Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 43Leslie Stephen Macmillan, 1895 - Great Britain |
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... present governors , were not sufficient . ' The vice - chancellor , Brian Duppa [ q . v . ] , was thereupon informed that Oxenbridge should no longer be trusted with the tuition of any scholars , or suffered to read to them publicly or ...
... present governors , were not sufficient . ' The vice - chancellor , Brian Duppa [ q . v . ] , was thereupon informed that Oxenbridge should no longer be trusted with the tuition of any scholars , or suffered to read to them publicly or ...
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... present at the council of Wurzburg on Whitsunday , 23 May ( full accounts in Materials , v . 152 sqq . ) At this council , so Frederic solemnly declared , the English envoys swore on their own behalf and that of their master to obey the ...
... present at the council of Wurzburg on Whitsunday , 23 May ( full accounts in Materials , v . 152 sqq . ) At this council , so Frederic solemnly declared , the English envoys swore on their own behalf and that of their master to obey the ...
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... present at the interviews which ensued . In November he was sent to Benevento to negotiate further with the pope . In January 1170 he returned , bringing letters from the pope ; he had secured the issue of a new commission to compose ...
... present at the interviews which ensued . In November he was sent to Benevento to negotiate further with the pope . In January 1170 he returned , bringing letters from the pope ; he had secured the issue of a new commission to compose ...
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... present with his brigade at Vit- toria , and , when in temporary command of the 6th division in the Pyrenées , was wounded at Sauroren . He commanded a division at the battles of Nivelle , the Nive , Orthez , and Toulouse , where he was ...
... present with his brigade at Vit- toria , and , when in temporary command of the 6th division in the Pyrenées , was wounded at Sauroren . He commanded a division at the battles of Nivelle , the Nive , Orthez , and Toulouse , where he was ...
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... present with his brigade at Vit - 21 Oct. , where he also sang a whimsical toria , and , when in temporary command of the 6th division in the Pyrenées , was wounded at Sauroren . He commanded a division at the battles of Nivelle , the ...
... present with his brigade at Vit - 21 Oct. , where he also sang a whimsical toria , and , when in temporary command of the 6th division in the Pyrenées , was wounded at Sauroren . He commanded a division at the battles of Nivelle , the ...
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Page 313 - ... action of the Land League. Will the hon. member deny and disprove that statement ? I will repeat again what the charge is which I make against him. Probably a more serious charge was never made by any member of this House against another member. It is not that he himself directly planned or perpetrated outrages or murders, but that, he either connived at them, or when warned " Here the right hon. gentleman was interrupted by Mr. Parnell, who exclaimed