The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time, Volumen 4Alexander Chalmers J. Nichols, 1812 |
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... prince of Orange , the second stadtholder of Holland , the partisans of that prince falsely accused him of a design to deliver his coun- try into the hands of the Spanish monarch . On this ab- surd charge he was tried by twenty - six ...
... prince of Orange , the second stadtholder of Holland , the partisans of that prince falsely accused him of a design to deliver his coun- try into the hands of the Spanish monarch . On this ab- surd charge he was tried by twenty - six ...
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... prince of Wales . It is said that a vindication of lord Barrington was pub- lished at the time , in a pamphlet which had the appearance of being written by him , or at least of being published un- der his direction ; but as we have not ...
... prince of Wales . It is said that a vindication of lord Barrington was pub- lished at the time , in a pamphlet which had the appearance of being written by him , or at least of being published un- der his direction ; but as we have not ...
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... prince of Wales being named governor ) thought it necessary to procure a British charter of incor- poration , and measures were taken for that purpose with the British ministers ; for hitherto every thing touching the company had been ...
... prince of Wales being named governor ) thought it necessary to procure a British charter of incor- poration , and measures were taken for that purpose with the British ministers ; for hitherto every thing touching the company had been ...
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... Prince of Wales , commanded the van division . The enemy were much superior to the English , but this dis- covery was not made till it was too late to remedy it . Ad- miral Barrington , in the Prince of Wales , with the Boyne and Sultan ...
... Prince of Wales , commanded the van division . The enemy were much superior to the English , but this dis- covery was not made till it was too late to remedy it . Ad- miral Barrington , in the Prince of Wales , with the Boyne and Sultan ...
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... prince . In 1522 he became governor of St. George de la Mine , on the coast of Guinea in Africa . Three years afterwards , the king having recalled him to court , appointed him treasurer of the Indies : this post inspired him with the ...
... prince . In 1522 he became governor of St. George de la Mine , on the coast of Guinea in Africa . Three years afterwards , the king having recalled him to court , appointed him treasurer of the Indies : this post inspired him with the ...
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Página 193 - Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
Página 492 - ... speeches, and the former resolutions of the house touching the forfeited estates in Ireland, to be printed and published for their justification ; and they resolved, that the procuring or passing exorbitant grants by any member, now of the privy council, or...
Página 198 - ... he had a very moving and pathetical way of writing, and was his whole life long a man of great zeal and much simplicity ; but was most unhappily subtle and metaphysical in every thing.
Página 196 - You humbly conceive," says Jefferies, " and I humbly conceive : swear him, swear him." " My lord," says he, " under favour, I am counsel for the defendant ; and, if I understand either Latin or English, the information now brought against Mr. Baxter upon such a slight ground, is a greater reflection upon the Church of England than anything contained in the book he is accused for.
Página 287 - There are In It a great many flowers well worth gathering, and a man who has the art of stealing wisely will find his account In reading It.
Página 258 - On Poetry and Music, On Laughter and Ludicrous Composition, and On the Utility of Classical Learning.
Página 197 - Hadst thou been whipped out of thy writing trade forty years ago, it had been happy. Thou pretendest to be a preacher of the gospel of peace, and thou hast one foot in the grave ; 'tis time for thee to begin to think what account thou intendest to give.
Página 479 - BEING THE TIME OF THE YEARLY MEETING OF THE CHILDREN EDUCATED IN THE CHARITY-SCHOOLS IN AND ABOUT THE CITIES OF LONDON AND WESTMINSTER.
Página 269 - Greek characters, that those about him might not understand him, and afterwards he copied out the whole fair in his diary. This journal is inserted among the records in Bishop Burnet's History of the Reformation. * Henry Beaufort, bishop of Winchester, and cardinal priest of the church of Rome, was the son of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, by his third wife, Catharine Swinford.
Página 340 - May the last of the English rest in peace: For they had often said, That as they esteemed him the best of the English Bishops, so he should be the last that should be left among them.