 | 1812 - 762 pages
...parish of St. James, within the liberty of Westminster, Esq. the sum of 10,0001. upon the account of his merit in the noble defence he has made for the support...of the laws of England, and to prevent the ruin of his country." She also settled on him the reversion of * Cont. of Granger, by the Rev. U. Noble, vol.... | |
 | 1797 - 666 pages
...of the fuBi of> ro,oool. upon account of hist merit m the noble defence he has made for the fupport of the laws of England, and to prevent the ruin of...The political tenets and the conduct of the noble Ducheft, in her oppofifion to Sir Robert Walpole's aikniniftration, are too well kncwn to need any... | |
 | Stephen Jones - 1799 - 456 pages
...port, and translator of " Vida" and " Virt-il," born expresse* it) of his meiit in the noble defence he made for the support of the laws of England, and to prevent the ruin of his country."— In 1746 Mr. Pitt was made trea•lirtr and pay-ma^ter-^cneral of the army, and a privy-councillor;... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 470 pages
...James, within the liberty of Westminster, " Esq. the sum of Ten Thousand Pounds, upon. " account of his merit, in the noble defence he " has made for the support of the laws of Eng" land, and to prevent the ruin of his country." * She died in October following, and the money... | |
 | John Almon - 1810 - 474 pages
...James, within the liberty of Westminster, " Esq. the sum of Ten Thousand Pounds, upon " account of his merit, in the noble defence he " has made for the support of the laws of Eng" land, and to prevent the ruin of his country." * She died in October following, and the money... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...of Marlborough left him a legacy of £10,000, «' upon account," as her will expresses it, " of his merit in the noble defence he has made for the support of the laws of IJngland, and to prevent the ruin of his country." In 1746, Mr. Pitt was made joint vice-treasurer... | |
 | Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - 1812 - 748 pages
...a legacy of ten thousand pounds; upon account, as her will expresses it, of his merit in the nolle defence he has made for the support of the laws of England, and to prevent the ruin of his country. Having resigned his post of Paymaster-general of the forces, he was, on December 4th,... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - 766 pages
...time before, left him a legacy of ten thousand pounds; upon account, as her will expresses it, of his merit in the noble defence he has made for the support of the laws fif England, and to prevent the ruin of his country. Having resigned his post of Paymaster-general... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 pages
...warmly joined Mr. Legge in opposing their ratification. Upon this account they both, and with them the noble defence he has made for the support of the laws of England, and to prevent the ruin of his country." the Grenvilles, were dismissed. He now strenuously opposed the favourite measures of... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1822 - 488 pages
...£10,000 from Sarah, the celebrated dutchess of Marlborough, on account of ' the noble defence he had made for the support of the laws of England and to prevent the ruin of his country.' Before entering into parliament, Mr Pitt became a resident of Lincoln's inn in the spring... | |
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Pitt was then one of the poor; and to him Heaven directed a portion of the wealth of the haughty Dowager. She left him a legacy of ten thousand pounds, in consideration of " the noble defence he had made for the support of the laws of England, and to... 
