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Page 136
He was for some time , according to the author of his Life , clerk to Mr. Jefferys of Earl's Croomb in Worcestershire , an eminent justice of the peace . In his service he had not only leisure for study , but for recreation : his ...
He was for some time , according to the author of his Life , clerk to Mr. Jefferys of Earl's Croomb in Worcestershire , an eminent justice of the peace . In his service he had not only leisure for study , but for recreation : his ...
Page 155
WENTWORTH DILLON , Earl of Roscommon , was the son of James Dillon and Elizabeth Wentworth , sister to the earl of Strafford . He was born in Ireland , during the lieutenancy of Strafford , who , being both his uncle and his godfather ...
WENTWORTH DILLON , Earl of Roscommon , was the son of James Dillon and Elizabeth Wentworth , sister to the earl of Strafford . He was born in Ireland , during the lieutenancy of Strafford , who , being both his uncle and his godfather ...
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I have heard from the late Earl of Orrery , who was likely to have good hereditary intelligence , that Lord Buckhurst had been a week employed upon it , and only retouched or finished it on the memorable evening .
I have heard from the late Earl of Orrery , who was likely to have good hereditary intelligence , that Lord Buckhurst had been a week employed upon it , and only retouched or finished it on the memorable evening .
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