These wealhs, as well as ceorls, appear to have been able to attain to the rank of king’s thane, but it has been suggested that the thane of Welsh extraction (wealh) was only appraised at half the value of the English thane; in fact that the twelvehyndman with his were of 1,200s. was the English thane, and the sixhyndman with the were of 600s. the Welsh thane.

The tossing vessel sailed on shoaly ground.

… imitation travertine, resembling marble, has been used to cover the station exterior, ….

'Sure never were seen two such beautiful Ponies; Other Horses are Clowns—and these macaronies