 I have a kindness for my Lord Portland, which he has deserved of me by long and faithful services ; but I should not have given him these lands if I had imagined the House of Commons could have been concerned. I will therefore recall the grant, and find...  Archaeologia Cambrensis - Page 3781912Full view - About this book
 | Narcissus Luttrell - 1857 - 738 pages
...Portland, which he has deserved of me by long and faithful services ; but I should not have given him those lands if I had imagined the house of commons could...therefore recall the grant, and find some other way of shewing my favour to him. The lords of the treasury came yesterday to the exchequer, and ordered all... | |
 | Narcissus Luttrell - 1857 - 738 pages
...Portland, which he has deserved of me by long and faithful services ; but I should not have given him those lands if I had imagined the house of commons could...therefore recall the grant, and find some other way of shewing my favour to him. The lords of the treasury came yesterday to the exchequer, and ordered all... | |
 | Narcissus Luttrell - 1857 - 734 pages
...Portland, which he has deserved of me by long and faithful services ; but I should not have given him those lands if I had imagined the house of commons could...therefore recall the grant, and find some other way of shewing my favour to him. The lords of the treasury came yesterday to the exchequer, and ordered all... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1859 - 536 pages
...these lauds, if I had imagined the House of Commons could have been concerned. I will therefore recaí the grant, and find some other way of showing my favour to him." It was well that a constitutional king should learn a lesson which had never been taught to the Stuarts,... | |
 | Bernard Burke - 1860 - 486 pages
...III. to put a stop to the passing that grant. The King answered thus — " I have a kindness for my Lord Portland, which he has deserved of me by long...find some other way of showing my favour to him." And soon after his Majesty conferred on Bentinck the royal house of Theobalds, with the demesnes thereunto... | |
 | sir John Bernard Burke - 1861 - 454 pages
...III. to put a stop to the passing that grant. The King answered thus — "I have a kindness for my Lord Portland, which he has deserved of me by long...therefore recall the grant, and find some other way of shewing my favour to him." And soon after his Majesty conferred on Bentinck the royal house of Theobalds,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1865 - 946 pages
...subject, " Gentlemen, I have a kindness for my lord Portland, which he has deserved of me by loving and faithful services ; but I should not have given...some other way of showing my favour to him. " On the 24th of February, the king went to the House of Peers, and told the assembled Lords and Commons, that... | |
 | John Langton Sanford, Meredith White Townsend - 1865 - 406 pages
...long and faithful services, but I should not have given him these lands if I had imagined the House could have been concerned. I will, therefore, recall...find some other way of showing my favour to him." Accordingly, soon afterwards, William conferred on him a grant of the royal house of Theobalds, with... | |
 | Bernard Burke - 1869 - 434 pages
...III. to put a stop to the passing that grant. The King answered thus : — " I have a kindness for my Lord Portland, which he has deserved of me by long...therefore recall the grant, and find some other way of shewing my favour to him." And soon after His Majesty conferred on Bentinck the royal house of Theobalds,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1870 - 954 pages
...a kindness for my lord Portland, which he has deserved of me by loving and faithful services ; hut I should not have given him these lands, if I had...some other way of showing my favour to him." On the 24th of February, the king went to the House of Peers, and told the assembled Lords and Commons, that... | |
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