Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volume 60, Part 2F. Jefferies, 1790 The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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Page 583
... LORD , J. ELDERTON . [ March , 1673-4 . ] " I know not whether my Lord Sunder- land has interceded with your Lordship for half a yeare of my falary ; but I have two other advocates , my extreme wants , even almost to arresting , and my ...
... LORD , J. ELDERTON . [ March , 1673-4 . ] " I know not whether my Lord Sunder- land has interceded with your Lordship for half a yeare of my falary ; but I have two other advocates , my extreme wants , even almost to arresting , and my ...
Page 585
... Lord Treasurer . Here are preferved the two Domesday books , one in folio , and one in quarto . Powel's Repertory of Records , in quarto , printed in 1631 , contains a Farther account of thefe books . The Parliament Rolls are kept in an ...
... Lord Treasurer . Here are preferved the two Domesday books , one in folio , and one in quarto . Powel's Repertory of Records , in quarto , printed in 1631 , contains a Farther account of thefe books . The Parliament Rolls are kept in an ...
Page 586
My Lord Chief Juftice Coke gare moft ( if not all ) of his excellent MSS . of law and hiftory to the Inner Temple . The Middle Temple is frequently reforted to ; Walter Williams , efq . is the pre- fent library - keeper there . In the ...
My Lord Chief Juftice Coke gare moft ( if not all ) of his excellent MSS . of law and hiftory to the Inner Temple . The Middle Temple is frequently reforted to ; Walter Williams , efq . is the pre- fent library - keeper there . In the ...
Page 587
... lord - mayor's fhew . I never faw another of them . The Jews , in Bevis Marks , had a library of confiderable value in their which is in their hall in Monkwell- ftreet . There is the picture of King Henry VIII . giving the charter to ...
... lord - mayor's fhew . I never faw another of them . The Jews , in Bevis Marks , had a library of confiderable value in their which is in their hall in Monkwell- ftreet . There is the picture of King Henry VIII . giving the charter to ...
Page 594
... Lord Lyttelton , a perfonal ftranger to Dr. Lardner , enquired his refidence , and paid him a vifit . The following is a copy of his Lordship's part of the con yerfation , from his own manufcript . Yours , & c . A FRIEND . " Lord ...
... Lord Lyttelton , a perfonal ftranger to Dr. Lardner , enquired his refidence , and paid him a vifit . The following is a copy of his Lordship's part of the con yerfation , from his own manufcript . Yours , & c . A FRIEND . " Lord ...
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