History and Description of the Ancient City of York: The strangers' guideW. Alexander, 1818 |
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adjoining adorned ainsty aisle Alcuin ancient anno antique appears arch archbishop of York beautiful bricks bridge building built called castle Castlegate cathedral centre chantries chapel choir church of St church-yard Clifford's Tower coats of arms court-yard curious day-room dean and chapter debtors died door Drake earl Eboracum edifice Edward elegant entrance erected esquire feet felons figures formerly Friars front gate granted ground Henry hospital inscription iron palisades king lane late lord mayor marble memory Micklegate minster monastery monument nearly neat North-Street observed occupied original ornamented Ouse Ouse-Bridge parish pavement Peter pillars placed poor postern pounds per annum prelate present prison reign remains remarkable rent repair river river Foss river Ouse Roman shillings side Sir Thomas Widdrington Skeldergate steeple stood stranger street Thomas Thomas Lamplugh tomb tower Trinity walls Walmgate Walter de Grey William William de Melton yard
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