. The Antiquarian repertory : a miscellaneous assemblage of topography, history, biography, customs, and manners ; intended to illustrate and preserve several valuable remains of old times. have been abishops see with a dean and canons, whose houses were in a streetcalled Church-street. Tradition says, this bishopric Avas taken fromit in the reign of Henry II. and the estates thereof given to thedeanry of Sarum. It is a corporation, consisting of a warden andeight brethren or assistants. Here is a pretty considerable stocking manufactory. This placeis farther remarkable for having been the res
. The Antiquarian repertory : a miscellaneous assemblage of topography, history, biography, customs, and manners ; intended to illustrate and preserve several valuable remains of old times. have been abishops see with a dean and canons, whose houses were in a streetcalled Church-street. Tradition says, this bishopric Avas taken fromit in the reign of Henry II. and the estates thereof given to thedeanry of Sarum. It is a corporation, consisting of a warden andeight brethren or assistants. Here is a pretty considerable stocking manufactory. This placeis farther remarkable for having been the residence of Mary Tofts,who pretented to be delivered of live rabbits, and for some timeimposed on several noted physicians. This, and another ridiculousstory concerning a cat, is so much felt by the lower sort of the in-habitants, that any one who should ask where Mrs. Tofts lived, orthat should mew like arlcat, would be in great good kick if he escapedwith his head unbroken. ANCIENT PETITIONS OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE ISLE OF THE EDITOR I THE following Copies of Petitions of the Inhabitants of the Isleof Wight (from the original IVISS. now in the Tower of London) M-ere b^ H. 639 vrere transcribed many years since, and having lately come into myhands, 1 now send thctn to you, and beg you will insert them inyour Repertory. I am, Sir, yours, &c. B. L. Anno Domini , 28 Henry VI. To tl>e Kyng oure Soveraigne Lord : Please it unto youre mostexcellent grace, to be enfourined, how that youre Isle of Wyglitestondeth in the grettyst jeoupardie and daungerof any parte ofjourrealme of Inglond, the whiche Isle withynne feive yeres was at thenombre of X M of fensable men and xxx Knyghtes and Squyresdwellyng withynne; the whiche x m. aboveseici, are anentisedthorough pestellence and werres; and some woyded because of op-pression of extorcioners, that now ther is skante xii c of fensablemen, and Knyghtes never oon, and Squyers no mo but Herry Bruyn,Sqnier of youre howshold, tha
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