Quarterly Journal of the Berks Archaeological and Architectural Society, Volume 2Rivers and Slaughter, 1891 |
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... Lord Clarendon's name was added in 1867. " It has often been stated that Lord Clarendon wrote part of his History of the Rebellion at Swallowfield , but this is clearly not the case ; he died four years after his son had married the ...
... Lord Clarendon's name was added in 1867. " It has often been stated that Lord Clarendon wrote part of his History of the Rebellion at Swallowfield , but this is clearly not the case ; he died four years after his son had married the ...
Page 113
... Clarendon's disgust , Mrs. Churchill and the Princess spent most of their ... Lord Clarendon was made this year Keeper of Denmark House ( afterwards ... writes in his journal , “ I return'd to towne in a coach with the Earl of Clarendon ...
... Clarendon's disgust , Mrs. Churchill and the Princess spent most of their ... Lord Clarendon was made this year Keeper of Denmark House ( afterwards ... writes in his journal , “ I return'd to towne in a coach with the Earl of Clarendon ...
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... Lord Clarendon was appointed Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland , to which country ... wrote was , as may be seen in the Clarendon Letters , superior to that of ... Sir George Wheeler , who has published the excellent description of Africa and ...
... Lord Clarendon was appointed Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland , to which country ... wrote was , as may be seen in the Clarendon Letters , superior to that of ... Sir George Wheeler , who has published the excellent description of Africa and ...
Page 115
... writes : " I returned home , where I found my Lord Cheife Justice ( Jefferies ) , the Countesse of Clarendon , and Lady Catherine FitzGerald , who dined with me . ” And on October 28th , he says : " I carried Lord Clarendon thro ' the ...
... writes : " I returned home , where I found my Lord Cheife Justice ( Jefferies ) , the Countesse of Clarendon , and Lady Catherine FitzGerald , who dined with me . ” And on October 28th , he says : " I carried Lord Clarendon thro ' the ...
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... Lord Clarendon began his journey to Chester en route for Ireland on December 16th , 1685. Evelyn writes on that day : " I accompanied my Lord Lieutenant as far as St. Albans , there going out of towne with him neere 200 coaches of all ...
... Lord Clarendon began his journey to Chester en route for Ireland on December 16th , 1685. Evelyn writes on that day : " I accompanied my Lord Lieutenant as far as St. Albans , there going out of towne with him neere 200 coaches of all ...
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Page 71 - Sir, there is one Mrs. Macaulay ' in this town, a great republican. One day when I was at her house, I put on a very grave countenance, and said to her, ' Madam, I am now become a. convert to your way of thinking. I am convinced that all mankind are upon an equal...
Page 115 - The frost continuing more and more severe, the Thames before London was still planted with booths in formal streets, all sorts of trades and shops furnished and full of commodities, even to a printing...
Page 13 - Members (principally) of the Society of Friends in England and Wales, from the rise of the Society, circa 1650 to 1837, arranged in geographical areas called Quarterly Meetings, the entries for each Quarterly Meeting being also arranged alphabetically and chronologically. Central Offices, Devonshire House, EC No- 5.— A List of MS. Transcripts. This List is for general information, to prevent the duplication of transcription and facilitate publication ; many of the owners of the transcripts wish...
Page 65 - On each side are the ensigns of his prelatical dignities ; and underneath is a Latin inscription, of which the following is a translation : — " Sacred
Page 71 - Madam, I am now become a convert to your way of thinking. I am convinced that all mankind are upon an equal footing; and to give you an unquestionable proof, Madam, that I am in earnest, here is a very sensible, civil, well-behaved fellowcitizen, your footman; I desire that he may be allowed to sit down and dine with us.
Page 132 - I have hardly scene a seate which shews more tokens of it than what is to be found here, not only in the delicious and rarest fruits of a garden, but in those innumerable timber trees in the ground about the seate, to the greatest ornament and benefit of the place.
Page 68 - Backhouse (an astrologer who had adopted him for his son, a common practice with these men) lying sick in Fleetstreet, over against St. Dunstan's church, and not knowing whether he should live or die, about eleven of the clock, told me in syllables the true' matter of the philosopher's stone, which he bequeathed to me as a legacy.
Page 16 - Peter-in-the-East, 1559-1866, Chester MSS. RUTLAND. EDITH WESTON, Bap. 1585, Mar. and Bur. 1586-1836, Rev. A. Trollope. HAMBLEDON, Bap. and Bur. 1558-1812, Mar. 1558-1846, Rev. Geo. Gibb. LUFFENHAM (NORTH), Bap. 1572-1748, Mar. and Bur. 1565-1749, Rev. PG Dennis. LYNDON, Bap. and Bur. 1580-1813, Mar. 1580-1837, Rev. TKB Nevinson.
Page 114 - I returned to town in a coach with the Earl of Clarendon, when passing by the glorious palace of his father, built but a few years before, which they were now demolishing, being sold to certain undertakers, I turned my head the contrary way till the coach had gone past it, lest I might minister occasion of speaking of it; which must needs have grieved him, that in so short a time their pomp was fallen.
Page 3 - METHOD OF TRANSCRIPTION. There can be no doubt that a verbatim et literatim transcription is of far more value than any other form ; it is otherwise impossible to be sure that some point of interest and importance has not been overlooked ; the extra trouble of making a complete transcript is small, and the result much more satisfactory. In any case the names should be given literatim and all remarks carefully copied, with some indication, where possible, as to the date of the remark. Other records,...