord, John Rus shall be the todyr.
And also it is seyd in thys towne that ye have be good maister thys terme to Yatys, and many be ryth sory ther of, and that he dothe so well as it [is] seyd here that he dothe.
Folk wold fayne in thys contre that Heydon scholde be purveyd for, that he goo not so at large as he dothe, for he is in thys towne nere every wek, and hathe be ever syne ye yd hens.
Hyr men seyd that she had non othyr erend to the towne but for to sport hyr; bot so God help me, I suppose that she wend I wold have ben in Norwyche for to have sen hyr dowghter.
The Bay that lyeth before the Towne at a low spring tyde, will be all flatts for two miles together, upon which is great store of Musclebanckes, and Clam bancks, and Lobsters amongst the rockes and grassie holes.
This Towne is a mile and a halfe from Charles Towne, and at the bottome of this Bay the River beginnes to be narrower, being but halfe a quarter of a mile broad.
The next Towne is Misticke, which is three miles from Charles Towne by land, and a league and a halfe by water: It is seated by the waters side very pleasantly; there be not many houses as yet.
At this Towne there is kept a Ferry-boate, to conveigh passengers over Charles River, which betweene the two Townes is a quarter of a mile over, being a very deepe Channell.
A mile from this Towne lieth Roxberry, which is a faire and handsome Countrey-towne; the inhabitants of it being all very rich.
Within halfe a mile of this Towne is a great Pond, which is divided betweene those two Townes, which divides their bounds Northward.
Cannowes in this towne than in all the whole Patent; every houshould having a water-house or two.
All which notwithstanding, We are since informed by a common fame, that they, or some of them have, by an hostile invasion of the Towne of S.
Of course, as Mrs. Towne said, she wouldn't be likely to make herself a permanent feature of Second Church entertainments.
I suppose you're bitter about Mrs. Towne the other night.
But Mrs. Towne knows the whole thing from A to Z," insisted Mrs. Robson, genially.
Anyway, Mrs. Towne wants us to help with the coffee.
Mrs. Townewas telling me all about Stillman and his wife.
Mrs. Townewas never excessively friendly except for a definite aim.
Wherefore when all things were now in a readinesse, he came to the towne of S.
At the head bay is a large towne where is store of copper and furres called Cataaneon that trade and discovery wilbe to greate purpose, if it may be setled yearely.
When he was aware of the Eagle drawn, He drew himself so wonderously nigh, He bad his men go into the towne certain, And drink the wine and make merry; And he himselfe drew then, Where as his father in the inne lay.
The latter I much wonder at, but it seems the towne reports so, and I am very glad of it.
The towne is nowe againe somewhat repaired, but in effect there remaine but the ruines of the former Towne.
It hath had gates (as it seemeth) in times past at either ende to open and shut as a Towne of warre, and a Castle also.
Vpon the Sunday the Soueraigne commeth into the Church with his Sergeant before him, and the Sheriffe and others of the Towne accompany him, and there they kneele downe euery man by himselfe priuately to make his prayers.
My Lord hauing possessed himselfe of the towne and platforme, and being carefull of the preseruation of the towne, gaue commandement, that no mariner or souldier should enter into any house, to make any spoyle thereof.
The enemie hauing reasonable companie both of horse and footemen, stoode in a readinesse some good distance without the towne to welcome vs, and to encounter the Lorde Generall.
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