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Academy of Armory aforesaid Alderman Anglesey appointed April Archæological arms August baptised at St Bishop of Chester Bridge Street buried at St Caernarvonshire Cartwright Castle Chaloner Charles Cheshire churchwardens citizen of Chester citty city of Chester Company copy Council dated daughter Dean Delamere Forest Denbighshire died Dyserth Earl Elizabeth entry father filius Flint Flintshire G. W. Shrubsole Grosvenor Museum Gwytherin Harl Harleian MSS heirs Henry Taylor Heralds Honour House inscribed stones inscriptions James John John's king king's land letter lived Llanfaglan Llangian Llannor London Lord married Mary's Mayor of Chester Merionethshire mines monument mounds North Wales October Ogham Oxford parish Parliament Penmachno Penmon PIG OF LEAD prehistoric present printed Randle Holme Richard Roman sayd Secretary Sir Roger Mostyn Society Sonne Stolterfoth Thomas Tranmoll Venerable Archdeacon Barber volume w'ch Welsh wife William Holme
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Page 42 - Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c and in the yeare of our Lord 1680. PRESENT The Right Honoble Sr Edmund Andros, Knt. Cover" Capt Mathias Nicolls Capt William Dyre Mr Fred.
Page 119 - The Academy of Armory, or, a Storehouse of Armory and Blazon. Containing The several variety of Created Beings, and how born in Coats of Arms, both Foreign and Domestick. With The Instruments used in all Trades, and Sciences, together with their Terms of Art. Also The Etymologies, Definitions, and Historical Observations on the same, Explicated and Explained according to our Modern Language.
Page 119 - Put you on the. armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the deceits of the devil...
Page 6 - Cartwright was promoted to Chester. He was a man of good capacity, and had made some progress in learning. He was ambitious and servile, cruel and boisterous ; and, by the great liberties he allowed himself, he fell under much scandal of the worst sort.
Page 9 - I went from Wigan towards Chester, accompanied by the mayor and aldermen, and my brethren of the clergy, and lodged at Frodsham ; from whence I was conducted, 30 Nov., by the high sheriff and governor, and a great train of the gentry on horseback, and ten coaches...
Page 42 - This Colonel Mostyn is my Sister's Son, a Gentleman of good parts and mettle; of a very ancient family, large possessions, and great interest in that Country ; so that in twelve hours he raised 1,500 men for the King, and was well beloved there, living very nobly.
Page 128 - I cannot but honor the Fellowship of the Masons because of its antiquity, and the more as being a member of that society called Free-Masons...
Page 11 - Chester about four in the afternoon.* I met him at the palace gates, attended by the Dean and Prebends, and about forty more of the Clergy, and afterwards introduced them to kiss his hand, Mr. Dean making an excellent speech to him. Then his Majesty went and viewed the choir; after that the castle, to which he walked on foot, and then returned to supper, and I waited at his cushion till I saw him in bed. 28. I was at his Majesty's levee; from whence, at nine o'clock, I attended him into the choir,...
Page 38 - Soon after the restoration of King Charles the Second, when the military tenures were abolished, it was thought proper to ascertain the power of the militia, to recognize the sole right of the crown to govern and command them, and to put the whole into a more regular method of military subordination...
Page 6 - He was a man of good capacity, and had made some progress in learning. He was ambitious and servile, cruel and boisterous ; and by the great liberties he allowed himself he fell under much scandal of the worst sort. He had set himself long to raise the king's authority above law ; which he said was only a method of government to which...