 | Francis Grose - 1782 - 370 pages
...superstitious mansions, reserved of those library books, some to serve their Jakes, some to scour the candlesticks, and some to rub their boots ; some they sold to the grocer and soap-seller; and some they sent over sea, to the book-binders, not in small numbers ; but,... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1811 - 844 pages
...which purchased those superstitious mansions, reserved of those library-books, some to serve the jukes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub...and soap sellers ; some they sent over sea to the book-hinders, not in small number, but at times whole ships full, to the wondering of the foreign nations.... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1811 - 828 pages
...purchased those superstitious mansion!!, reserved of those library-books, some to serve the jokes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots : some they sold to the grocers anil soap sellers , some they sent over sea to the book-binders, not in small number, but at times... | |
 | John Strype - 1821 - 558 pages
...the books of those libraries ; GUt " some to serve their Jakes, some to scour their candle" sticks, some to rub their boots ; some they sold to the " grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to " the bookbinders : not in small numbers, but at times... | |
 | John Strype - 1821 - 556 pages
...the books of those libraries: Gift. « some to serve their Jakes, some to scour their candle" sticks, some to rub their boots; some they sold to the " grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to " the bookbinders: not in small numbers, but at times... | |
 | 1823 - 876 pages
...superstitions mansions, reserved of the, library books, »ome to serve their jukes, some to scour the candlesticks, and some to rub their boots ; some they sold to the grocer and soapseller } and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small numbers, but in... | |
 | Thomas Thompson - 1824 - 302 pages
...superstitious mansions, the monasteries, " reserved of those library books, some to serve their jakes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub...boots; some they sold to the grocers, and soap sellers, and some they sent over sea, to the book-binders, not in small numbers, but at times, whole ships full:... | |
 | Henry Soames - 1826 - 682 pages
...purchased those superstitious mansions, reserved of those library books some to serve their Jakes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots; some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers, and some they sent over sea to the book-binders, not in small number, but at times whole... | |
 | Stacey Grimaldi - 1828 - 372 pages
...candlesticks, and to rub their boots ; some were sold to grocers, sopesellers, and some sent over the sea to the book-binders, not in small number, but at times whole ships full. A merchant bought two noble Libraries for forty shillings. Fuller says that the owners of the monastic... | |
 | 1829 - 442 pages
...those persons who bought the monasteries, reserved of the library thereof, some to serve their jakes ; some to scour their candlesticks ; and some to rub their boots ; some they sold to the grocers and soap-sellers ; and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small numbers, but at times whole... | |
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A great number of them which purchased those superstitious mansions, reserved of those library books, some to serve their Jakes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots. Some they sold to the grocers and soap sellers, and some they... 
