Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: May 17, 2025
"Hullo!" said Roger. "And who may you be, making so bold?" "Is your name Roger Stephen?" the purple-faced man demanded. "I asked you a question first. Drop shaking my gate and answer it, or else take yourself off." "And I order you to open at once, sir! I'm the Under-Sheriff of Cornwall, and I've come with a writ of ejectment.
"Do you recollect old Hardwood, our under-sheriff? He has a very beautiful daughter, and she was married last week at St Paul's Church, to a lieutenant in the navy. When the archdeacon said, 'Will you have this man to be your wedded husband? "'Yes, she said, and made a slight pause; and then became bewildered, and got into her catechism.
A priest was in attendance, and he helped the girl climb up, and said comforting words to her, and made the under-sheriff provide a stool for her.
The Earl's face showed profound gratification, for he was a man of merciful and generous impulses a thing not very common with his class in that fierce age. He said "These your Grace's noble words have sealed its doom. History will remember it to the honour of your royal house." The under-sheriff was about to remove his prisoner; Tom gave him a sign to wait; then he said
"Ye deal in treason, rogue; ye trudge the country leasing; y' are heavily suspicioned of the death of severals. How, fellow, are ye so bold? But I will bring you down." "Right honourable and my reverend lord," the man cried, "here is some hodge-podge, saving your good presence. I am but a poor private man, and have hurt none." "The under-sheriff did report of you most vilely," said the knight.
The shade of difference between the under-sheriff and the justice of the quorum, in their hierarchical service towards the sheriff, was that the under-sheriff accompanied and the justice of the quorum assisted. The sheriff held two courts one fixed and central, the county court; and a movable court, the sheriff's turn. He thus represented both unity and ubiquity.
He then received congratulations from Messrs Pearce, Thornborough, and Wire at the Alliance Office, and appointed Mr Wire as his under-sheriff. On the same day he addressed a formal letter of thanks to "The worthy and independent Livery of London."
Sir James Tillie, Knight, of Pentillie Castle by Tamar and High Sheriff of Cornwall, was an amiable gentleman of indolent habits and no great stock of brains. On receiving Sandercock's message and instant appeal for help, he cursed his Under-Sheriff for a drunken bungler, and reluctantly prepared to ride West and restore order.
Each of those inferior inquisitions was managed by three inquisitors, two secretaries, one under-sheriff, one receiver, and a certain number of triers and consulters. Their functions were considerably restricted, leaving all capital cases and ultimate decisions in the hands of the Madrid "Supreme."
His practice at the Bar increased, and he was made a judge, or under-sheriff, his income reaching 400 l. a year, which would now be reckoned about 5,000 l. He needed it all, for besides his own four children and his stepdaughter he had adopted another girl. This girl, Margaret Gigs, afterwards married a learned man, Dr.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking