Copy 1, Volume 2

A biographical history of England, from the Revolution to the end of George I's reign; being a continuation of the Rev. J. Granger's work: consisting of characters disposed in different classes; and adapted to a methodical catalogue of engraved British heads; interspersed with a variety of anecdotes, and memoirs of a great number of persons ... / The materials being supplied by the manuscripts left by Mr. Granger, and the collections of the editor, the Rev. Mark Noble.

  • Mark Noble
Date:
1806
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Credit: A biographical history of England, from the Revolution to the end of George I's reign; being a continuation of the Rev. J. Granger's work: consisting of characters disposed in different classes; and adapted to a methodical catalogue of engraved British heads; interspersed with a variety of anecdotes, and memoirs of a great number of persons ... / The materials being supplied by the manuscripts left by Mr. Granger, and the collections of the editor, the Rev. Mark Noble. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ANN. CLASS II. His foible was a most immoderate love for gaming; he pleaded in excuse his dislike to con- versation. Godolpnin was short and thin; of complexion swarthy and of countenance stern, even to severity. He married Margaret, one of the two daughters, and co-heirs of Colonel Blague; she died in 1678, in child-bed of their only son Francis, his successor. ROBERT HARLEY, Earl of Oxford, in Birch's Lives; A. Pond p. Houbraken sc. Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, mez. G. Kncllcrp. J. Simon sc. 1713. Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, mez. G. Kncllcrp. J. Smith sc. 1714. Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, fol. Vertnesc. Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, in the Oxford Almanack, 1751. Robert Harley, Esq. the head of the family, bonrin Bow-street, Covent Garden, London, De- cember 5, 1661, Was educated at a private school, in Oxfordshire. His destination was for the army. When William III. landed. Sir Edward Harley and this his son raised regiments, at their own expence, to promote the Revolution. The father was made governor of Worcester, by the gentlemen of that county, whilst Mr. Harley and bis brother were dispatched to his Highness, with offers of their own and father’s services, and to acquaint him with the state of the country. This was his first entrance at court; but, afterwards displeased with the government, neither the fa- ther nor the son accepted promotion under Wil- liam and Mary. Sir Edward sat in parliament for the t6wn of Radnor, in the county of Hereford, until his death, in 1700. Mr. Harley for Tre- go nv,
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