The Lives of the Right Hon. Francis North, Baron Guilford; the Hon. Sir Dudley North; and the Hon. and Rev. Dr. John North: Together with the Autobiography of the Author, Volume 11890 |
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... Lady Dacres . 1 4. That nobleman was a person full of spirit and flame ; yet , after he had consumed the greatest part of his estate in the gallantries of King James's court , or rather his son Prince Henry's , retired , and lived more ...
... Lady Dacres . 1 4. That nobleman was a person full of spirit and flame ; yet , after he had consumed the greatest part of his estate in the gallantries of King James's court , or rather his son Prince Henry's , retired , and lived more ...
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... lady , by the mother's side , was descended of Sir George Whitmore , once lord mayor of London ; which opens a large kindred towards Wales , of which it is said that above thirty came into coparcenary shares of the estate of Sir Charles ...
... lady , by the mother's side , was descended of Sir George Whitmore , once lord mayor of London ; which opens a large kindred towards Wales , of which it is said that above thirty came into coparcenary shares of the estate of Sir Charles ...
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... lady had six sons and four daughters who lived to appear in the world , besides some who died in minority , viz . Frances , Edward , and Dorothy . The eldest son was Charles , who received the honour of knighthood , and married ...
... lady had six sons and four daughters who lived to appear in the world , besides some who died in minority , viz . Frances , Edward , and Dorothy . The eldest son was Charles , who received the honour of knighthood , and married ...
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... pseudo - House of Commons ' and had married the Lady Dacres , ' his lord- From 27 Jan. to 14 April , 1659 . 2 Dorothy , daughter of Dudley the third Lord North , m . 1st , Richard , 1 ship's aunt , and so was in the place of.
... pseudo - House of Commons ' and had married the Lady Dacres , ' his lord- From 27 Jan. to 14 April , 1659 . 2 Dorothy , daughter of Dudley the third Lord North , m . 1st , Richard , 1 ship's aunt , and so was in the place of.
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... ladies of manors , in setting the fines and in being in some measure an exe- cutioner of their cruelty upon poor men . And in very good earnest , it is a miserable thing to observe how sharpers that now are commonly court - keepers ...
... ladies of manors , in setting the fines and in being in some measure an exe- cutioner of their cruelty upon poor men . And in very good earnest , it is a miserable thing to observe how sharpers that now are commonly court - keepers ...
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Page 286 - When he was in temper and matters indifferent came before him, he became his seat of justice better than any other I ever saw in his place. He took a pleasure in mortifying fraudulent attorneys, and would deal forth his severities with a sort of majesty. He had extraordinary natural abilities, but little acquired beyond what practice in affairs had supplied. He talked fluently and with spirit ; and his weakness was that he could not reprehend without scolding ; and in such Billingsgate language as...