Althorp memoirs, or Biographical notices of lady Denham, the countess of Shrewsbury, the countess of Falmouth, mrs. Jenyns, the duchess of Tyrconnel, and Lucy Walter. [With] Addenda |
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Albans Alderman Althorp Anne April August August 19 Avington Barlow Baronet bed-chamber born Brooke brother Brouncker Brussels buried Captain Charles II Charles Stuart child church Colonel Countess of Falmouth Countess of Shrewsbury Countess of Southesk Court dated daughter of Sir death died s.p. Duke of Monmouth Duke of York Earl Edward eldest Elizabeth England engraved Evelyn Falmouth father February Frances Germains Hague Hamilton Harvey hath heir Henry Henry Killigrew Ibid informant Ireland January Jenyns July June Kent King Charles King James King's Lady Denham Lely letter living London Lord Lucy Walter Macpherson Majesty Majesty's March Margaret Marlborough marriage married Mary Mémoires du Grammont Memoirs months monument mother parish Pembroke Pepys portrait Prince Queen residence Richard Roch Castle saith says September sheriff Sir John Sir Thomas Sir Thomas Whitmore sister Talbot Thornhurst Thurloe Tyrconnel Vide Viscount widow wife
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Page 60 - telles que Messieurs les Poètes nous les offrent dans leurs brillantes peintures. Mais comme il n'étoit pas juste qu'une seule personne possédât tous les trésors de la beauté, sans aucun défaut, il y auroit eu quelque chose à refaire à ses bras, et à ses mains, pour les rendre dignes du reste. Son nez
Page 29 - run through the body, from the right breast through the shoulder, and Sir John Talbot all along up one of his armes, and Jenkins killed upon the place, and the rest all, in a measure, wounded.
Page 10 - Lord Brouncker tells me that my Lady Denham is at last dead. Some suspect her poisoned, but it will be best known when her body is opened to-day, she dying yesterday morning. The Duke of York is troubled for her, but hath declared he will never have
Page 96 - knew anything, it would bee indiscreet to tell it. Therefore I would not attempt him, and the rather, that I was sufficiently assured, by those that were neerer. Though I have saved hir for this tyme, it's not lykly shee'le escap when I am gon; for onely the consideratione of your majestic has held Monsieur
Page 60 - embellie de ces charmes, qu'on ne peut exprimer, les Grâces y avoient mis la dernière main ; le tour de son visage étoit gracieux, et sa gorge naissante étoit de même éclat que son teint Pour achever en un mot, sa figure donnoit une idée de l'Aurore, ou de la déesse du Printems,
Page 91 - And this informant saith, she heard the said lady say, she had bespoke a coach, and that she would have it lined with red velvet, and have gold fringe on it within three weeks; and said, although they lived but closely in their lodgings, yet very plentifully in clothes and
Page 9 - good Mr. Evelyn, who cries out against it, and calls it bickering ; for the Duke of York talks a little to her, and then she goes away, and then he follows her again like a dog.
Page 8 - that the Duke of York is wholly given up to his new mistress, my Lady Denham, going at noon-day, with all his gentlemen with him, to visit her in Scotland-yard; she
Page 113 - That to avoid any dispute which might happen in time to come, concerning the succession of the Crown, he did declare, in the presence of Almighty God, that he never gave, nor made any contract of marriage, nor was married to Mrs. Barlow, alias Walters, the Duke of Monmouth's mother, nor to any other woman whatsoever, but to his present wife, Queen Catherine, then living.