Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S.: To which is Subjoined the Private Correspondence Between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas, and Between Sir Edward Hyde, Afterwards Earl of Clarendon and Sir Richard Browne, Volume 1 |
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... ground that his brother ' s as well as his own estates were so near London as
to be fully in the power of the Parliament , and that their continued adherence
would have been certain ruin to themselves without any advantage to his Majesty
.
... ground that his brother ' s as well as his own estates were so near London as
to be fully in the power of the Parliament , and that their continued adherence
would have been certain ruin to themselves without any advantage to his Majesty
.
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At my first arrival , Dr . Parkhurst was master ; and , after his decease , Dr .
Lawrence , a chaplain of his Majesty ' s and Margaret Professor , succeeded , an
acute and learned person : nor do I much reproach his severity , considering that
the ...
At my first arrival , Dr . Parkhurst was master ; and , after his decease , Dr .
Lawrence , a chaplain of his Majesty ' s and Margaret Professor , succeeded , an
acute and learned person : nor do I much reproach his severity , considering that
the ...
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I went to London to see the solemnity of his Majesty ' s riding through the city in
state to the Short Parliament , which began the 13th following , - a very glorious
and magnificent sight , the King circled with his royal diadem and the affections of
...
I went to London to see the solemnity of his Majesty ' s riding through the city in
state to the Short Parliament , which began the 13th following , - a very glorious
and magnificent sight , the King circled with his royal diadem and the affections of
...
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But what is to be deplored as to this vessel is , that it cost his Majesty the
affections of his subjects , perverted by the malcontent great ones , who took
occasion to quarrel for his having raised a very slight tax for the building of this ,
and ...
But what is to be deplored as to this vessel is , that it cost his Majesty the
affections of his subjects , perverted by the malcontent great ones , who took
occasion to quarrel for his having raised a very slight tax for the building of this ,
and ...
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... Majesty ' s agent , Sir Henry de Vic , ' who very courteously received me , and
accommodated me with a coach and six horses , which carried me from Brussels
to Ghent , where it was to meet my Lord of Arundel , Earl Marshal of England ...
... Majesty ' s agent , Sir Henry de Vic , ' who very courteously received me , and
accommodated me with a coach and six horses , which carried me from Brussels
to Ghent , where it was to meet my Lord of Arundel , Earl Marshal of England ...
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