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Download book Memoirs of John Evelyn Comprising His Diary from 1641 to 1705-6; And a Selection of His Familiar Letters

Download book Memoirs of John Evelyn Comprising His Diary from 1641 to 1705-6; And a Selection of His Familiar Letters

Memoirs of John Evelyn Comprising His Diary from 1641 to 1705-6; And a Selection of His Familiar Letters.cJohn Evelyn
Memoirs of John Evelyn Comprising His Diary from 1641 to 1705-6; And a Selection of His Familiar Letters
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Author: John Evelyn
Page Count: 394 pages
Published Date: 13 Sep 2013
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781236996671
Download Link: Memoirs of John Evelyn Comprising His Diary from 1641 to 1705-6; And a Selection of His Familiar Letters
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 edition. Excerpt: ...my Lord put him some time out of his wretched hovel, whilst it was building. He has also erected a faire inn at some distance from his palace, with a bridge of stone over a river neere it, and repaired all the tenants houses, so as there is nothing but neatenesse and accommodations about his estate, which I yet think is not above A1500 a yeare. I believe he had now in his family 100 domestic servants. His lady (being one of the Bredrodes daughters, grandchild to a natural sonn of Henry Frederick Prince of Orange) is a good-natur'd and obliging woman. They love fine things and to live easily, pompously, and hospitably, but with so vast expence as plunges my Lord into debt exceedingly. My Lord himselfe is given to no expensive vice but building, and to have all things rich, polite, and princely. He never plays, but reades much, having the Latin, French, and Spanish tongues in perfection. He has travell'd much, and is the best bred and courtly person his Majesty has about him, so as the publiq Ministers more frequent him than any of the rest of the Nobility. Whilst he was Secretary of State and Prime Minister he had gotten vastly, but spent it as hastily, even before he had establish'd a fund to maintaine his greatnesse; and now beginning to decline in favour (the Duke being no great friend of his) he knows not how to retrench. He was sonn of a Doctor of Laws whom I have seene, and being sent from Westminster Schole to Oxford with intention to be a Divine, and parson of Harlington, ' a village neere Brainford, when Master of Arts, the Rebellion falling out, he follow'd the King's Army, and receiving an honourable wouud in tluzfare,2 grew into favour, and was advanc'd from a meane fortune, at his Majestys...

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