See also: - THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
English Nonconformist divine, was born at Laurence Lydiard, Somerset, in 162o, and was educated at Hart See also: - HALL
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
, See also: - OXFORD
- OXFORD, EARLS OF
- OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
- OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
- OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
- OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
- OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST
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Joseph Hall, bishop of Norwich, ordained him deacon: he never took priest's orders, holding that " he was properly ordained to the ministerial See also: - OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")
." He was one of the clerks at the Westminster Assembly, one of Cromwell's chaplains and a " trier," and held livings at Stoke Newington (1645) and St Paul's, Covent Garden (1656)
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He disapproved of the execution of Charles I
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In 1658 he assisted Baxter to draw up the " Fundamentals of Religion." He helped to restore Charles II. and became one of his chaplains, refusing the deanery of Rochester
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In 1662 he lost his living under the Act of Uniformity and preached in his own rooms and in other parts of London
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For this he was arrested in 167o
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His works are best known in the collected edition by J
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C
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Ryle (22 vols
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1870-1875)
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MAN-TRAPS, mechanical devices for catching poachers and trespassers
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They have taken many forms, the most usual being like a large rat- trap, the steel springs being armed with teeth which met in the victim's leg
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Since 1827 they have been illegal in England, except in houses between sunset and sunrise as a defence against burglars
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End of Article: THOMAS MANTON (162o-1677)
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