 | 1756 - 596 pages
...him, among other things, ' That, if the King could have found out an honefter and fitter man for tlxat employment, he would 'not have advanced him to it ; and that he had therefore preferred him, becaufe he knew nofle that deferved it fo well.' It is ufual for perfons promoted to) fuch honourable... | |
 | Matthew Hale - 1763 - 440 pages
...things, " That if the king could have " found out an honefter and fitter man for that employ" ment, he would not have advanced him to it ; and " that he had therefore preferred him, becaufe he knew " none that deferved it fo well." It is ordinary for perfons fo promoted to be knighted,... | |
 | Hannah Adams - 1804 - 398 pages
...he told him, that " if the king could have found out an honefterand fitter man for that employmer.t, he would not have advanced him to it, and that he had preferred him, becaufe he knew none that deferred it fo well." He continued eleven years in that office... | |
 | Sir Matthew Hale - 1805 - 562 pages
...fingular manner, telling him, among other things, ' That if the king * could have found out an honefler and fitter man for ' that employment, he would not...* to it ; and that he had therefore preferred him, be' caufe he knew none that deferved it fo well.' It is ordinary for perfons fo promoted to be knighted... | |
 | Sir Matthew Hale - 1805 - 640 pages
...fingular manner, telling him, among other things, * That if the king c coidd have iou-nd out an honefter and fitter man for * that employment, he would not...* to it ; and that he had therefore preferred him, be' caufe he knew none that deferved it fo well.' It is ordinary for perfons fo promoted to be knighted... | |
 | 1805 - 506 pages
...Clarendon, on delivering the commission, said to him, " that if the king could have found out an honcster and fitter man for that employment, he would not have advanced him to it ; but that he had preferred him, because he knew none that deserved it so well." It was usual for persons... | |
 | John Watkins - 1808 - 768 pages
...expressed his esteem of him in a very singular manner, saying, " that if the king could have found out an honester and fitter man for that employment, he...that he had therefore preferred him, because he knew none that deserved it so well." It is ordinary for persons advanced to that dignity to be knighted,... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1810 - 554 pages
...and juft elreem for him in the following words. ' That if the king could have found out an honefter and fitter man for that employment, he would not have...him to it ; and that he had therefore preferred him, becaufe he knew none that deferved it fo well.' Some time after he was knighted. It is an honor ufually... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 544 pages
...chancellor Clarendon delivered him his commission, he told him that " if the king could have found out an honester and fitter man for that employment, he...that he had therefore preferred him, because he knew none that deserved it so well." As he knew it was usual for persons in his present station to be knighted,... | |
 | 1813 - 486 pages
...expressed his esteem of him in a very singular manner, saying, " that if the king could have found out an honester and fitter man for that employment, he...that he had therefore preferred him, because he knew none that deserved it so well." It is ordinary for persons advanced to that dignity to be toighted,... | |
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... that if the King could have found out an honester and fitter man for that employment, he would not have advanced him to it ; and that -he had therefore preferred him, because he knew none that deserved it so well. 
