sepulture

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The mode of sepulture was that practiced by the natives of this continent.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams

In place thairof, sen I have ellis left it unto zow, I send unto zow ane sepulture of hard stane, collourit with blak, sawin with teiris and bones.

From Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 by Various

This was one of the “Memaloose” or sepulture places of the Indians.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison

"Commending myself, a suppliant, to my great celestial patron Leo, I, Leo XII., his humble client, unworthy of so great a name, have chosen a place of sepulture, near his holy ashes."

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Thus died the curate of Esco, in the year 1805; he was refused ecclesiastical sepulture, and was privately buried within the walls of the tribunal.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio