 | William John Thoms - 1873 - 350 ページ
...satisfied of their truth. The statement is as follows : — ' Previous to Jenkins's going to York, when the agent of Mrs. Wastell went to him, to find out what account he could give about the matter in dispute, he saw an old man sitting at the door, to whom he told his business. The... | |
 | William John Thoms - 1873 - 344 ページ
...satisfied of their truth. The statement is as follows : — ' Previous to Jenkins's going to York, when the agent of Mrs. Wastell went to him, to find out what account he could give about the matter in dispute, he saw an old man sitting at the door, to whom he told his business. The... | |
 | Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Sir George Webbe Dasent - 1874 - 408 ページ
...Thoms has recently demolished in his book on the " Longevity of Man." The story as quoted by Mr. Thoms, from Clarkson's " History and Antiquities of Richmond,"...York," says Mr. Clarkson, "when the agent of Mrs. AVastell went to him to find out what account he could give of the matter in dispute, he saw an old... | |
 | 1886 - 926 ページ
...reference to the cause " Howe v. Wastell," in which a man called Jenkins gave evidence as to his age. " When the agent of Mrs. Wastell went to him, to find out what account he could give about the matter in dispute, he saw an old man sitting at the door, to whom he told his business. The... | |
 | William Alexander Clouston - 1887 - 530 ページ
...' the following is quoted from Clarkson's 'History and Antiquities of Richmond1 (in Yorkshire) : " There had been some legal dispute in which the evidence...parties, went to visit the old man. Previous to Jenkins goiug to York (says Mr Clarkson), when the agent went to find out what account he could give of the... | |
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the oldest inhabitant " was required, and the agent of Mrs. Wastell, one of the parties, went to visit the old man! " Previous to Jenkins going to York," says Mr. Clarkson, "when the agent of Mrs. Wastell went to him to find out what account he could... 