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... reign , the inauspicious commencement of the war made the dissolution of the ministry unavoidable , sir George Lyttelton , losing his employment with the rest , was raised to the peerage , Nov. 19 , 1757 , by the title of lord Lyttelton ...
... reign , the inauspicious commencement of the war made the dissolution of the ministry unavoidable , sir George Lyttelton , losing his employment with the rest , was raised to the peerage , Nov. 19 , 1757 , by the title of lord Lyttelton ...
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... reign of his present majesty , and concentrated his sentiments on them , in a " History of the Reign of George III . " an octavo volume , which was published in 1770. A dispute occurring between him and his book- seller , the late Mr ...
... reign of his present majesty , and concentrated his sentiments on them , in a " History of the Reign of George III . " an octavo volume , which was published in 1770. A dispute occurring between him and his book- seller , the late Mr ...
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... reign of Charles II . " Also the " Me- thod of Proceeding against Criminals and Fanatical Cove- nanters , " 1691 , 4to . The pieces which he published in honour of his nation , were as follow : " Observations on the Laws and Customs of ...
... reign of Charles II . " Also the " Me- thod of Proceeding against Criminals and Fanatical Cove- nanters , " 1691 , 4to . The pieces which he published in honour of his nation , were as follow : " Observations on the Laws and Customs of ...
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... reign . James II . made him a baron and viscount , but on the abdication of that monarch , whom it would appear he had favoured too much , he lost his office of lord - register for some time , until king William III . was pleased to ...
... reign . James II . made him a baron and viscount , but on the abdication of that monarch , whom it would appear he had favoured too much , he lost his office of lord - register for some time , until king William III . was pleased to ...
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... reign of queen Elizabeth : " of which the late bishop Hal- lifax said , " a better vindication of the reformed church of England , I never read . " He was a great benefactor to the London hospitals , and the first promoter of the Wor ...
... reign of queen Elizabeth : " of which the late bishop Hal- lifax said , " a better vindication of the reformed church of England , I never read . " He was a great benefactor to the London hospitals , and the first promoter of the Wor ...
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