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Page 177
... king at Oxford ; and when they were presented , the King said to him , ' Though you are the last , you are not the lowest nor the least in my favour . ' Whitlock , who , being another of the commissioners , was witness of this kindness ...
... king at Oxford ; and when they were presented , the King said to him , ' Though you are the last , you are not the lowest nor the least in my favour . ' Whitlock , who , being another of the commissioners , was witness of this kindness ...
Page 189
... King James ( in 1685 ) he was chosen for parliament , being then fourscore , at Saltash in Cornwall ; and wrote a Presage of the Downfall of the Turkish Empire , which he presented to the King on his birthday . It is remarked , by his ...
... King James ( in 1685 ) he was chosen for parliament , being then fourscore , at Saltash in Cornwall ; and wrote a Presage of the Downfall of the Turkish Empire , which he presented to the King on his birthday . It is remarked , by his ...
Page 458
... king William afterwards told him , and asked what he would have done if the proposal had been made ? Sir , said he , I would have discovered it to the king whom I then served . To which King William replied , I cannot blame you . Finding ...
... king William afterwards told him , and asked what he would have done if the proposal had been made ? Sir , said he , I would have discovered it to the king whom I then served . To which King William replied , I cannot blame you . Finding ...
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