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Bowers was born in Groton on December 21, 1711, and, according to his tombstone, died on "the Sixteenth Day of December Anno Domini 1768. Half a hour after Three of the Clock in ye Afternoon, and in the Fifty Eight year of his age."
Notwithstanding the abundant proof that the duke of York had given, in many instances, and in both kingdoms, of his being a vassal of antichrist, and notwithstanding of his open and public profession of papistry, upon his brother's death, fairly warning all what they might expect, yet were not those, who sat at the helm of affairs, deterred from committing the reins of government into his hands; but contrary to the word of God, and fundamental laws of the lands, this professed and excommunicate papist James, duke of York, was, anno 1685, proclaimed king of these once covenanted, but now treacherous and apostate lands, whereby they appointed themselves a captain to return into their anti-christian bondage.
He prepared two small barks of twenty and five-and-twenty ton apiece, wherein he intended to accomplish his pretended voyage. Wherefore, being furnished with the aforesaid two barks, and one small pinnace of ten ton burden, having therein victuals and other necessaries for twelve months' provision, he departed upon the said voyage from Blackwall, the 15. of June, Anno Domini 1576.
French rolls, beginning anno 1 of Edward II. and ending with Edward IV., in which are leagues and treaties with the kings of France, and other matters relating to that kingdom. Scotch rolls, containing transactions with that kingdom. Rome, touching the affairs of that see. Vascon rolls, relating to Gascoign. There are also other rolls and records of different natures.
I have myself been seeking all my life for the audience now happily vouchsafed me. Whence this mistrust of your faithful Anno, who has served you so loyally and zealously these many years?” Lucifer pointed significantly to the gag and fetters. “I shall never forgive myself,” protested the Cardinal, “for the part I have borne in this unfortunate transaction.
"Non nostrum inter vos tantas componere lites." VIRGIL, Eclog. "'Tis not for us to end such great disputes." This famous Newton, this destroyer of the Cartesian system, died in March, anno 1727. His countrymen honoured him in his lifetime, and interred him as though he had been a king who had made his people happy.
Of this stamp were the most of them, who, without any public acknowledgment of that horrid affront they had put upon the church's true Head, dared to constitute and act as the supreme judicatory of the church of Christ, anno 1690. Renwick only excepted, who faithfully protested against the same.
Here lieth interred the body of Ann, wife of Robert Paston, who deceased the sixth day of October, Anno Domini. "You seem struck with that writing?" said Pritchard, observing that I stood motionless, staring at the tablet. "The name of Paston," said I, "struck me; it is the name of a village in my own native district, from which an old family, now almost extinct, derived its name.
The Heart's Engagement. St. Margaret's Westminster, At the publick Entering into the I. Some of the Nobility, Knighthood and Gentry. II. Divers Colonels, Officers and Soldiers. III. Those of the Scotish Nation about the City. IV. Many Reverend Divines here residing. September 29th, Anno 1643. By the Reverend Mr. Thomas Coleman, one of the Members of the Westminster Assembly of Divines.
We have evidence that James IV. had a royal lodging adjoining to the cloister; but it is generally agreed that the first considerable edifice for the accommodation of the royal family erected here was that of James V., anno 1525, great part of which still remains, and forms the north-western side of the existing palace.
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