Dictionary of national biography, ed. by L. Stephen (and S. Lee). [With] Suppl. 3 vols.;Index and epitome [and] Errata, Volume 11885 |
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... obtained a committee to inquire into the condition of the national records . And in December of the same year he introduced the first Census Act for ascertaining the population of Great Britain . Abbot had always lived on terms of great ...
... obtained a committee to inquire into the condition of the national records . And in December of the same year he introduced the first Census Act for ascertaining the population of Great Britain . Abbot had always lived on terms of great ...
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... obtained an act of parliament for the creation of a number of bishops , but the part they were to play in the presbyterian system of government , which was to remain , as far as possible , undisturbed , was not yet satis- factorily ...
... obtained an act of parliament for the creation of a number of bishops , but the part they were to play in the presbyterian system of government , which was to remain , as far as possible , undisturbed , was not yet satis- factorily ...
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... obtain her release . He employed spies in all parts of England , and he did not fear to attack men in the highest stations . He obtained full information of the relations existing between the Earl of North- ampton , the lord privy seal ...
... obtain her release . He employed spies in all parts of England , and he did not fear to attack men in the highest stations . He obtained full information of the relations existing between the Earl of North- ampton , the lord privy seal ...
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... obtained the deanery of Windsor and the councils . Proposals had been made as early mastership of the Savoy , but ... obtain possession , The protestant Elector Palatine of Germany and which was first printed at London under had offered ...
... obtained the deanery of Windsor and the councils . Proposals had been made as early mastership of the Savoy , but ... obtain possession , The protestant Elector Palatine of Germany and which was first printed at London under had offered ...
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... obtained a license to purchase in mortmain . It was incorporated by charter 14 June 1622. Rooms for his private use and a chapel were attached to it , and he often retired to its seclusion when he was oppressed by the heavy weight of ...
... obtained a license to purchase in mortmain . It was incorporated by charter 14 June 1622. Rooms for his private use and a chapel were attached to it , and he often retired to its seclusion when he was oppressed by the heavy weight of ...
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