Excerpt from Mnemonika, or the Tablet of Memory: Being an Register of Events From the Earliest Period to the Year 1829, Comprehending an Epitome of Universal History, Chronology, Biography and Geography, Serving as a Book for Daily Reference Access and Monasteries, pillaged by William the Conqueror, 1069; one hundred suppressed in England by order of council 1414, at a time when general throughout Europe. Dissolved by Henry VIII. Of England, to the value of in imo - suppressed by the emperor of Germany in 1785; and by France, in 1790. Abbeville, in France, nearly destroyed by an explosion of gun powder, when a hundred and fifty of the inhabitants perished, and one hundred houses were destroyed; the loss sustained was estimated at livres, November 1773. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.