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The new way of selling places at Court. In a letter from a small courtier to a great stock-jobber.
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.Date: 1712- Books
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The unfortunate court-favourites of England. Exemplified in some remarks upon the lives, actions, and fatal fall of divers great men, who have been favourites to several English kings and queens; namely, I. Pierce Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall. II. Hugh Spencer, Earl of Winchester. III. Hugh Spencer the son, Earl of Glocester. IV. Roger Mortimer, Earl of March. V. Henry Stafford, Duke of Bucks. VI. Thomas Woolsey, Cardinal of York. VII. Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex. VIII. Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. IX. George Villars, Duke of Buckingham. X. Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford. With the picture of each monarch and favourite. By Robert Burton.
Crouch, Nathaniel, 1632?-1725?Date: 1729- Books
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Court-Tales: or, A history of the Amours of the present nobility. To which is prefixed, a compleat key.
Date: M.DCC.XX. [1720]- Books
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At the Court at St. James's, the ninth day of July, 1702. The Queens Most Excellent Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince George of Denmark, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Keeper, Lord Treasurer, Lord President, Lord Privy Seal, Duke of Somerset, Duke of Schomberg, Lord Great Chamberlain, Lord Chamberlain, Earl of Oxford, Earl of Radnor, Earl of Nottingham, Earl of Rochester, Earl of Romney, Earl of Ranelagh, Lord Dartmouth, Mr. Boyle, Lord Chief Justice Holt, Master of the Rolls, Lord Chief Justice Trevor, Mr. Smith.
England and Wales. Sovereign (1702-1707 : Anne)Date: 1702- Books
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An enquiry into the duties of men in the higher and middle classes of society in Great Britain, resulting from their respective stations, professions, and employments. The second edition, corrected. By Thomas Gisborne, M.A. In two volumes. ...
Gisborne, Thomas, 1758-1846.Date: MDCCXCV. [1795]