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  • Mr. Ruspini, earnestly recommends the following short observations to the perusal of the nobility, gentry, and others / [Bartholomew Ruspini].
  • Mr. Ruspini, earnestly recommends the following short observations to the perusal of the nobility, gentry, and others / [Bartholomew Ruspini].
  • Mr. Ruspini, earnestly recommends the following short observations to the perusal of the nobility, gentry, and others / [Bartholomew Ruspini].
  • Mr. Ruspini, earnestly recommends the following short observations to the perusal of the nobility, gentry, and others / [Bartholomew Ruspini].
  • Mr. Ruspini, earnestly recommends the following short observations to the perusal of the nobility, gentry, and others / [Bartholomew Ruspini].
  • Mr. Ruspini, earnestly recommends the following short observations to the perusal of the nobility, gentry, and others / [Bartholomew Ruspini].
  • Mr. Ruspini, earnestly recommends the following short observations to the perusal of the nobility, gentry, and others / [Bartholomew Ruspini].
  • The mirrour of true nobility & gentility. Being the life of the renowned Nicolaus Claudius Fabricius Lord of Peiresk ... / Englished by W. Rand.
  • The mirrour of true nobility & gentility. Being the life of the renowned Nicolaus Claudius Fabricius Lord of Peiresk ... / Englished by W. Rand.
  • Portraits of illustrious personages of Great Britain / Engraved from authentic pictures in the galleries of the nobility and the public collections of the country. With biographical and historical memoirs of their lives and actions, by Edmund Lodge.
  • Portraits of illustrious personages of Great Britain / Engraved from authentic pictures in the galleries of the nobility and the public collections of the country. With biographical and historical memoirs of their lives and actions, by Edmund Lodge.
  • By permission of the Right Honorable the Lord Mayor : to the nobility, gentry, and the curious for inspecting most extraordinary human beings, of the wild species born ... three wonderful phoenomena ... each with a monstrous CRAW under the throat ...
  • To the nobility, gentry, and all who are admirers of the extraordinary productions of nature : Just arrived from London, and to be seen at her lodgings, near the Fountain-Well, Nether-Bow, High-Street, Maria Teresa, the amazing Corsican Fairy ...
  • This is to acquaint the nobility, gentry and the curious in general : to be seen ... during the time of the fair, the surprising Italian Dwarf, two feet six inches high, 25 years of age, born without arms, legs, or thighs. Yet has feet and hands.
  • Eighth wonder! : with due respect to the nobility, gentry, and the public in general of Hull and its vicinity, they are informed, that the wonderful Miss Beffin, in her way to Edinburgh, intends doing herself the honour of being exhibited for a short time, in a commdious room, no.42, Lowgate ...
  • Eighth wonder! : with due respect to the nobility, gentry, and the public in general of Hull and its vicinity, they are informed, that the wonderful Miss Beffin, in her way to Edinburgh, intends doing herself the honour of being exhibited for a short time, in a commdious room, no.42, Lowgate ...
  • To the nobility and gentry : just arrived, the Child of Nature! : a most wonderful phenomema, unparalleled in the annals of history, a female child, only 11 years old, 6 feet high, weighs upwards of 13 stone, a native of Rippingdale, in the county of Lincoln : exhibited at no. 4, Pall Mall.
  • For three nights only. Tuesday, thursday and Saturday, August 11th, 13th, & 15th, 1846 : The manager has the gratification of announcing to the nobility and gentry visiting Buxton, and to the inhabitants generally, that he has entered into an arrangement for the above lilited period, with England's native wonder, Field Marshal Tom Thumb! / Theatre, Buxton.
  • Temple offering of antelope and gazelle. These were captured alive by means of a lasso or bolas but only available for the nobility. From a wall relief at the temple at Kom Ombo in Southern Upper Egypt. This temple mostly dates from the Ptolemaic Period although New Kingdom (1570-1070 BCE) remains have been found on the site.
  • The historical antiquities of Hertfordshire. With the original of counties, hundreds or wapentakes and hamlets; the foundation and origin of monasteries, churches, and vicarages; the several honors, mannors, and parks of the nobility and gentry; and the succession of the lords each. Faithfully collected from public records, ancient manuscripts and other select authorities / Together with an exact transcript of Domesday-book, so far as concerns this shire, and the translation thereof in English. To which are added, the epitaphs and memorable inscriptions in all the parishes.
  • The historical antiquities of Hertfordshire. With the original of counties, hundreds or wapentakes and hamlets; the foundation and origin of monasteries, churches, and vicarages; the several honors, mannors, and parks of the nobility and gentry; and the succession of the lords each. Faithfully collected from public records, ancient manuscripts and other select authorities / Together with an exact transcript of Domesday-book, so far as concerns this shire, and the translation thereof in English. To which are added, the epitaphs and memorable inscriptions in all the parishes.
  • The historical antiquities of Hertfordshire. With the original of counties, hundreds or wapentakes and hamlets; the foundation and origin of monasteries, churches, and vicarages; the several honors, mannors, and parks of the nobility and gentry; and the succession of the lords each. Faithfully collected from public records, ancient manuscripts and other select authorities / Together with an exact transcript of Domesday-book, so far as concerns this shire, and the translation thereof in English. To which are added, the epitaphs and memorable inscriptions in all the parishes.
  • Chamaemelum nobile (Roman or common camomile)
  • Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All. Asteraceae. English, Roman or garden chamomile Distribution: Europe, Mediterranean. Culpeper (1650): “... assuage swellings, inflammations of the bowels, dissolve wind, are profitable given in clysters or drink, to such as are troubled with colic or [renal] stone.” The leaves are pleasantly fragrant, hence its use as a lawn plant, but also in aromatherapy. A ‘tea’ made from the flowers is apparently used to lighten hair colour. Chamomile contains sesquiterpene lactones, and these are known to possess allergenic properties. Hypersensitivity reactions have been reported in this and other members of the Compositae (Asteraceae) and cross sensitivity reactions may occur (Medicines Control Agency, 2002). Analgesic, and used for cramps and spasms (Quincy, 1718). Chamomile tea is used to help sleep, but may cause uterine contractions so avoid in pregnancy (US National Institutes of Health advice). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • A nawab or Indian nobleman and his wife. Gouache painting.
  • Costumes and pastimes of the nobleman. Etching by J. Amman and VZ, 1579.
  • A Russian nobleman riding with his servant and smoking a hooka. Coloured lithograph by D. Dighton, c. 1820, after A. Orlowski.
  • A Spanish nobleman congratulating his wife on the birth of a child, the court are also in attendance. Etching by A. Lataurze(?) after F. Gonzalez Tavé.
  • Sir Humphrey Gilbert: Plan for Academy. 1573
  • Procession of courtiers to the chapel of Fontainebleau, to be knighted. Engraving by Abraham Bosse, 1633.