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... bishop of London 46 Hen . III.` but died before consecration . " ei S The said GILBERT held three castles in the marches of Wales , for Edward Prince of Wales , on the insurrection of the Welsh under Llewellin , in 1256 , and , as Peter ...
... bishop of London 46 Hen . III.` but died before consecration . " ei S The said GILBERT held three castles in the marches of Wales , for Edward Prince of Wales , on the insurrection of the Welsh under Llewellin , in 1256 , and , as Peter ...
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... Bishop of Winchester , were paid , he should c Pol . Virg . p . 473 , n . 30 . Rymer , vol x . p . 514 . d Ibid . p 481 , n . 20 . f Ibid . p . 482 , n . a . Rot Franc . 20 H. VI . m . 24 . h Cart ab . An . 1. usque 21 H. VI . m . 11 ...
... Bishop of Winchester , were paid , he should c Pol . Virg . p . 473 , n . 30 . Rymer , vol x . p . 514 . d Ibid . p 481 , n . 20 . f Ibid . p . 482 , n . a . Rot Franc . 20 H. VI . m . 24 . h Cart ab . An . 1. usque 21 H. VI . m . 11 ...
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... bishop of Dublin aforesaid , his deputy . In 29 Hen . VI . he was again in the wars of France ; in 30 Hen . VI . he was made general P of the English fleet , then going out , having four thousand soldiers with him ; and the year ...
... bishop of Dublin aforesaid , his deputy . In 29 Hen . VI . he was again in the wars of France ; in 30 Hen . VI . he was made general P of the English fleet , then going out , having four thousand soldiers with him ; and the year ...
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... bishop of Worcester ( John Gigles ) 13 Hen . VII . granted him a butlery of salt in Wyche , for his life , and constituted him steward of Alnechurch , and supervisor of his warren , park , and deer there ; he had granted him the ...
... bishop of Worcester ( John Gigles ) 13 Hen . VII . granted him a butlery of salt in Wyche , for his life , and constituted him steward of Alnechurch , and supervisor of his warren , park , and deer there ; he had granted him the ...
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... bishop of Wor- cester granted him the stewardship of all his lands in the counties of Worcester and Warwick ; and the King made him high steward of the honour of Tuttebury , with the fee of 100 marks . " In the year after the said bishop ...
... bishop of Wor- cester granted him the stewardship of all his lands in the counties of Worcester and Warwick ; and the King made him high steward of the honour of Tuttebury , with the fee of 100 marks . " In the year after the said bishop ...
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Page 123 - EPITAPH. ON THE COUNTESS OF PEMBROKE. UNDERNEATH this sable hearse Lies the subject of all verse, Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother : Death, ere thou hast slain another, Fair, and learned, and good as she, Time shall throw a dart at thee.
Page 400 - Nottingham, for his most noble defence of the Christian faith, contained in his Lordship's answer to Mr. Whiston's Letter to him, concerning the eternity of the Son of God and the Holy Ghost ; and that Dr.
Page 772 - The duke was indeed a very extraordinary person; and never any man, in any age, nor, I believe, in any country or nation, rose, in so short a time, to so much greatness of honour, fame and fortune, upon no other advantage or recommendation than of the beauty and gracefulness and becomingness of his person.
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Page 463 - Hungarian servant takes your name at the door ; he gives it to an Italian, who delivers it to a Frenchman ; the Frenchman to a Swiss ; and the Swiss to a Polander ; so that by the time you get to her ladyship's presence, you have changed your name five times without the expense of an act of parliament.
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