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1459:Categories
1413:Richardson
1287:Lidderdale
1224:T. N. Hunt
969:M. Weyland
897:J. Weyland
831:Brooksbank
702:A. Houblon
678:J. Houblon
373:1705-1708
311:1701–1703
161:References
142:the City.
1308:Gladstone
993:T. Raikes
975:Bosanquet
867:C. Palmer
825:Carbonnel
807:Townshend
777:Heathcote
771:T. Scawen
735:Heathcote
684:W. Scawen
655:Governors
368:1702-1705
358:1701-1702
334:Hugh Hare
45:in 1718.
1338:Johnston
1332:Campbell
1296:Sandeman
1263:Grenfell
1230:Crawford
1194:S. Neave
1188:Weguelin
1158:Robinson
1122:Pattison
1098:Richards
1044:Whitmore
1032:Winthrop
951:R. Neave
921:Sperling
903:Clarmont
837:Fawkener
783:Thompson
492:for the
422:for the
220:Archived
188:10 March
149:See also
70:Governor
1407:O'Brien
1326:Wallace
1314:Prevost
1269:Gilliat
1218:Holland
1212:Hodgson
1170:Prescot
1074:Dorrien
1062:Mellish
1056:Manning
933:Gaussen
879:Burrell
855:W. Hunt
849:Longuet
801:Bellamy
759:Conyers
708:Bateman
668:England
657:of the
556:Dunwich
136:Dunwich
1443:Bailey
1437:Carney
1425:George
1281:Collet
1275:Currie
1239:Greene
1206:Latham
1200:Dobrée
1176:Hankey
1164:Morris
1160:(1847)
1146:Cotton
1128:Curtis
1092:Buller
1086:Bowden
1068:Harman
1050:Pearse
963:Darell
957:Peters
909:Cooper
885:Burton
861:Sheafe
843:Savage
813:Benson
795:Holden
789:Morice
765:Hanger
562:With:
500:With:
430:With:
353:With:
1302:Smith
1257:Birch
1152:Heath
1140:Pelly
1104:Drewe
987:Giles
939:Booth
915:Payne
891:Marsh
819:Cooke
753:Delmé
747:Rudge
741:Gould
729:Eyles
690:Tench
1431:King
1344:Cole
1134:Reid
1080:Pole
1038:Long
1026:Nutt
945:Ewer
696:Ward
554:for
363:1702
347:for
279:2017
252:2018
190:2019
113:1713
111:and
109:1710
83:for
1461::
260:^
234:^
169:^
647:e
640:t
633:v
281:.
254:.
217:.
192:.
20:)
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