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Page 133
... 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 , gave him his own ...
... 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 , gave him his own ...
Page 268
... Earl of Orrery , who was likely to have good hereditary intelligence , that Lord Buckhurst had been a week employed ... Earl of Middlesex , came to him by its owner's death , and the title was conferred on him the year after . In 1677 he ...
... Earl of Orrery , who was likely to have good hereditary intelligence , that Lord Buckhurst had been a week employed ... Earl of Middlesex , came to him by its owner's death , and the title was conferred on him the year after . In 1677 he ...
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... Earl of Halifax - His Patronage of Poets - Burial in Westminster Abbey . THE Life of the Earl of Halifax was properly that of an artful and active statesman , employed in balancing parties , contriving expedients , and combating ...
... Earl of Halifax - His Patronage of Poets - Burial in Westminster Abbey . THE Life of the Earl of Halifax was properly that of an artful and active statesman , employed in balancing parties , contriving expedients , and combating ...
Contents
WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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