A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts of Time to the Present Period ...W. Strahan, 1784 - Biography |
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Page 55
... Soon after his marriage , he left the practice of phyfic , and retired , in order to turn his ftudies to divinity . March 1682 , he took both deacon's and prieft's orders , and was foon after prefented to the rectory of Braybrooke in ...
... Soon after his marriage , he left the practice of phyfic , and retired , in order to turn his ftudies to divinity . March 1682 , he took both deacon's and prieft's orders , and was foon after prefented to the rectory of Braybrooke in ...
Page 71
... Soon after the death of Sir Henry Stafford , which happened about 1482 , fhe was married again to Thomas lord Stanley , who was created earl of Derby , Oct. 27 , 1485 , which was the first year of her fon's reign ; and this noble lord ...
... Soon after the death of Sir Henry Stafford , which happened about 1482 , fhe was married again to Thomas lord Stanley , who was created earl of Derby , Oct. 27 , 1485 , which was the first year of her fon's reign ; and this noble lord ...
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... soon after made prince of the academy of the Humorifti . Upon the advancement of Urban VIII . to the pontificate , in 1623 , he went to Naples , and was chosen prince of one of the academies in that city ; but foon after conceived an ...
... soon after made prince of the academy of the Humorifti . Upon the advancement of Urban VIII . to the pontificate , in 1623 , he went to Naples , and was chosen prince of one of the academies in that city ; but foon after conceived an ...
Page 92
... Soon after , Oxford being garri- foned upon the breaking out of the civil wars , he bore arms for the king at his own charge ; and therefore , in 1645 , when he was a candidate for the degree of bachelor of arts , he was admitted to it ...
... Soon after , Oxford being garri- foned upon the breaking out of the civil wars , he bore arms for the king at his own charge ; and therefore , in 1645 , when he was a candidate for the degree of bachelor of arts , he was admitted to it ...
Page 113
... soon after pursued him , and finding him in a bookfeller's fhop prevailed with him to return to college . He afterwards applied to his ftudies with great affiduity , and took a bachelor of arts degree in 1638. About this time he loft ...
... soon after pursued him , and finding him in a bookfeller's fhop prevailed with him to return to college . He afterwards applied to his ftudies with great affiduity , and took a bachelor of arts degree in 1638. About this time he loft ...
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