Lexicographical Neighbors of Leigers
Literary usage of Leigers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of England: From the Earliest Period to 1839 by Thomas Keightley (1843)
"ENGLAND UNDER THE TUDORS. Power of the Crown.—House of Commons.—Court of Star
Chamber.—Court of High Commission.—Wardship.—Younger Broth ers.—leigers or ..."
2. A Survey of Worcestershire by Thomas Habington, John Amphlett (1899)
"Thus in two leigers of the Priorie, but especially in the Registrie Sede Vacante.
The books disagree somewhat about his comeing into the ..."
3. Salopian Shreds and Patches (1880)
"I find it in the programme of the Excursion of the Shropshire Archaeological
Society as issued to members —"The leigers in the floor of the nave," and again ..."
4. Publications by Oxford Historical Society, Bostonian Society (1892)
"... and afterwards a leigers, or transcript of all the evidences, by the favour
of Dr. (Thomas) Barlow. All done in the dining roome belonging to his ..."
5. Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Comprizing Biographical by John Nichols, Samuel Bentley (1812)
"... each of which recorded himself worthy memory by laudable actions, recorded of
him in the leigers of the house. Of tliese were Thomas Nassington, ..."
6. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: To which is Added an by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1826)
"... who were craftily persuaded by the leigers there, Mr. Pym, Mr. Hambden, and Mr.
Saint-John, to concur in it, being full of duty and modesty enough; ..."
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