 Standing by his Majesty at dinner in the presence, there was of that rare fruit called the King-pine, growing in Barbadoes and the West Indies ; the first of them I had ever...  The Treasury of Botany ... - Page 60by John Lindley - 1866Full view - About this book
 | Charles McIntosh - Espaliers - 1839 - 528 pages
...19th, 1668, " I was at a banquet which the king [Charles II.] gave to the French ambassador Colbert. Standing by his majesty at dinner in the presence,...of that rare fruit called the King Pine, growing in Barbadoes and the West Indies : the fruit of them I had never seen. [It appears that there is some... | |
 | John Evelyn - 1850 - 414 pages
...received in the Banqueting House. I had never seen a richer coach than that which he came in to Whitehall. Standing by his Majesty at dinner in the presence, there was of that rare fruit called the King-pine, growing in Barbadoes and the West Indies ; the first of them I had ever seen.* His Majesty... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1859 - 722 pages
...ever seen in England were those sent to Cromwell four years since. — Evelyn's Diary. 19 Aug., 1668. Standing by His Majesty at dinner in the Presence, there was of that rare fruit called the King-Pine, growing in Barbadoes and the West Indics : the first of them that I had ever seen. His Majesty... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Authors, English - 1861 - 706 pages
...ever seen in England were those Rent to Cromwell four years since. — Evelyn's Diary. 19 Aug., 1668. Standing by His Majesty at dinner in the Presence- there was of that rare fruit called the King-Pine, growing in Barbadoes and the West Indies ; the first of them that I had ever seen. His Majesty... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Authors, English - 1866 - 698 pages
...ever seen in England were those sent to Cromwell four years since. — Evelyn's Diary. 19 Aug., 1668. Standing by His Majesty at dinner in the Presence, there was of that rare fruit called the King-Pine, growing in Barbadoes and the West Indies ; the first of them that I had ever seen. His Majesty... | |
 | John Evelyn - Great Britain - 1870 - 788 pages
...the Banqueting House. I had never scene a richer - coach than that which he came in to White-hall. Standing by his Majesty at dinner in the Presence, there was of that rare fruit call'd the King-pine, growing in Barbados and the West Indies, the first of them I had ever scene.... | |
 | John Lindley, Thomas Moore - History - 1874 - 708 pages
...the King Rave to the French Ambassador. St.nullng by His Majesty at dinner in the I'lvseni'C, tliere was of that rare fruit called the King Pine, growing...His Majesty cutting It up was pleased to give me a Slece from his own plate to taste of ; but i my opinion it falls far short of those ravishing varieties... | |
 | John Evelyn - Great Britain - 1878 - 450 pages
...in the Banqueting House. I had never seen a richer coach than that which he came in to "Whitehall. Standing by his Majesty at dinner in the presence, there was of that rare fruit called the King-pine, growing in Barbadoes and the West Indies ; the first of them I had ever seen.1 His Majesty... | |
 | Agriculture - 1878 - 544 pages
...since." Seven years subsequently, August 19th, 1668, Evelyn recorded, " Standing by His Majesty at dinner there was of that rare fruit, called the King Pine, growing in BarbaJoes and the West Indies, the first of them I had ever seen. Hi; Majesty, having cut it up, was... | |
 | John Evelyn - Autobiography - 1879 - 652 pages
...in the Banqueting House. I had never scene a richer coach than that which he came in to White-hall. Standing by his Majesty at dinner in the Presence, there was of that rare fruit call'd the King-pine, growing in Barbados and the West Indies, the first of them I had ever seene.... | |
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