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... lords jus- tices to confer upon him some dignity in the church , which order was complied with by his promotion to ... lord lieutenant , on Abbadie's behalf , gave him a letter of introduction to Dr. Edmund Gib- son , bishop of London ...
... lords jus- tices to confer upon him some dignity in the church , which order was complied with by his promotion to ... lord lieutenant , on Abbadie's behalf , gave him a letter of introduction to Dr. Edmund Gib- son , bishop of London ...
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... Lord Wellesley , and Lord Grenville . On leaving Oxford in the summer of 1778 , Abbot spent a year in Switzerland in the study of the civil law , and in the year following took chambers in Lincoln's Inn , and began to keep terms at the ...
... Lord Wellesley , and Lord Grenville . On leaving Oxford in the summer of 1778 , Abbot spent a year in Switzerland in the study of the civil law , and in the year following took chambers in Lincoln's Inn , and began to keep terms at the ...
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... Lord Clare , the Irish lord chancellor , in January 1802 , Sir John Mitford , the successor of Addington in the speakership , received the great seal , and Abbot was recalled from Dublin to occupy the vacant chair . His diary and ...
... Lord Clare , the Irish lord chancellor , in January 1802 , Sir John Mitford , the successor of Addington in the speakership , received the great seal , and Abbot was recalled from Dublin to occupy the vacant chair . His diary and ...
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... Lord Liverpool and Lord Castle- reagh spoke of him on his retirement in terms significant of the general high opinion in which his qualities were held . His short speeches recorded in the Journals of the House of Commons , thanking ...
... Lord Liverpool and Lord Castle- reagh spoke of him on his retirement in terms significant of the general high opinion in which his qualities were held . His short speeches recorded in the Journals of the House of Commons , thanking ...
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... Lord Buckhurst , who succeeded Lord Burghley as lord high treasurer in 1599 , Abbot ascribed all these preferments , and he did not delay the expression of his gratitude . Writing to him on 10 Oct. 1600 , Abbot spoke of his desire to ...
... Lord Buckhurst , who succeeded Lord Burghley as lord high treasurer in 1599 , Abbot ascribed all these preferments , and he did not delay the expression of his gratitude . Writing to him on 10 Oct. 1600 , Abbot spoke of his desire to ...
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