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... and settled down at Gray's Inn to the study of the law as the profession by which he was to live , his father's death having occurred before it had been possible for him to make provision for the children of his second marriage .
... and settled down at Gray's Inn to the study of the law as the profession by which he was to live , his father's death having occurred before it had been possible for him to make provision for the children of his second marriage .
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This was meant to form one section of the great work which Bacon planned , but never was able to complete , the “ Instauratio Magna , " or great reconstruction of Science . In 1606 Bacon married Alice Barnham , the daughter of vi ...
This was meant to form one section of the great work which Bacon planned , but never was able to complete , the “ Instauratio Magna , " or great reconstruction of Science . In 1606 Bacon married Alice Barnham , the daughter of vi ...
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In 1606 Bacon married Alice Barnham , the daughter of a London merchant , and in the next year he was made SolicitorGeneral . Soon after ( in 1608 ) , when it was not so much needed , the long expected Clerkship of the Star - chamber ...
In 1606 Bacon married Alice Barnham , the daughter of a London merchant , and in the next year he was made SolicitorGeneral . Soon after ( in 1608 ) , when it was not so much needed , the long expected Clerkship of the Star - chamber ...
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During all this time the project of marriage between Maximilian and Anne was maintained , and it was probably about this period that the proxy marriage ( see p . 77 ) took place ; and had Maximilian really taken the Duchess to wife ...
During all this time the project of marriage between Maximilian and Anne was maintained , and it was probably about this period that the proxy marriage ( see p . 77 ) took place ; and had Maximilian really taken the Duchess to wife ...
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Now it was not till 6th Dec. , 1491 , that Charles married Anne , and so brought matters to an end , so far as the ... The Duchess on the strength of the proxy marriage , and in consequence of the convention just mentioned , assumed the ...
Now it was not till 6th Dec. , 1491 , that Charles married Anne , and so brought matters to an end , so far as the ... The Duchess on the strength of the proxy marriage , and in consequence of the convention just mentioned , assumed the ...
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| Title | History of the reign of king Henry vii, with notes by J.R. Lumby Pitt press series |
| Author | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) |
| Editor | Joseph Rawson Lumby |
| Published | 1876 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 19 Sep 2006 |
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