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Item, that the said abbot hath granted leases of farms and advocations first to one man, and took his fine, and also hath granted the same lease to another man for more money; and then would make to the last taker a lease or writing, with an antedate of the first lease, which hath bred great dissension among gentlemen as Master Blunt and Master Moysey, and other takers of such leases and that often.
It had a tail of real horse-hair and a golden mane, and on its near shoulder a blue scroll with its name Kitchener thereon in letters of gold. Its legs were extended at a gallop. "Gavel's!" said Tilda. "Gavel's, at ten to one an' no takers! . . . But why? 'Ow?"
He stepped back to tell them to come up to the farm in the morning for milk and butter and to report on their night, and started off once more. Gregory, who had clearly been puzzling over something, ran after him. "Well?" said Mr. Gosden. "Where do they take the hay?" Gregory said. "Who?" Mr. Gosden asked. "The hay takers," said Gregory. "I don't understand," said Mr Gosden. "What hay takers?
'Professor Grime has inadvertently tossed his half-crown out of one of the cabin-windows, and it has been arranged that the steward shall toss for him. Bets are offered on any side to any amount, but there are no takers. 'Professor Woodensconce has just called "woman;" but the coin having lodged in a beam, is a long time coming down again.
This would give the upper proprietors a chance of having good fish, and a corresponding inducement to take care of them. Nobody would be so much benefited as the owners of fisheries at the mouths of rivers; they would be the first takers, and would still get the lion's share of all the fish that ascended the river.
Nineteen fair to middling Wallachian girls offered at L130 @ 150, but no takers; sixteen prime A 1 sold in small lots to close out terms private. "Sales of one lot Circassians, prime to good, 1852 to 1854, at L240 @ 242, buyer 30; one forty-niner damaged at L23, seller ten, no deposit. Several Georgians, fancy brands, 1852, changed hands to fill orders.
Hence, he expressed himself in these words "I excommunicate and debar from this holy table of the Lord, all devisers, commanders, users, or approvers of any religious worship not instituted by God in his Word, all tolerators and countenancers thereof; and by consequence I debar and excommunicate from this holy table of the Lord, Queen and Parliament, and all under them, who spread and propagate or tolerate a false superstitious worship, ay and until they repent," And in relation to the opposing of the covenants and work of reformation, he had these words "I excommunicate and debar all who are opposers of our covenants and covenanted Reformation, and all that have taken oaths contrary to our covenants, and such particularly as are takers of the Oath of Abjuration, whether Ministers or others, until they repent."
His eye has been took by the legs of them Coles hosses and he's gone crazy betting on 'em. Well, he gets plenty of takers!" Indeed, Colonel Dickinson was stopped right and left to record wagers. "I got down a little bet myself, this morning, agin his Lady Mary." Corson chuckled at the thought of such easy money.
"The odds are four to one on him, and few takers," announced Shelton. Lord Standon set down his glass. "Ah, that was yesterday," he said. "I was there later, and the odds were being lifted. You can lay what you like on him, my dear fellow, and you will have no difficulty in finding takers." "Oh!" commented Adrien, almost listlessly. "Something better in the field, I suppose?
"You are every inch a soldier, Jack; you would put heart into a worse craven than I am ever like to be." And he loosed the iron scabbard and gave it me. Now ensued a most painful time of waiting and listening for the tramp of our takers.
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