The life of ... George Allan ... To which is added, A catalogue of books and tracts printed ... at Blackwell Grange, ed. by R.H. Allan1829 |
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ancient Anne Allan anno Arms Bigland Bishop of Durham Bishoprick of Durham Blackwell Grange Castle catalogue Cathedral Charter City of Durham clear annuity copy County of Durham County Palatine Cuthbert Cuthbert Tunstall Darlington daughter Dean and Chapter died Dunelmensis Edmondson election Elizabeth England engraved estates expence Extracts father favour Free Grammar School gentleman George Allan Gough Grange Press Gretham Herald Hist History and Antiquities History of Durham honour Hutchinson inter three Isaac Heard James Allan Killinghall King Henry Knights and Burgesses labour Lady Ladyship's Lambton late George Allan Laurence Booth letter Lord Lordship Lumley Manor Marmaduke Tunstall married Middleton Museum Neville Newcastle-upon-Tyne obliging Palatine of Durham Parliament Pedigrees Pennant pleasure portrait printed Private Press purchased Ralph Robert Allan Saint Cuthbert says Sherburn Hospital shewing Stafford Surtees Thomas Langley Thomas Pennant Tracts Tunstall Upper Master volume William Allan yearly sum
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الصفحة 23 - ... your four hours, which is but a short recess from business which requires so much application of the mind as the study of the Law, and you make that of an Antiquary your amusement, though you do it with so much more ease than any one else could ; yet I should think your health must suffer, unless you allow yourself some time for exercise, and to quite unbend your mind. You will think I talk like an old woman ; but they sometimes guess right. " I do not suppose Edmondson will refuse what you asked...
الصفحة 41 - ... with extreme ardour to the collection of materials for a History of his native County. It would far exceed the limits prescribed to these pages, to mention all the topographical contents of the library at Grange, which, besides Mr. Allan's own collections, contains the greater part of Randal's MSS. and a large portion of those of Gyll, Hunter, Mann, Hodgson, and Swainston •(-. In 1774, Mr.
الصفحة 67 - a particular of lands belonging to the bishop of Durham, sold by virtue of an ordinance, entitled, an ordinance for abolishing of archbishops and bishops within the kingdom of England and dominion of Wales, and for settling their lands and possessions upon trustees for the use of the Commonwealth...
الصفحة 37 - I have," says Mr. George Allan, jun., " a few of his school exercises, which are not more extraordinary than such things generally are ; but they, and indeed his whole life exhibit a rare instance of continued labour, and attentive industry. I conceive from the variety of transcripts I possess, that...
الصفحة 36 - Wear ; but, whilst one stone remained therein, the dam could not be kept up. The park was much larger formerly, and paled round, but now walled. There is a statue of Liulphus (ancestor to the Lumley family) mounted on a horse, in full proportion, placed in the great kitchen of the castle. Soon after the accession of King James to the crown of England, in one of the tours he made round his kingdom, he was entertained by Lord Lumley at this castle. The Bishop of Durham, (William James,) a relation...
الصفحة 46 - I doubt not, the grandeur of your design, you will most probably have several Papers relative to the History and Antiquities of Stockton. If it be so, and you would be pleased to permit me to inspect them, either at Darlington or here, I shall ever retain a grateful sense of the favour. In return, if my service in procuring you any information you may want, in this place or its neighbourhood, would be worth your acceptance, I shall with the greatest pleasure receive your commands on the occasion....
الصفحة 84 - Op THE PATAGONIANS; formed from the Relation of Father Falkeuer, a Jesuit, who had resided among them thirty-eight years ; and from the different Voyagers who had met with this Tall Race. Printed, by the Friendship of George Allan, Esq. at his private Press at Darlington...
الصفحة 40 - Antiquaries cannot be better closed than with the name of George Allan, of Grange, Esq. who, from a very early age, devoted himself with extreme ardour to the Collection of materials for a History of his native County. It would far exceed the limits prescribed to these pages, to mention all the topographical contents of the Library at Grange, which, besides Mr. Allan's own collections, contains the greater part of Randal's MSS. and a large portion of those of Gyll, Hunter, Mann, Hodgson, and Swainston....
الصفحة 36 - Cheater, that, about 170 years ago, some stones were taken from this Chapel, to mend a breach in the fishery dam across the Wear ; but, whilst one stone remained therein, the dam could not be kept up.
الصفحة 54 - Esq. otherwise called Norroy Kinge of Armes, of the East, West, and North Partes of England, from the River of Trent northward ; and in his Company Robert Glover, alias Portcullis Pursuyvant of Armes, in the Yeare of our Lord God 1575, Anno 17 Elizabeth.