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C. Suetonius Tranquillus, Divus Claudius (ed. Alexander Thomson), chapter 17 (search)
nly sixteen days in the island, receiving the submission of some tribes in the south-eastern districts. But the way had been prepared for him by his able general, Aulus Plautius, who defeated Cunobeline, and made himself master of his capital, Camulodunum, or Colchester. These successes were followed up by Ostorius, who conquered Caractacus and sent him to Rome. It is singular that Suetonius has supplied us with no particulars of these events. Some account of them is given in the disquisition aColchester. These successes were followed up by Ostorius, who conquered Caractacus and sent him to Rome. It is singular that Suetonius has supplied us with no particulars of these events. Some account of them is given in the disquisition appended to this life of Caligula. The expedition of Plautius took place A. U. C. 796, A D. 44. to witness which, he not only gave leave to governors of provinces to come to Rome, but even to some of the exiles. Among the spoils taken from the enemy, he fixed upon the pediment of his house in the Palatium, a naval crown, in token of his having passed, and, as it were, conquered the Ocean, and had it suspended near the civic crown which was there before. Messalina, his wife, followed his chario
C. Suetonius Tranquillus, Nero (ed. Alexander Thomson), chapter 18 (search)
ed from so doing by the fear of appearing to detract from the glory of his father.Claudius had received the submission of some of the British tribes. See c. xvii. of his Life. In the reign of Nero, his general, Suetonius Paulinus, attacked Mona or Anglesey, the chief seat of the Druids, and extirpated them with great cruelty. The successes of Boadicea, queen of the Iceni, who inhabited Derbyshire, were probably the cause of Nero's wishing to withdraw the legions; she having reduced London, Colchester, and Verulam, and put to death seventy thousand of the Romans and their British allies. She was, however, at length defeated by Suetonius Paulinus, who was recalled for his severities. See Tacit. Agric. xv. I, xvi. ; and Annal. xiv. 29. All that he did was to reduce the kingdom of Pontus, which was ceded to him by Polemon, and also the Alps,The dominions of Cottius embraced the valleys in the chain of the Alps, extending between Piedmont and Dauphiny, called by the Romans the Cottian Alps
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Agreement of the people, (search)
ishes therein, 4. Cambridgeshire, with the Boroughs, Towns, and Parishes therein, except such as are hereunder particularly named. 4; Cambridge University, 2; Cambridge Town, 2. Essex, with the Boroughs, Towns, and Parishes therein, except Colchester, 11; Colchester, 2. Suffolk, with the Boroughs, Towns, and Parishes therein, except such as are hereafter named, 10; Ipswich, 2; St. Edmund's Bury, 1. Norfolk, with the Boroughs, Towns, and Parishes therein, except such as are hereunder nColchester, 2. Suffolk, with the Boroughs, Towns, and Parishes therein, except such as are hereafter named, 10; Ipswich, 2; St. Edmund's Bury, 1. Norfolk, with the Boroughs, Towns, and Parishes therein, except such as are hereunder named, 9; Norwich, 3; Lynn, 1; Yarmouth, 1. Lincolnshire, with the Boroughs, Towns, and Parishes therein, except the City of Lincoln and the Town of Boston, 11; Lincoln. 1; Boston, 1. Rutlandshire, with the Boroughs, Towns, and Parishes therein, 1. Huntingdonshire. with the Boroughs, Towns, and Parishes therein, 3. Leichestershire, with the Boroughs, Towns, and Parishes therein, except Leicester, 5; Leicester, 1. Nottinghamshire, with the Boroughs, Towns, and Parishes therein, exce
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Government, instrument of. (search)
dgeshire, 4; Cambridge Town, 1; Cambridge University, 1; Isle of Ely, 2; Cheshire, 4; Chester, 1; Cornwall, 8; Launceston, 1; Truro, 1; Penryn, 1; East Looe and West Looe, 1 Cumberland, 2; Carlisle, 1; Derbyshire, 4 Derby Town, 1; Devonshire, 11; Exeter, 2; Plymouth, 2; Clifton, Dartmouth, Hardness, 1; Totnes, 1; Barnstable, 1; Tiverton, 1; Honiton, 1; Dorsetshire, 6; Dorchester, 1; Weymouth and Melcomb-Regis, 1; Lyme-Regis, 1; Poole, 1; Durham, 2; City of Durham, 1; Essex, 13; Malden, 1; Colchester, 2; Gloucestershire, 5; Gloucester, 2; Tewkesbury, 1; Cirencester, 1; Herefordshire, 4; Hereford, 1; Leominster, 1; Hertfordshire, 5; St. Alban's, 1; Hertford, 1; Huntingdonshire, 3; Huntingdon, 1; Kent, 11; Canterbury, 2; Rochester, 1; Maidstone, 1 ; Dover, 1; Sandwich, 1; Queenborough, 1; Lancashire, 4; Preston, 1; Lancaster, 1; Liverpool, 1; Manchester, 1; Leicestershire, 4; Leicester, 2; Lincolnshire, 10; Lincoln, 2; Boston, 1; Grantham, 1; Stamford, 1; Great Grimsby, 1; Middlesex, 4;
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lay, Benjamin 1681-1760 (search)
Lay, Benjamin 1681-1760 Philanthropist; born in Colchester, England, in 1681; came to the United States and settled in Abington, Pa. He was one of the first antislavery advocates. In order to express his feeling against the owners of slaves, he once filled a bladder with blood and carried it into a Quaker meeting, where in the presence of the worshippers he pierced it with a sword which he had concealed under his coat, and, sprinkling the blood on the persons nearest to him, cried, Thus shall God shed the blood of those who enslave their fellow-creatures. He was the author of All Slavekeepers, that keep the innocent in bondage, apostates. He died in Abington, Pa., in 1760.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Sears, Isaac 1729- (search)
Sears, Isaac 1729- Patriot; born in Norwalk, Conn., in 1729. His ancestors were from Colchester, England, and were among the earlier emigrants to Massachusetts, landing at Plymouth in 1630. He was one of the most earnest, active, and pugnacious of the Sons of Liberty in New York; was a successful merchant there, engaged in the European and West India trade, when political matters arrested his attention. After the passage of the Stamp Act he became a prominent leader of the opposition to that measure. He was thoroughly hated by the government and the Tory party, and was in custody on a charge of treason when the news of the fight at Lexington reached New York. Because of his leadership, his enemies called him King Sears. He was maligned, caricatured, satirized, and made the object of Tory squibs and epigrams like the following, which was published when the committee of fifty-one refused to recommend a revival of the non-importation league: And so, my good masters, I fin
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), B. (search)
he outside. It resembles in form and operation a sausage-cutting machine, but delivers a coarser product. Baize. （Fabric.) A coarse woolen fabric with a long nap, principally used for covering tables, screens, etc. First made at Colchester, England, in 1660. Bought me a new black baize waistecoate, lined with silk. — Pepys, 1663. Sir Thomas Clifford talked much of the plain habits of the Spaniards: how the king and lords themselves wear but a cloak of Colchester bayze, and the Colchester bayze, and the ladies mantles, in cold weather, of white flannell; and that the endeavours frequently of setting up the manufactory of making these stuffs there, have only been prevented by the Inquisition. — Ibid., February, 1667. Ba-la-lai′ka. （Music.) A musical instrument of the bandour kind, of very ancient Sclavonian origin. It is in common use both with the Russians and Tartars. According to Niebuhr, it is also frequent in Egypt and Arabia. The body of it is an oblong semicircle, about six
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
stor of the large family of his name, in Bedford. 2. Daniel, brother of Michael (2), was early in Bridgewater, and owned land there, which he sold to his nephew, Michael Bacon, Jr., of Billerica. He was one of the jury for laying out highways in 1664, and is mentioned again in 1668, but the family early left the town. Mitchell. In 1668, he purchased a house and 6 acres near Angier's corner, about which time he probably came to Cambridge. His w. was Mary, dau. of Thomas Read of Colchester, Essex Co., England; and their children, recorded here in 1674, but prob. all born in Bridgewater, were Isaac, b. 14 Ap. 1650; Rachel, b. 8 June 1652; Jacob, b. 2 June 1654; Lydia, b. 6 Mar. 1656-7. They had also son John, to whom the father gave deed of land in Watertown, Feb. 1678-9, in observance of the last will and testament of his grandfather Read. Daniel the f. was a tailor, and d. 7 Sept. 1691. 3. Jacob, s. of Daniel (2), by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b. 26 Mar. 1677-8, d. 6 Ap.
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, B. (search)
stor of the large family of his name, in Bedford. 2. Daniel, brother of Michael (2), was early in Bridgewater, and owned land there, which he sold to his nephew, Michael Bacon, Jr., of Billerica. He was one of the jury for laying out highways in 1664, and is mentioned again in 1668, but the family early left the town. Mitchell. In 1668, he purchased a house and 6 acres near Angier's corner, about which time he probably came to Cambridge. His w. was Mary, dau. of Thomas Read of Colchester, Essex Co., England; and their children, recorded here in 1674, but prob. all born in Bridgewater, were Isaac, b. 14 Ap. 1650; Rachel, b. 8 June 1652; Jacob, b. 2 June 1654; Lydia, b. 6 Mar. 1656-7. They had also son John, to whom the father gave deed of land in Watertown, Feb. 1678-9, in observance of the last will and testament of his grandfather Read. Daniel the f. was a tailor, and d. 7 Sept. 1691. 3. Jacob, s. of Daniel (2), by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b. 26 Mar. 1677-8, d. 6 Ap.
The Daily Dispatch: November 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], Army of the Potomac. (search)
rugged, a single road winding down it towards the shore at a point where there was formerly a bridge, but which is now destroyed. Immediately at the rear of the village, and rising abruptly above it, is a high hill from which a fine bird's-eye view of the surrounding scenery can be had. Below lies the village, and beyond it the Occoquon run winding towards the Potomac, whose blue hue can be seen for several miles. Two miles below Occoquon village, on the opposite side of the run, is Colchester. There the steep hills end, and the road passes over a comparatively level country to the ferry.--It is at this point the enemy will cross the main portion of his force, fortifying, probably, the nearer hills, and then crossing under cover of the batteries. The river is about one hundred yards wide. The only other place for a passage would be a ford about a mile and a half above the village, where the water is quite shallow. The roads here are very bad and might be obstructed so as to
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