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... returned for Woodstock , a seat which he held till 1806 , when , on the dissolution of parliament by Lord Grenville , he was returned for the uni- versity of Oxford . His tenure of office was far from uneventful . It fell to his lot to ...
... returned for Woodstock , a seat which he held till 1806 , when , on the dissolution of parliament by Lord Grenville , he was returned for the uni- versity of Oxford . His tenure of office was far from uneventful . It fell to his lot to ...
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... returned the courtesy . He feasted all the council at Essex House , where , in regard of the entertainment he found with the archbishop , he showed him more kindness and caresses than to all the rest put together . ' About a fortnight ...
... returned the courtesy . He feasted all the council at Essex House , where , in regard of the entertainment he found with the archbishop , he showed him more kindness and caresses than to all the rest put together . ' About a fortnight ...
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... negotiations fell through ; Bucking- ham's haughtiness and evil temper ruined the scheme . On 5 Oct. 1623 Prince Charles returned to England after having resigned his claim to the infanta's hand . Abbot's joy was Abbot Abbot 16.
... negotiations fell through ; Bucking- ham's haughtiness and evil temper ruined the scheme . On 5 Oct. 1623 Prince Charles returned to England after having resigned his claim to the infanta's hand . Abbot's joy was Abbot Abbot 16.
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... returned a day or two later with a statement on the part of the king that Abbot's objections were groundless . Abbot asked the attendance of Laud , who , he believed , had prompted the king to befriend Sibthorpe , to discuss the matter ...
... returned a day or two later with a statement on the part of the king that Abbot's objections were groundless . Abbot asked the attendance of Laud , who , he believed , had prompted the king to befriend Sibthorpe , to discuss the matter ...
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... returned to parliament for Kingston - upon - Hull , Abbot was appointed a member of the council for establishing the colony of Virginia . It was in the same year that he had been elected governor of the East India Company , an office ...
... returned to parliament for Kingston - upon - Hull , Abbot was appointed a member of the council for establishing the colony of Virginia . It was in the same year that he had been elected governor of the East India Company , an office ...
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