Dictionary of National Biography, المجلد 4Leslie Stephen Macmillan, 1885 |
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... brought him into frequent corre- spondence with Samuel Hartlib and the Hon . Robert Boyle . Two of his letters to Hartlib on Herefordshire Orchards ' were printed in 1656 , and produced such an effect , that within a few years the ...
... brought him into frequent corre- spondence with Samuel Hartlib and the Hon . Robert Boyle . Two of his letters to Hartlib on Herefordshire Orchards ' were printed in 1656 , and produced such an effect , that within a few years the ...
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... brought in captivity to London . The prisoners were conducted through Bar- tholomew fair and a great part of the city , to be exposed to the insults of the rabble , and finally were shut up in the Tower . At this period Beale was ...
... brought in captivity to London . The prisoners were conducted through Bar- tholomew fair and a great part of the city , to be exposed to the insults of the rabble , and finally were shut up in the Tower . At this period Beale was ...
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... brought under the notice of the go- vernment , until Mr. Forster's bill was intro- duced . The latter was largely suggested , and in the main drafted , by some of the earlier members of the association , founded , chiefly by the ...
... brought under the notice of the go- vernment , until Mr. Forster's bill was intro- duced . The latter was largely suggested , and in the main drafted , by some of the earlier members of the association , founded , chiefly by the ...
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... brought to St. Andrews , where he was tried on a charge of spreading heretical doctrines , condemned , and burnt on 2 March 1546. At this time the cardinal was at the height of his power . Most of the nobles were bound to him by bonds ...
... brought to St. Andrews , where he was tried on a charge of spreading heretical doctrines , condemned , and burnt on 2 March 1546. At this time the cardinal was at the height of his power . Most of the nobles were bound to him by bonds ...
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... brought it to join the Prince of Orange . The duke took his place in the House of Lords on 9 Nov. 1691. On 17 May 1693 he left for Flanders , and served under William III in the campaign of Landen . A false report was brought to London ...
... brought it to join the Prince of Orange . The duke took his place in the House of Lords on 9 Nov. 1691. On 17 May 1693 he left for Flanders , and served under William III in the campaign of Landen . A false report was brought to London ...
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