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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This gentleman dying without issue , entrusted the whole to his Lady , whose loss
we have now to lament ; of whose worth , and of the value of whose friendship , I
have happily had long knowledge and experience . Alive to the honour of the ...
This gentleman dying without issue , entrusted the whole to his Lady , whose loss
we have now to lament ; of whose worth , and of the value of whose friendship , I
have happily had long knowledge and experience . Alive to the honour of the ...
Page xv
... of this Work , the Editor has to lament the loss of this valuable Friend ; who died
in the 81st year of his age , Sept . 11 , 1818 , just as the printing of the Second
Edition van begun . The Editor returns his best thanks also to Mr . PREFACE XV.
... of this Work , the Editor has to lament the loss of this valuable Friend ; who died
in the 81st year of his age , Sept . 11 , 1818 , just as the printing of the Second
Edition van begun . The Editor returns his best thanks also to Mr . PREFACE XV.
Page xxiv
October , 1699 , his elder brother , George Evelyn , dying without male issue ,
aged eighty - three , he succeeded to the paternal estate ; and , in May following ,
he quitted Sayes Court , and went to Wotton , where he passed the remainder of
...
October , 1699 , his elder brother , George Evelyn , dying without male issue ,
aged eighty - three , he succeeded to the paternal estate ; and , in May following ,
he quitted Sayes Court , and went to Wotton , where he passed the remainder of
...
Page xxv
He died at his house in London , 27th February , 1705 - 6 , in the eighty - sixth
year of his age , and was buried at Wotton . His lady survived him nearly three
years , dying 9th February , 1708 - 9 , in her seventy fourth year , and was buried
near ...
He died at his house in London , 27th February , 1705 - 6 , in the eighty - sixth
year of his age , and was buried at Wotton . His lady survived him nearly three
years , dying 9th February , 1708 - 9 , in her seventy fourth year , and was buried
near ...
Page xxxii
In August , 1692 , he was made one of the Commissioners of the Revenue in
Ireland , from whence he returned to England in 1696 , in very ill health , and died
24th March , 1698 , in his father ' s lifetime . He married Martha , daughter and ...
In August , 1692 , he was made one of the Commissioners of the Revenue in
Ireland , from whence he returned to England in 1696 , in very ill health , and died
24th March , 1698 , in his father ' s lifetime . He married Martha , daughter and ...
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