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... March 1718 , owing to ill- health . Daughter born , 31 Jan. 1719 . Controversy with Steele in ' Old Whig ' ( 2 nos . , 19 March and 2 April 1719 ) . Died , in London , 17 June 1719 . Works : Dissertatio de insignior- ibus Romanis poetis ...
... March 1718 , owing to ill- health . Daughter born , 31 Jan. 1719 . Controversy with Steele in ' Old Whig ' ( 2 nos . , 19 March and 2 April 1719 ) . Died , in London , 17 June 1719 . Works : Dissertatio de insignior- ibus Romanis poetis ...
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... March 1759. Lived in Burlington St. , 1769- 70. Physician to Queen , 1761. Died , in London , 23 June 1770. Buried in St. James's church . An Epistle to the Rev. Mr. War- burton , ' 1744 ; Dissertatio .. de ortu et incremento Foetus ...
... March 1759. Lived in Burlington St. , 1769- 70. Physician to Queen , 1761. Died , in London , 23 June 1770. Buried in St. James's church . An Epistle to the Rev. Mr. War- burton , ' 1744 ; Dissertatio .. de ortu et incremento Foetus ...
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... March 1828 ; D.D. , 17 Dec. 1828. Ordained Priest , June 1828 ; Head Master of Rugby , Aug. 1828 to June 1842. Contrib . to Sheffield Courant , ' 1831-32 ; to Quarterly Journal of Education , ' 1834-35 . Purchased Fox How , West ...
... March 1828 ; D.D. , 17 Dec. 1828. Ordained Priest , June 1828 ; Head Master of Rugby , Aug. 1828 to June 1842. Contrib . to Sheffield Courant , ' 1831-32 ; to Quarterly Journal of Education , ' 1834-35 . Purchased Fox How , West ...
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... March 1638. Started as Solicitor , Oct. 1638. Wife died suddenly , 1641. Admitted to Clement's Inn , Feb. 1641. He removed to Cheshire , 1642. Commissioner of Excise at Lichfield , 1644. At Oxford on business , 1644-45 . Entered Brase ...
... March 1638. Started as Solicitor , Oct. 1638. Wife died suddenly , 1641. Admitted to Clement's Inn , Feb. 1641. He removed to Cheshire , 1642. Commissioner of Excise at Lichfield , 1644. At Oxford on business , 1644-45 . Entered Brase ...
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... March 1575 . Admitted at Gray's Inn , 27 June 1575 ; called to Bar , 27 June 1582 . With Sir Amias Paulet's embassy to France , 1576. M.P. for Melcombe Regis , 1584. M.P. for Taunton , 1586 . Bencher of Gray's Inn , 1586. M.P. for ...
... March 1575 . Admitted at Gray's Inn , 27 June 1575 ; called to Bar , 27 June 1582 . With Sir Amias Paulet's embassy to France , 1576. M.P. for Melcombe Regis , 1584. M.P. for Taunton , 1586 . Bencher of Gray's Inn , 1586. M.P. for ...
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