Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 10Leslie Stephen, Sir Sidney Lee Smith, Elder & Company, 1908 - Great Britain |
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Page 63
... received tardy recognition from Henry VII ; in June 1501 he was sworn of the privy council , and was made lord treasurer . His knowledge of Scotland was used for diplo- matic purposes , and in the same year he was sent to arrange the ...
... received tardy recognition from Henry VII ; in June 1501 he was sworn of the privy council , and was made lord treasurer . His knowledge of Scotland was used for diplo- matic purposes , and in the same year he was sent to arrange the ...
Page 72
... received from the Dutch for the cautionary towns , with defrauding the king of 240,000l . in jewels , with committing frauds in the alum business , and with extorting money from the king's subjects . The countess was indicted for ...
... received from the Dutch for the cautionary towns , with defrauding the king of 240,000l . in jewels , with committing frauds in the alum business , and with extorting money from the king's subjects . The countess was indicted for ...
Page 104
... received notice that his resignation was ac- cepted in May 1778. Before leaving America his officers , with whom he was a favourite , gave him a grand entertainment , which they called a ' mischianza . ' It opened with a mock tournament ...
... received notice that his resignation was ac- cepted in May 1778. Before leaving America his officers , with whom he was a favourite , gave him a grand entertainment , which they called a ' mischianza . ' It opened with a mock tournament ...
Page 116
... received the rectory of West Horsley in Surrey , and that of St. Stephen's , Walbrook , London , on 13 April 1635. The latter he resigned in 1641. He was appointed by the king to a canonry of Windsor on 16 Nov. 1636 , and on the pro ...
... received the rectory of West Horsley in Surrey , and that of St. Stephen's , Walbrook , London , on 13 April 1635. The latter he resigned in 1641. He was appointed by the king to a canonry of Windsor on 16 Nov. 1636 , and on the pro ...
Page 145
... received a share in the business . Bell soon afterwards retired , and the firm be- came Nicholson & Hudson ( Richard Nichol- son was found drowned in the Ouse at York on 8 May 1849 , aged 56 ) . At the age of twenty - seven Hudson ...
... received a share in the business . Bell soon afterwards retired , and the firm be- came Nicholson & Hudson ( Richard Nichol- son was found drowned in the Ouse at York on 8 May 1849 , aged 56 ) . At the age of twenty - seven Hudson ...
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