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diocese of xxvii xxix

Northumberland, 4 n., 292 n. Northumbria, Bede's acquaintance with its history, xxii , xxiii ; history of, xxiv , xxv , xxvii , xxix , 82 n., 122 n., 127 n., 131 , 164 , 168 , 185 , 190 n., 195 , 204 , 226 n., 286 , 325 , 352 n., 380 n., 393 n.; establishment of Christianity in, xxiv , xxv , 102 , 104 , 117 , 118 , 119 , 120 , 132 , 133 , 139 , 381 ; diocese of, xxvii , xxix , 3 , 4 , 137 n., 219 , 242 , 351 n., 379 n., 381 .
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, the Venerable, Saint

diocese of xxvi xxx

Wiltshire, 343 n. Wincanheale, 204 n. Winchester, Venta, or Wintancaestir, 228 n.; churches at, 149 ; diocese of, xxvi , xxx , 3 n., 148 , 149 , 150 , 251 , 343 n., 345 .
— from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, the Venerable, Saint

Death of Xerxes Xerxes

Death of Xerxes. Xerxes himself, the Ahasuerus of the Scriptures, who commanded the largest expedition ever recorded in human annals, reached Sardis, eight months after he had left it, disgusted with active enterprise, and buried himself amid the intrigues of his court and seraglio, in Susa, as recorded in the book of Esther.
— from Ancient States and Empires For Colleges and Schools by John Lord

defence of xvii xxvi

See Yeruquihaba Ipaneme (Ipané) river and port, 60 , 181 , 182 , 191 Irala, Domingo Martinez de, principal part taken by, xvi ; personal ambition of, ib. , defence of, xvii ; xxvi seq.
— from The Conquest of the River Plate (1535-1555) by Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, active 16th century

demands of xiii xiv

chief demands of, xiii , xiv .
— from The Modern Woman's Rights Movement: A Historical Survey by Käthe Schirmacher

daughters of xxiii xxx

Sommelsdyk, Cornelis van, governor of, Surinam, xxviii ; Labadists and the daughters of, xxiii , xxx .
— from Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 by Jasper Danckaerts

discoveries of xxi xxiii

Smith, George, career and discoveries of, xxi - xxiii ; "Descent of Ishtar", 95 et seq .
— from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie

Duke of xi xii

Wolf, 3 , 54 - 63 , 266 Woodman's craft, 176 Worming a dog, 87 Wright, xv Wynn, xvi Yeoman at horse , 165 Yeomen berners on foot, 165 York, Duke of, xi ., xii Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. Edinburgh & London
— from The Master of Game: The Oldest English Book on Hunting by of Norwich Edward

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