Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 1Smith Elder, 1885 - Great Britain |
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... prince regent in July 1813 , Abbot had introduced some remarks on the bill for the removal of Roman catholic disabilities which had been defeated in committee . Mr. Grant said in the debate , ' What it is not lawful for the king to ...
... prince regent in July 1813 , Abbot had introduced some remarks on the bill for the removal of Roman catholic disabilities which had been defeated in committee . Mr. Grant said in the debate , ' What it is not lawful for the king to ...
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... Prince Henry at the same time should marry a Spanish princess . The scheme alarmed Abbot ; he vehemently opposed it at the council board , but his op- position would hardly have been successful , though Salisbury discountenanced the al ...
... Prince Henry at the same time should marry a Spanish princess . The scheme alarmed Abbot ; he vehemently opposed it at the council board , but his op- position would hardly have been successful , though Salisbury discountenanced the al ...
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... prince's followers , which the elector ' took so kindly that when they were ready to sit down , himself came , though he were never invited or expected . ' The entertainment was worthy of the giver and receiver , ' and the elector soon ...
... prince's followers , which the elector ' took so kindly that when they were ready to sit down , himself came , though he were never invited or expected . ' The entertainment was worthy of the giver and receiver , ' and the elector soon ...
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... prince to Spain . The letter was clearly proved to be a forgery , but whether it was the work of Abbot's enemies or of his too enthusiastic friends has never been known . A fruitless search was made for the author . Abbot was very ...
... prince to Spain . The letter was clearly proved to be a forgery , but whether it was the work of Abbot's enemies or of his too enthusiastic friends has never been known . A fruitless search was made for the author . Abbot was very ...
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... prince on his arrival in London at Lambeth Stairs , and had him conveyed in his own barge to York House . On 2 March 1623-4 he took part in a conference between lords and commons as to the relations of England with Spain . A little ...
... prince on his arrival in London at Lambeth Stairs , and had him conveyed in his own barge to York House . On 2 March 1623-4 he took part in a conference between lords and commons as to the relations of England with Spain . A little ...
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