Selected items copied from a book of Sir Richard Grosvenor 1637

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603

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Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn was born at Greenwich on 7 September 1533. She was the half-sister of the elder Mary (1516-1558) and the younger Edward (1537-1553). In her early years she acquired knowledge of Latin, French, and Italian, and showed proficiency in music. Her governesses and tutors tended to adhere to Reformation principles. Identification with Protestantism aroused the suspicions of Mary, a Catholic, on her succession after the death of Edward, even though she h...

Selden, John, 1584-1654

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John Selden (1584-1654) was a lawyer, parliamentarian and a scholar. His De Diis Syris (1617) established his credentials as an orientalist, which were consolidated by his later studies in rabbinical law. Further details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography . From the guide to the Oriental manuscripts of John Selden, 13th-17th century, (University of Oxford, Department of Oriental Collections, Bodleian Library) English jurist. From the description of...

Grosvenor, Richard, Sir, 1585-1645

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Grosvenor was 1st Baronet of Eaton Hall, Cheshire, and a prominent figure in county politics during the early Stuart period, serving as a justice of the peace and a representative of the shire in Parliament. He spoke out in defense of the Protestant religion and civil liberties. From the description of Journal of the House of Commons, 1626. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 445325072 ...

Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626

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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, 1561-1626, English philosopher, statesman and essayist best known for theories on scientific experimentation; knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and created Viscount St Alban in 1621; Lord Chancellor, 1618; died 1626. From the guide to the A Coppy of a letter Conceived to bee writt to the late Duke of Buckingham..., c1650-1700, (Senate House Library, University of London) ...

Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634

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Epithet: Lord Chief Justice British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000976.0x00021c Sir Edward Coke was a justice of assize for Suffolk. From the description of The sum of my lord Coke's charge [to the jury] at Bury [St. Edmunds, Suffolk] [manuscript], 1609 July 26. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 651046666 ...

Spelman, Henry, ? 1584-1641

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Williams, John, fl 1621-1630

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