Collins's Peerage of England: Contains the earls from the commencement of the eighteenth century to the death of George IIF.C. and J. Rivington, Otridge and Son, J. Nichols and Company ... [and 26 others], 1812 |
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... received his quietus from the council board , the appointment of Paulet is spoken of as a rumour , and Drury's name is not mentioned . " It is well remarked , that Mr. LODGE in this work has brought to light several events of this ...
... received his quietus from the council board , the appointment of Paulet is spoken of as a rumour , and Drury's name is not mentioned . " It is well remarked , that Mr. LODGE in this work has brought to light several events of this ...
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... received the honour of knighthood in his father's lifetime , as before observed ; and being elected Knight of the shire for the county of Somerset to that Parliament , which met on Nov. 3d , 1640 , he eminently manifested his loyalty to ...
... received the honour of knighthood in his father's lifetime , as before observed ; and being elected Knight of the shire for the county of Somerset to that Parliament , which met on Nov. 3d , 1640 , he eminently manifested his loyalty to ...
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... received the honour of knight- hood at Leith . In the reign of King Philip and Queen Mary , he raised , at his own expense , 100 men , to march under the Earl of Derby , who in September , 1557 , was sent to oppose the Scots on their ...
... received the honour of knight- hood at Leith . In the reign of King Philip and Queen Mary , he raised , at his own expense , 100 men , to march under the Earl of Derby , who in September , 1557 , was sent to oppose the Scots on their ...
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... received the honour of knighthood ; and was a person of such eminence , that Edward the Black Prince re- commended him to his father , Edw . III . to be chosen a Knight of the Garter ; but he died before his election . He married Ele ...
... received the honour of knighthood ; and was a person of such eminence , that Edward the Black Prince re- commended him to his father , Edw . III . to be chosen a Knight of the Garter ; but he died before his election . He married Ele ...
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... received his first in- structions in literature from his uncle , Richard Harley , a man of noted wit and learning ; by whom being accomplished for the University , his father sent him to Oriel - college , in Oxford . He continued there ...
... received his first in- structions in literature from his uncle , Richard Harley , a man of noted wit and learning ; by whom being accomplished for the University , his father sent him to Oriel - college , in Oxford . He continued there ...
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afterwards ancestor Anne appointed April arms Ashburnham August Baron Bart born Brampton brother buried castle Catharine Chancellor Charles Cholmondeley church coheir Colonel court Custos Rotulorum daugh daughter and heir daughter of Sir decease died unmarried Duke eldest Eliz Elizabeth England Essex father February France George Harcourt Harley heir of Sir Henry VIII Henry Wallop Hertfordshire Hervey honour Hugh Ibid Ireland James January John Wallop July June King King's kingdom of Ireland Knight Lady lands left issue letters patent Lord Lord Hervey Lordship married Majesty Majesty's manor March Margaret married to Sir Mary Norfolk November October Oxfordshire Parliament Philip præd present Earl Prince Privy-council Queen regiment reign Robert Harley seat second Earl Sir Edward Sir Edward Harley Sir Henry Sir John Sir Richard Sir Robert Sir Thomas Sir William sister Southampton Staffordshire succeeded thereof Viscount Wallop Warwick Warwickshire Wroxton Wyndham
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Страница 156 - Whose buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er tastes, and beauty ne'er enjoys : So well-bred spaniels civilly delight In mumbling of the game they dare not bite. Eternal smiles his emptiness...
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Страница 484 - Were I ambitious of any other patron than the public, I would inscribe this work to a Statesman who, in a long, a stormy, and at length an unfortunate administration, had many political opponents, almost without a personal enemy ; who has retained, in his fall from power, many faithful and disinterested friends ; and who, under the pressure of severe infirmity, enjoys the lively vigour of his mind, and the felicity of his incomparable temper.
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Страница 79 - ... tis a soul like thine, a soul supreme, in each hard instance tried, above all pain, all passion and all pride, the rage of power, the blast of public breath, the lust of lucre and the dread of death.
Страница 62 - CHARLES the Second by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland Defender of the Faith &c.
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