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Harper, gave him, in 1741, Calthorp in Leicestershire, of eighty pounds a year, on which he lived ten years, and then exchanged it for Belchford, in Lincolnshire, of seventy-five. His condition now began to mend. In 1751 Sir John Heathcote gave him Coningsby, of one hundred and forty pounds a year; and in 1755 the Chancellor added Kirkby, of one hundred and ten.
Hundreds of pikes, it was said, were already forged, and specimens were freely exhibited of formidable weapons known to military men by the name of "Caltrop" or "Calthorp," intended to impede the passage of cavalry. They consisted of four spikes of pointed iron, about four inches long, radiating from a common centre in such a manner that, however thrown, one spike would be uppermost.
"You don't say so," said Mr. Salvin. "But I do," said Lady Hibbert. "Oh, Mr. Salvin, I'm so sorry. ..." "I will remove myself if you'll kindly lend me a hand," said Mr. Salvin. "You shall sit by my mother," said Clara. "Everybody seems to come in here. ... Mr. Calthorp, let me introduce you to Miss Edwards." "Are you going away for Christmas?" said Mr. Calthorp.
"If my brother gets his leave," said Miss Edwards. "What regiment is he in?" said Mr. Calthorp. "The Twentieth Hussars," said Miss Edwards. "Perhaps he knows my brother?" said Mr. Calthorp. "I am afraid I did not catch your name," said Miss Edwards. "Calthorp," said Mr. Calthorp. "But what proof was there that the marriage service was actually performed?" said Mr. Crosby.
In the morning they went to rouse the women, and found that seven of the thirteen were dead. The surviving men were the master, B. H. Peck, Joseph Bennet, Thomas Sharp, John Watson, Edward Calthorp, Thomas Hines, Robert Ballard, John Robinson, and William Kinderey. The women were Ellen Galvin, Mary Stating, Ann Cullen, Rosa Heland, Rose Dunn, and Margaret Drury.
"After me they called up Brooke, and Calthorp, and Clements, and then old Wingate, Tom Wingate's father, who had examined them, seemed to get tired, and turned to Pierson, and said, 'Sir Richard, you ought to take your turn." And so Sir Richard began, and, as if by accident, called up Den. "'Mr. Duval, said he, 'how do you find the variation of the compass by the amplitudes or azimuths?
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