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 1G. Bell, 1889 - Great Britain |
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... Horse , when that regiment so highly distinguished themselves in the famous battle of Minden , in Germany , in 1759. He married Mary , daughter of William Turton , Esq . , of Staffordshire , and , dying without issue in 1812 , he left ...
... Horse , when that regiment so highly distinguished themselves in the famous battle of Minden , in Germany , in 1759. He married Mary , daughter of William Turton , Esq . , of Staffordshire , and , dying without issue in 1812 , he left ...
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... horse , which I had at command , and a hut which during the excessive heats was a great convenience ; for the sun piercing the canvass of the tent , it was during the day unsufferable , and at night not seldom infested with mists and ...
... horse , which I had at command , and a hut which during the excessive heats was a great convenience ; for the sun piercing the canvass of the tent , it was during the day unsufferable , and at night not seldom infested with mists and ...
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... horse - quarters with Sir Robert Stone and his lady , Sir William Stradling , and divers Cavaliers ; where there was very good cheer , but hot service for a young drinker , as then I was ; so that , being pretty well satisfied with the ...
... horse - quarters with Sir Robert Stone and his lady , Sir William Stradling , and divers Cavaliers ; where there was very good cheer , but hot service for a young drinker , as then I was ; so that , being pretty well satisfied with the ...
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... horse- man's armour , which I caused to be made to fit me . I now rode out of town to see the monument of the woman , pre- tended to have been a countess of Holland , reported to have had as many children at one birth , as there are ...
... horse- man's armour , which I caused to be made to fit me . I now rode out of town to see the monument of the woman , pre- tended to have been a countess of Holland , reported to have had as many children at one birth , as there are ...
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... horse . They were also cutting a new river , to pass from the town to a castle not far from it . Here we split our skiff , falling foul upon another through negligence of the master , who was fain to run aground , to our no little ...
... horse . They were also cutting a new river , to pass from the town to a castle not far from it . Here we split our skiff , falling foul upon another through negligence of the master , who was fain to run aground , to our no little ...
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