The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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Page 94
... appears to have been received by the keeper , for the use of his office . Of this the most considerable portion seems to have been expended in the purchase of velvet and silks from Montpellier . The velvets cost from 8s . to 16s . per ...
... appears to have been received by the keeper , for the use of his office . Of this the most considerable portion seems to have been expended in the purchase of velvet and silks from Montpellier . The velvets cost from 8s . to 16s . per ...
Page 203
... appears , reciting his burial . In 1652 , she was married in the church of St. George , Southwark , to " General George Monk " ; and in the following year was delivered of a son , Christopher ( afterwards the second and last Duke of ...
... appears , reciting his burial . In 1652 , she was married in the church of St. George , Southwark , to " General George Monk " ; and in the following year was delivered of a son , Christopher ( afterwards the second and last Duke of ...
Page 245
... appears set down for five hundred pounds of secret service money from the French Government , and Russell is described as having interviews with Barillon's agent , Ruvigny , tending to prevent a war disagreeable both to Louis and the ...
... appears set down for five hundred pounds of secret service money from the French Government , and Russell is described as having interviews with Barillon's agent , Ruvigny , tending to prevent a war disagreeable both to Louis and the ...
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