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The Journal is written by him in a very small , close hand , in a quarto volume
containing 700 pages , which commences in 1641 , and is continued to the end
of 1697 ; and from thence is carried on in a smaller book till within about three
weeks ...
The Journal is written by him in a very small , close hand , in a quarto volume
containing 700 pages , which commences in 1641 , and is continued to the end
of 1697 ; and from thence is carried on in a smaller book till within about three
weeks ...
Page xix
... in manuscript ; " to say nothing of the very extensive and voluminous
correspondence which he appears to have carried on during his long life , with
men of the greatest eminence in Church and State , and the most distinguished
for learning.
... in manuscript ; " to say nothing of the very extensive and voluminous
correspondence which he appears to have carried on during his long life , with
men of the greatest eminence in Church and State , and the most distinguished
for learning.
Page xx
John , father of this George , was of Kingston , in 1520 , and married a daughter
of David Vincent , Esq . , Lord of the Manor of Long Ditton , near Kingston , which
afterwards came into the hands of George , who there carried on the manufacture
...
John , father of this George , was of Kingston , in 1520 , and married a daughter
of David Vincent , Esq . , Lord of the Manor of Long Ditton , near Kingston , which
afterwards came into the hands of George , who there carried on the manufacture
...
Page xxvi
In January , 1665 - 6 , he formed a plan for an Infirmary at Chatham , which he
sent to Mr . Pepys , to be laid before the Admiralty , with his reasons for
recommending it ; but it does not appear that it was carried into execution . His
employments ...
In January , 1665 - 6 , he formed a plan for an Infirmary at Chatham , which he
sent to Mr . Pepys , to be laid before the Admiralty , with his reasons for
recommending it ; but it does not appear that it was carried into execution . His
employments ...
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That evening , was celebrated the pompous funeral of the Duke of Richmond ,
who was carried in effigy , with all the ensigns of that illustrious family , in an open
chariot , in great solemnity , through London to Westminster Abbey . On the 12th ...
That evening , was celebrated the pompous funeral of the Duke of Richmond ,
who was carried in effigy , with all the ensigns of that illustrious family , in an open
chariot , in great solemnity , through London to Westminster Abbey . On the 12th ...
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| Title | 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 Bohn's historical library 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, William Bray |
| Author | John Evelyn |
| Editor | William Bray |
| Publisher | G. Bell, 1889 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Apr 2008 |
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