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Page 55
He was after that pricked for sheriff of Surrey , and made governor of Farnham Castle for the king ; but he soon resigned that charge , and retreated to Oxford , where , in 1643 , he published ' Cooper's Hill .
He was after that pricked for sheriff of Surrey , and made governor of Farnham Castle for the king ; but he soon resigned that charge , and retreated to Oxford , where , in 1643 , he published ' Cooper's Hill .
Page 189
The King then said , he could not break the law which he had made ; and Dr. Zachary Cradock , famous for a single sermon , at most for two sermons , was chosen by the Fellows . That he asked any thing else is not known ; it is certain ...
The King then said , he could not break the law which he had made ; and Dr. Zachary Cradock , famous for a single sermon , at most for two sermons , was chosen by the Fellows . That he asked any thing else is not known ; it is certain ...
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This 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 .
This 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 .
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