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Old and New London
… devices of Henry VII.the rose, portcullis, fleurde-lis, &c. Over these angels are rows of octangular pedestals and … his epigram on the duke's burial here, at which Bishop Atterbury, as Dean of Westminster, was the officiating … pompous enough; but it is not a little strange to find Dr. Atterbury writing on the subject to Pope in terms which imply …
Old and New London
… WESTMINSTER ABBEY.THE CHAPTER HOUSE, CLOISTERS, DEANERY, &c. THE CHAPEL OF THE PYX. "There was the Chapter-house, … poems, and some other works of no great merit. Francis Atterbury, who succeeded Dr. Sprat in the deanery, and also … the rights, powers, and privileges of Convocation, Atterbury denying the authority of the civil power over …
Old and New London
… Charles BarryGeorge PeabodyDavid LivingstoneSir C. LyellSunday Evening Services. Other cathedrals may surpass … confusion of style in designing, for in a letter to Dr. Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, he says, "I shall speedily … Wren in his architectural report addressed to Bishop Atterbury, "that the two towers were left imperfect, the one …
Old and New London
… Earl of Burlington, at the time when the celebrated Bishop Atterbury was Dean of Westminster. A thousand pounds had been … costume of Athenian or Roman citizens, slaves, &c., and some sustaining the female parts. There are added to … Dr. T. V. Short, Bishop of St. Asaph, and Dr. G. E. L. Cotton, some time Master of Marlborough College, and …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… was recommended, paid my predecessor Thomas Goodwyn in c a. dollars 2,000 in Piller money, and afterwards brokers … "and a very great charge, yet not worth in tythe above 60 l. per ann., and was therefore augmented with the groats … account this post from the mayor of Bristol that one Edwd. Atterbury, a pirate, is brought thither from Maryland by …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… how the King is entitled to his estate, which is worth 800 l. or 1,000 l. per annum, and lies contiguous to Cork. I also wrote you … since the business of Lord Gerard of Bromley; "only Mr. Atterbury told me, with great joy, he had taken the …