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... Earl of St. Albans , and was employed in fuch correspon- dence as the royal caufe required , and parti- cularly in cyphering and decyphering the letters that paffed between the King and Queen ; an employment of the highest cou- fidence ...
... Earl of St. Albans , and was employed in fuch correspon- dence as the royal caufe required , and parti- cularly in cyphering and decyphering the letters that paffed between the King and Queen ; an employment of the highest cou- fidence ...
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... Earl of Ar- Jington , from April to December in 1650 , are preferved in " Mifcellanea Aulica , " a collection of papers published by Brown . These letters , being written like thofe of other men whofe minds are more on things than words ...
... Earl of Ar- Jington , from April to December in 1650 , are preferved in " Mifcellanea Aulica , " a collection of papers published by Brown . These letters , being written like thofe of other men whofe minds are more on things than words ...
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... earl of St. Alban's and the duke of Buckingham , such a lease of the Queen's lands as afforded him an ample income . By the lover of virtue and of wit it will be folicitoufly asked , if he now was happy . Let them peruse one of his ...
... earl of St. Alban's and the duke of Buckingham , such a lease of the Queen's lands as afforded him an ample income . By the lover of virtue and of wit it will be folicitoufly asked , if he now was happy . Let them peruse one of his ...
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... earl of Pembroke . count . Of the next years of his life there is no ac- At the Restoration he obtained that which many miffed , the reward of his loy- alty ; being made furveyor of the king's buildings , and dignified with the order of ...
... earl of Pembroke . count . Of the next years of his life there is no ac- At the Restoration he obtained that which many miffed , the reward of his loy- alty ; being made furveyor of the king's buildings , and dignified with the order of ...
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... Earl of Bridgewater's fons and daugh- ter . The fiction is derived from Homer's Circe ; but we never can refufe to any mo- dern * It has neverthelefs its foundation in reality . The earl of Bridgewater being President of Wales in the ...
... Earl of Bridgewater's fons and daugh- ter . The fiction is derived from Homer's Circe ; but we never can refufe to any mo- dern * It has neverthelefs its foundation in reality . The earl of Bridgewater being President of Wales in the ...
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