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Page 4
... lords who had persuaded the King to the Partition- treaty , a treaty in which he had himself been ministerially employed . A great part of Queen Anne's reign was a time of war , in which there was little employment for negotiators , and ...
... lords who had persuaded the King to the Partition- treaty , a treaty in which he had himself been ministerially employed . A great part of Queen Anne's reign was a time of war , in which there was little employment for negotiators , and ...
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... Lord Treasurer moved , and all my Lords were of the same opinion , that Mr. Prior should be added to those who are empowered to sign : the reason for which is , because he , having personally treated with Monsieur de Torcy , is the best ...
... Lord Treasurer moved , and all my Lords were of the same opinion , that Mr. Prior should be added to those who are empowered to sign : the reason for which is , because he , having personally treated with Monsieur de Torcy , is the best ...
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... Lord Coningsby , Mr. Stanhope , and Mr. Lechmere , were the principal interro- gators ; who , in this examination , of which there is printed an account not unentertaining , behaved with the boisterous- ness of men elated by recent ...
... Lord Coningsby , Mr. Stanhope , and Mr. Lechmere , were the principal interro- gators ; who , in this examination , of which there is printed an account not unentertaining , behaved with the boisterous- ness of men elated by recent ...
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... Lord Harley , the son of the Earl of Oxford , to whom he had invariably adhered , added an equal sum for the purchase of Down - hall , which Prior was to enjoy during life , and Harley after his decease . He had now , what wits and ...
... Lord Harley , the son of the Earl of Oxford , to whom he had invariably adhered , added an equal sum for the purchase of Down - hall , which Prior was to enjoy during life , and Harley after his decease . He had now , what wits and ...
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... Lord Bacon's of the same title , a book of jests , or a grave collection of trite and trifling observations ; of which though many are true and certain , yet they signify nothing , and may afford diversion , but no instruction ; most of ...
... Lord Bacon's of the same title , a book of jests , or a grave collection of trite and trifling observations ; of which though many are true and certain , yet they signify nothing , and may afford diversion , but no instruction ; most of ...
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