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Old and New London
… writes Lady Hervey, in 1762, "is taken for the Duc de Nivernois, the French Ambassador." His name will be … the apartments of the Duchess of Portsmouth, Louise Rene de Perrencourt, whose son, by Charles II., was the first Duke … Esq., Henry Clinton, Earl of Lincoln, and the Earl of Derby and the Duchess of Somerset, mother of the Earl of …
Old and New London
… of Henry III., when the Chief Justice of England, Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent, resided in it. At his death he left … inclines to the opinion that they were executed by John de Maiano, the sculptor of the medallions on Hampton Court … "It is scarcely to be supposed that, in the time of Hubert de Burgh's residence here, there was anything like that noble …
Old and New London
… of the King. The first upon actual record was William de Leybourne, "Admiral de la Mer du Roy d'Angleterre," in 1297. The office of High … Lewis, Earl Russell, Sir George Grey, the late Earl of Derby, Earl Grey, and Sir William Molesworth. The inner court …
Magna Britannia
… Anno salutis 1755 et tatis 81. Gulielmus Vicecomes de Lowther, cui luculenta ejus et magna hreditus obvenit, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the possessions of Breamore Priory, founded by Baldwin de Redveriis in the reign of Henry I. It is situated on the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (N. N. E.) from Preston; containing 691 inhabitants. Warin de Whitington, who lived in the reign of John, held lands in … hundred of Scarsdale, N. division of the county of Derby, 2 miles (N.) from Chesterfield; containing 751 … era, and was anciently of considerable extent. William de Coucy in the 14th of Edward III. had a grant of free …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 10, 36, 38; S.C. 5/Cambs. Chap. ho. ser. no. 1 m. 1. Liber de Bernewelle, 256; Rot. Hund. (Rec. Com.), i. 55; ii. 570; Plac. de Quo Warr. (Rec. Com.), 102, 107. e.g. Cal. S.P. Dom. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… hundred of Scarsdale, N. division of the county of Derby, 10 miles (E. N. E.) from Chesterfield; containing 1157 … The church, an ancient structure built and endowed by De Estur, lord of Gatcomb, contained chapels in honour of the … ( St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union of Ashby-de la-Zouch, hundred of West Goscote, N. division of the …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… However, there will be one. The Queen sent for Lord Derby, but he refused to try and form a cabinet because Mr … Mr Weir's at Peckham. No news. Dull day. Tomorrow is the Derby day at Epsom 23. Whited 12 large mahogany blocks and went on with 'Twine.' No news. Today is the Derby day. Splendid fine day, plenty of people went to the …