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 |
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... London , Bookfellers , have , by their Petition , humbly reprefented unto Us , That , they have with great Care , Labour and Expence , compleated a Work , intituléd , A NEW and GENERAL Biographical Dictionary , CONTAINING The Lives of ...
... London , Bookfellers , have , by their Petition , humbly reprefented unto Us , That , they have with great Care , Labour and Expence , compleated a Work , intituléd , A NEW and GENERAL Biographical Dictionary , CONTAINING The Lives of ...
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... LONDON , PRINTED FOR W. STRAHAN , T. PAYNE AND SON , J. RIVING- TON AND SONS , W. OWEN , B. WHITE , T. AND W. LOWNDES , B. LAW , J. ROBSON , J. JOHNSON , G ROBINSON ; J. NICHOLS , J. MURRAY , W. GOLDSMITH , G. NICOL , J. MACQUEEN , W ...
... LONDON , PRINTED FOR W. STRAHAN , T. PAYNE AND SON , J. RIVING- TON AND SONS , W. OWEN , B. WHITE , T. AND W. LOWNDES , B. LAW , J. ROBSON , J. JOHNSON , G ROBINSON ; J. NICHOLS , J. MURRAY , W. GOLDSMITH , G. NICOL , J. MACQUEEN , W ...
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... London , where he was appointed minifter of the French church in the Savoy ; and fome time after he was promoted to the deanry of Killaloe in Ireland , which he enjoyed for many years . Having made a tour to Holland , in order to ...
... London , where he was appointed minifter of the French church in the Savoy ; and fome time after he was promoted to the deanry of Killaloe in Ireland , which he enjoyed for many years . Having made a tour to Holland , in order to ...
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... London , to fatisfy the public about this mat- ter , which had hitherto appeared doubtful and myfterious . Abbot's behaviour in Scotland fo much pleafed king James , Calder- that he ever after paid great deference to his advice and coun ...
... London , to fatisfy the public about this mat- ter , which had hitherto appeared doubtful and myfterious . Abbot's behaviour in Scotland fo much pleafed king James , Calder- that he ever after paid great deference to his advice and coun ...
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... London , vacant by the death of Dr. Thomas Ravis . Upon the deceafe of Dr. Richard Bancroft , archbishop of Canter- bury , on Nov. 2 , 1610 , his majefty had a new opportunity of teftifying his esteem for Dr. Abbot , and accordingly ...
... London , vacant by the death of Dr. Thomas Ravis . Upon the deceafe of Dr. Richard Bancroft , archbishop of Canter- bury , on Nov. 2 , 1610 , his majefty had a new opportunity of teftifying his esteem for Dr. Abbot , and accordingly ...
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