10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANCRESS»
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History of the Religious Orders and Communities and of the ...
the late Blake Freris, should have twenty shillings annuity, yearly, during her life;
the same Kateryn relinquishing to the commonalty all such right as she had in the
said ancress-house, with the appurtenances." The ancress at the Black Friars is ...
A SHORT TREATISE OF CONTEMPLATION TAUGHT BY OUR LORD JESUS
CHRIST, TAKEN OUT OF THE BOOK OF MARGERY KEMPE, ANCRESS OF
LYNN She desired many times that her head might be cut off with an axe upon a
block ...
Anonymous, Bro Smith Sgs, 2008
3
The Religious Orders in England
Cf. also 247, 284, J30. 8 136. This was presumably the ancress whom the Bishop
of Dover found so difficult to eject (LPt x11, ii, 49); cf. 3aa. 9 281. 2156. Pre-
Reformation Birmingham was a place of some note; the 120 THE TUDOR
SCENE.
David Knowles, Dom David Knowles, 1979
4
The Book of Margery Kempe
The story of the eventful and controversial life of Margery Kempe - wife, mother, businesswoman, pilgrim and visionary - is the earliest surviving autobiography in English.
5
The London Quarterly and Holborn Review
Sometimes these dwellings contained two rooms, or more; this allowed the
ancress to have a serving 'maiden,' who protected her from intrusion and
attended to her bodily needs. The outside window was the gathering place for all
kinds of ...
John Telford, Benjamin Aquila Barber, Leslie F. Church, 1934
6
Foyle's further philavery: a cornucopia of lexical delights
ancress 2 (architecture) a console to support a door cornice 3 a breed of sheep
with very short legs $»>This word is derived from Greek ankon meaning 'a bend'.
It is obvious how this would apply to an elbow. The architectural 'ancon' has a ...
7
Robert of Gloucester's Chronicle. Transcrib'd and Now First ...
I ancre sive ancras, anchorese 01 - ancress. ' and sive 8:, and, but, an, a, even. P
and nede be, if need be. 8: ze beth, if ye be. " and adde, handed, led. an dede
sive ahdede, indeed, a deed. ' and to, unto. - & taste, I lasted, continued. ane, one
.
Robert of Gloucester, 1810
8
With Pity Not With Blame
Not a few would go further; some of the Saint's admirers are prepared to assert
that in all the shining ranks of mystics, in this and other lands, none can dim the
brightness of this ancress of Norwich. Those who have fallen beneath the spell of
...
9
Space and Power: Politics, War and Architecture
Illustration 10 Radar and observation tower, L'Ancress, Guernsey – part of the
Atlantik Wall defences, built 1942 (Copyright © Architectural Association Picture
Library, Roger Bennett) to deny their aesthetic qualities. Paul Virilio was among
the ...
10
Medieval England: A Social History and Archaeology from the ...
It was said of Pontefract, soon after Mary's accession, that we had in that town
one abbey, two colleges, a house of friars preachers, one ancress, one hermit,
four chantry priests, one guild priest. . . . We have there left an unlearned vicar,
which ...
Paul E. Szarmach, Teresa M. Tavormina, Joel T. Rosenthal, 2003
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANCRESS»
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ancress is used in the context of the following news items.
Anthony Booth banned from every pub in York city centre - except …
A judge has excluded Anthony William Booth, 53, of Ancress Walk, near Nunnery Lane, from all licensed premises within the Bar Walls with the ... «The Press, York, Feb 11»
