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" Pitt was then one of the poor; and to him Heaven directed a portion of the wealth of the haughty Dowager. She left him a legacy of ten thousand pounds, in consideration of " the noble defence he had made for the support of the laws of England, and to... "
The Quarterly Review - Page 521
edited by - 1906
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The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent ..., Volume 8

Great Britain - 1791 - 302 pages
...account," as her Will exprefles it, "of his merit in the noble defence he has made for the fupport of the laws of England, and to prevent the ruin of his country." In 1746, Mr. Pitt .was made joint vice-treafurer of Ireland, and the fame year treafurer and.paymafrcr-general...
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Anecdotes of the Life of the Right Hon. William Pitt, Earl of ..., Volume 1

John Almon, William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Great Britain - 1792
...ten thoufand pounds, " upon account of his merit, in the noble de" fence he has made for the fupport of the laws " of England, and to prevent the ruin of his " country." CHAP. VI. State of the Mini ft ry — Lord Carlijle dif appointed of the Privy Seal — Lord Cobbam...
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A Treatise of Testaments and Last Wills, Volume 1

Henry Swinburne - Wills - 1793 - 726 pages
...efq. the in m of 10,000 1. upon account of his merit in the noble defence he has made for the fupport of the laws of England, and, to prevent the ruin of his country, I GIVE to Mr. Burroughs, Mailer in Chancery the fum of 230!. to buy a ring. I GIVE to the faid Hugh...
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Anecdotes of the Life of the Right Hon. William Pitt, Earl of ..., Volume 1

John Almon - Great Britain - 1797 - 550 pages
...Thoufand " Pounds, upon account of his merit, in the " noble defence he has made for the fupport " of the laws of England, and to prevent " the ruin of his country." * She died in October following-, and the money was paid* CHAP. VI. State of the Minijlry. — Lord...
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British Critic, Quarterly Theological Review, and Ecclesiastical ..., Volume 11

1798 - 764 pages
...of Weftminfter, efquire, the fi.m cf m.ooot. upon account of Iris merit in the noble defence he has made for the Support of the laws of England, and to prevent the ruin of the country." The political tenets, and the conduct of the noble duchéis, in her oppofition to Sir...
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A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing a Brief Account of the Lives and ...

Stephen Jones - Biography - 1799 - 456 pages
...port, and translator of " Vida" and " Virt-il," born expresse* it) of his meiit in the noble defence he made for the support of the laws of England, and to prevent the ruin of his country."— In 1746 Mr. Pitt was made trea•lirtr and pay-ma^ter-^cneral of the army, and a privy-councillor;...
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A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing a Brief Account of the Lives and ...

Stephen Jones - Biography - 1805 - 470 pages
...account (as ihc will PIT expresses it) of his merit In the I noble defence he marie for the sup port of the laws of England, and to prevent the ruin of his country."; — In 1756 Mr. Pitt was appointed •ecretary of itate, in which situation Ье obtained the public...
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The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent ..., Volume 6

Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...in opposing their ratification. Upon this account they both, and with them the noble defence he has made for the support of the laws of England, and to prevent the ruin of his country." the Grenvilles, were dismissed. He now strenuously opposed the favourite measures of defending England...
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The North American Review, Volume 14

Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1822 - 488 pages
...also received a legacy of £10,000 from Sarah, the celebrated dutchess of Marlborough, on account of ' the noble defence he had made for the support of the...of England and to prevent the ruin of his country.' Before entering into parliament, Mr Pitt became a resident of Lincoln's inn in the spring of 1780>...
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American Quarterly Review, Volume 2

Robert Walsh - American literature - 1827 - 674 pages
...with the legacy of £ 10,000 from the Dutchess of Marlborough, " for his merit in the noble defence of the laws of England, and to prevent the ruin of his country" — must have preserved him from being a burthen on his wealthy brother. To the only son of that brother,...
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