| 1821 - 712 pagina’s
...forth the destruction of the Danes in King Etheldred's time ; with which the Queen was so well pleased, that she gave them a brace of bucks, and five marks in money, to bear the charges of a feast. " Besides all this, he had upon the pool a Triton, riding on a Mermaid eighteen feet long; as also... | |
| New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 466 pagina’s
...the deftru&ion of the Danes in the reign of king Ethelred ; which pleafed the queen fo much, that fhe gave them a brace of bucks, and five marks in money, to bear the charges of a a feaft. There were, befides, on the pool, a triton riding on a mermaid eighteen feet long, as alfo... | |
| Francis Grose - 1784 - 422 pagina’s
...setting forth the destruction of the Danes in K. Ethelred's time ; with which the queen was so pleased, that she gave them a brace of bucks, and five marks in money, to bear the charges of a feast." As among these spectacles one occurs, called running at the quintin, neither much known in England,... | |
| Richard Warner - 1802 - 318 pagina’s
...forth the destruction of the Danes in King Etheldred's time; with which the Queen was so well pleased, that she gave them a brace of bucks, and five marks in money, to bear the chargfts of a feast. Besides all this, he had upon the pool a Triton, riding on a Mermaid eighteen... | |
| William Field - 1815 - 512 pagina’s
...the destruction of the Dnues in King Etnclred''! time- ; with which the Queen was so pleased, tliat she gave them a brace of bucks, and five marks in money to bear the charges of > feast. —Besides all i in- , he hnd upon the pool a tritim riding on a mermaid 18 foot long: as... | |
| Richard Warner - 1824 - 506 pagina’s
...setting forth the destruction of the Danes in King Ethelred's time ; with which the queen was so pleased, that she gave them a brace of bucks, and five marks in money, to bear the charges of a feast. " Besides all this, he had upon the pool a Triton, riding on a mermaid eighteen feet long ; as, also,... | |
| Kenilworth castle - 1825 - 52 pagina’s
...de" structioii of the Danes, in King Etheldred's " time ; with which the Queen was so well " pleased, that she gave them a brace of bucks " and five marks in money, to bear the charges " of a feast. unequally divided. To the upright post was fixed the figure of a man ; the horizontal beam representing... | |
| William West - 1830 - 860 pagina’s
...setting forth the destruction of the Danes in King Ethelred's time ; with which the Queen was so pleased, that she gave them a brace of bucks and five marks in money to boar tlio charges of a feast. Besides all this, he had upon the pool a triton. riding on a mermaid... | |
| 1833 - 448 pagina’s
...since used in that city, called Hock's Tuesday, setting forth the destruction of the Danes in King Ethelred's time; which pleased the Queen so much,...marks in money, to bear the charges of a feast. On the pool there was a Triton riding on a mermaid, eighteen feet long, as also Arion on a dolphin, and rare... | |
| Mr. Forsyth - 1833 - 348 pagina’s
...since used in that city, called Hock's Tuesday, setting forth the destruction of the Danes in King Ethelred's time ; which pleased the Queen so much,...five marks in money, to bear the charges of a feast. Likewise on the pool there was a Triton riding on a mermaid, eighteen feet long; as also Arion on a... | |
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