The Diary of John Evelyn: 1677-1706Macmillan and Company, limited, 1906 - Great Britain |
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... called Lord Cheney , and for some days was so called . But a Buckinghamshire gentleman of that name objecting , he took the title of a little farm that had belonged to his father , " the proper and true name of the place being ...
... called Lord Cheney , and for some days was so called . But a Buckinghamshire gentleman of that name objecting , he took the title of a little farm that had belonged to his father , " the proper and true name of the place being ...
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... called Grenadiers , who were dexterous in flinging hand grenadoes , every one having a pouch full ; they had furred caps with coped crowns like Janizaries , which made them look very fierce , and some had long hoods hanging down behind ...
... called Grenadiers , who were dexterous in flinging hand grenadoes , every one having a pouch full ; they had furred caps with coped crowns like Janizaries , which made them look very fierce , and some had long hoods hanging down behind ...
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... called , was the property of Mrs. Jane Bickerton , whom the Duke married ( see ante , p . 12 ) . After his death , she married Mr. Maxwell , and they , together with Lord George Howard ( her eldest son by the Duke ) , sold it to ...
... called , was the property of Mrs. Jane Bickerton , whom the Duke married ( see ante , p . 12 ) . After his death , she married Mr. Maxwell , and they , together with Lord George Howard ( her eldest son by the Duke ) , sold it to ...
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... called them merely cupboards , and local tradition , the places where James II . , visiting his mistress , lodged his guards . But Pepys , under 23rd May , 1660 , speaks of a " priest's hole " in a Catholic house , where , for a good ...
... called them merely cupboards , and local tradition , the places where James II . , visiting his mistress , lodged his guards . But Pepys , under 23rd May , 1660 , speaks of a " priest's hole " in a Catholic house , where , for a good ...
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... called to London to wait upon the Duke of Norfolk , who having at my sole request bestowed the Arundelian Library on the Royal Society , sent to me to take charge of the books , and remove them , only stipulating that I would suffer the ...
... called to London to wait upon the Duke of Norfolk , who having at my sole request bestowed the Arundelian Library on the Royal Society , sent to me to take charge of the books , and remove them , only stipulating that I would suffer the ...
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