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The Good Old Days

... They were a species of cavalry which were mote lightly armed than the men-at-arms. English soldiers called them paunce nars. because they wore the German panzer, a sleeveless coat .chainmail. Sir John Fortescue commented upon the derivation the word pauncenar ...

Published: Wednesday 24 December 1941
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 347 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Devon

... dressed in blue watermark taffeta, with blue halos to match, and carried posies of pink chrysanthemums. The best man- was Mr. John Prowse. Mr. George Wills was usher. The bridegroom's present to the bride was case of cutlery, and the bride's gift to the ...

Published: Friday 09 January 1942
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1580 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SOUTH DEVON DISTRICT NEWS

... obtained £5 by false pretences from Misses Harriett and Angela Gibson, of 4. Avenue-road. Bovey Tracey, on September 10th, John Wilson, who gave an address as I, Middlesex-street, London, was at Newton Abbot on Tuesday committed for trial at Devon Quarter ...

Published: Friday 28 September 1945
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 5153 | Page: 7 | Tags: none