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... honour and integrity . He rejected the proposal to take away her life secretly , with disdain ; and lamenting that he should ever have been deemed capable of acting the part of an assassin , he declared , that the Queen might dispose of ...
... honour and integrity . He rejected the proposal to take away her life secretly , with disdain ; and lamenting that he should ever have been deemed capable of acting the part of an assassin , he declared , that the Queen might dispose of ...
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... honour of knighthood on him ; and in 1600 , he departed this life . He married , in 1583 , Catherine , sole daugh- ter to Henry Lord Norreys , Baron of Rycot , by whom he had issue John his son and heir , and Henry second son , from ...
... honour of knighthood on him ; and in 1600 , he departed this life . He married , in 1583 , Catherine , sole daugh- ter to Henry Lord Norreys , Baron of Rycot , by whom he had issue John his son and heir , and Henry second son , from ...
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... præd . p . 715 . q Ibid . p . 127 . m Ibid . p.655,656 . P Ibid . Vol . II . p . 20 . r Whitlock's Memorials , p . 86 . 5 Walker's Historical D.sc. p . 47 . and on September 30th , following , had the honour 10 PEERAGE OF ENGLAND .
... præd . p . 715 . q Ibid . p . 127 . m Ibid . p.655,656 . P Ibid . Vol . II . p . 20 . r Whitlock's Memorials , p . 86 . 5 Walker's Historical D.sc. p . 47 . and on September 30th , following , had the honour 10 PEERAGE OF ENGLAND .
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Arthur Collins. and on September 30th , following , had the honour to ' entertain him at his seat at Henton St. George . The year following the King was unsuccessful in all his undertakings , and the kingdom being reduced to the ...
Arthur Collins. and on September 30th , following , had the honour to ' entertain him at his seat at Henton St. George . The year following the King was unsuccessful in all his undertakings , and the kingdom being reduced to the ...
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... 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 his ...
... 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 his ...
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afterwards ancestor Anne appointed April arms Ashburnham August Baron Bart born Brampton brother buried castle Catharine Chancellor Charles Charles II 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 letters patent London 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 September Sir Edward Sir Edward Harley Sir Henry Sir John Sir Richard Sir Robert Sir Thomas Sir William sister Southampton Staffordshire succeeded thereof Viscount Warwick Warwickshire Wroxton Wyndham
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Page 156 - A Cherub's face, a reptile all the rest; Beauty that shocks you, parts that none will trust; Wit that can creep, and pride that licks the dust.
Page 447 - To this sad shrine, whoe'er thou art, draw near, Here lies the friend most lov'd, the son most dear: Who ne'er knew joy, but friendship might divide, Or gave his father grief but when he dv'd.
Page 356 - He writing of Episcopacy and by the way treating of sects and schisms, left ye his vote, or rather now the...
Page 68 - Contrary in any wise notwithstanding although express mention of the true yearly value or certainty of the premises or any of them or of any other gifts or grants by Us or by any of Our progenitors or predecessors...
Page 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.
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Page 7 - I should make so foul a shipwreck of my conscience, or leave so great a blot to my poor posterity...