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[1220]Dr. Webb:—his way of teaching children, in Duck lane. It taught them also to make verses. He wrote severall bookes—from Mr. Michael Weekes: quaere +.
A collection of concise biographical sketches of contemporaries and earlier figures recorded by an antiquarian observer, combining factual entries—births, offices, publications, and inscriptions—with personal anecdotes, hearsay, heraldic and parish-register notes, bibliographic references, and occasional critical judgments. Entries range from terse records to extended reminiscences, often citing documentary sources or witness statements, and reflect an informal, detail-driven approach aimed at preserving lives, reputations, and local traditions for reference and remembrance.
[1220]Dr. Webb:—his way of teaching children, in Duck lane. It taught them also to make verses. He wrote severall bookes—from Mr. Michael Weekes: quaere +.