The cabinet of portraits, with biographical sketches, by Robert Scott1823 |
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... Queen's College , Oxford , and , after about two years ' diligent study , he was elected into Magdalen College , where he took the degrees of Bachelor and Master of Arts . He early distinguished himself by the elegance of his Latin ...
... Queen's College , Oxford , and , after about two years ' diligent study , he was elected into Magdalen College , where he took the degrees of Bachelor and Master of Arts . He early distinguished himself by the elegance of his Latin ...
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... Queen Anne requested might be dedicated to her . This compliment , however , being designed elsewhere , he found himself obliged to publish it without any dedication what- ver . He afterwards formed the design of a tragedy on the death ...
... Queen Anne requested might be dedicated to her . This compliment , however , being designed elsewhere , he found himself obliged to publish it without any dedication what- ver . He afterwards formed the design of a tragedy on the death ...
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... Queen Elizabeth . In 1592 he was appointed Solicitor General , and in the following year Attorney General . Having lost his wife , by whom he had ten children , he married in 1598 the widow of Sir William Hatton , and daughter of Lord ...
... Queen Elizabeth . In 1592 he was appointed Solicitor General , and in the following year Attorney General . Having lost his wife , by whom he had ten children , he married in 1598 the widow of Sir William Hatton , and daughter of Lord ...
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... Queen Eliza- beth and King James . He received his education in Christ Church , Oxford , from whence he travelled into foreign countries , and while at Antwerp , in 1613 , unfortunately quarreled with Lord Bruce , which caused a duel ...
... Queen Eliza- beth and King James . He received his education in Christ Church , Oxford , from whence he travelled into foreign countries , and while at Antwerp , in 1613 , unfortunately quarreled with Lord Bruce , which caused a duel ...
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... Queen Eli- zabeth to condole the Emperor Rodolph , and other princes of Germany , on the death of Maximilian . In 1579 , though neither magistrate nor counsellor , he ventured to oppose the Queen's intended marriage with the Duke of ...
... Queen Eli- zabeth to condole the Emperor Rodolph , and other princes of Germany , on the death of Maximilian . In 1579 , though neither magistrate nor counsellor , he ventured to oppose the Queen's intended marriage with the Duke of ...
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