The Life of Mrs. GodolphinW. Pickering, 1848 - 291 pages |
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againſt allwayes amongſt becauſe beleive beſt Biſhop Blagge bleffed butt cauſe Charles circumſtances converfation Countess of Devonshire Countess of Guilford courſe Court Creature daughter dayes dear defire Diary Duchefs Duke Earl eſteeme Evelyn exterordnary faid fatisfaction fecond felfe fent fervice fhall fifter fince firſt fitt fome fometymes foone freind friendſhipp fuch George GODOL Godolphin greateſt herſelfe himſelf holy houſe huſband John John Evelyn Lady Lady Berkeley Ladyfhipp laſt leaſt leſs LIERS Lord Berkeley maid of honour married MARY moft moſt muſt myſelfe never occafion paffed paffion paſs perfon PHIN pleaſed pleaſure pray prayers preſent preſerved purpoſe putt Queen refolutions ſay ſee ſhall ſhe ſhe ſhould ſhipp ſhould Sir John Berkeley ſome ſpeake ſpent ſtill theſe thing thofe thoſe thouſand tion tyme vifitt VILLIERS Viscount vpon whilft whofe whome whoſe wife William wiſh witt yett
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