Peerage of England. ...F. C. and J. Rivington, 1812 |
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... 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 sovereign during the civil wars . He had the command of a regiment of foot , after the ...
... 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 sovereign during the civil wars . He had the command of a regiment of foot , after the ...
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... elected a Knight companion of the most noble Order of the Gar- ter , but was not installed till August 4th following ; when his Lordship was Lord - steward of the household , Lord - lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of Devonshire , and ...
... elected a Knight companion of the most noble Order of the Gar- ter , but was not installed till August 4th following ; when his Lordship was Lord - steward of the household , Lord - lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of Devonshire , and ...
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... elected , in 1741 , one of the members for the borough of Bridgwater , to the ninth Parliament of Great Britain ; on November 16th , 1764 , was chosen Recorder of Bridgwater ; and Jan. 23d , 1771 , was appointed Lord - lieutenant of the ...
... elected , in 1741 , one of the members for the borough of Bridgwater , to the ninth Parliament of Great Britain ; on November 16th , 1764 , was chosen Recorder of Bridgwater ; and Jan. 23d , 1771 , was appointed Lord - lieutenant of the ...
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... elected M. P. for Bridgwater . JOHN , eldest son , succeeded his father in 1788 , as FOURTH EARL POULETT . He was born April 7th , 1756. He was married at St. George's , Hanover Square , 11th June 1782 , to Miss Po- cocke , daughter of ...
... elected M. P. for Bridgwater . JOHN , eldest son , succeeded his father in 1788 , as FOURTH EARL POULETT . He was born April 7th , 1756. He was married at St. George's , Hanover Square , 11th June 1782 , to Miss Po- cocke , daughter of ...
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... elected Autumn - reader of that society , in 5 Edward VI . but did not read , because of the pestilenee . In 6 Edward VI . he was Lent - reader of the said society ; and in 4 and 5 Philip and Mary , Double reader thereof ; z at which ...
... elected Autumn - reader of that society , in 5 Edward VI . but did not read , because of the pestilenee . In 6 Edward VI . he was Lent - reader of the said society ; and in 4 and 5 Philip and Mary , Double reader thereof ; z at which ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 424 - ATTERBURY'S softer hour! How shin'd the Soul, unconquer'd in the Tow'r ! How can I PULT'NEY, CHESTERFIELD forget, While Roman Spirit charms, and Attic Wit: 85 ARGYLL, the State's whole Thunder born to wield, And shake alike the Senate and the Field: Or WYNDHAM, just to Freedom and the Throne, The Master of our Passions, and his own.
Seite 156 - As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And, as the prompter breathes, the puppet squeaks; Or at the ear of Eve, familiar toad, Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 356 - He writing of Episcopacy and by the way treating of sects and schisms, left ye his vote, or rather now the...
Seite 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...
Seite 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.
Seite 62 - CHARLES the Second by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland Defender of the Faith &c.
Seite 156 - What? that Thing of silk, "Sporus, that mere white Curd of Ass's milk? "Satire or Sense alas ! can Sporus feel ? "Who breaks a Butterfly upon a Wheel?" Yet let me flap this Bug with gilded wings, This painted Child of Dirt that stinks and stings; 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.
Seite 7 - I should make so foul a shipwreck of my conscience, or leave so great a blot to my poor posterity...