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369:Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon
377:Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery
679:Premier Grand Lodge of England
612:Affair of Fielding and Bylandt
442:, in which he was promoted to
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1044:Fellows of the Royal Society
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681:, and he was elected a
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333:Robert Boyle-Walsingham
30:Robert Boyle-Walsingham
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734:Harrison, Cy (2019).
363:Early life and family
195:Years of service
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924:Lord John Cavendish
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805:Sir William Osborne
551:Siege of Louisbourg
450:until the ship was
348:while serving as a
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958:Viscount Duncannon
896:Jonathan Rashleigh
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858:Sir Henry Slingsby
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632:San Domingo
624:West Indies
466:fourth rate
430:able seaman
164:San Domingo
983:Categories
967:James Hare
960:from 1780
903:from 1765
798:from 1761
727:References
476:lieutenant
461:Cumberland
444:midshipman
412:Royal Navy
342:Royal Navy
189:Royal Navy
175:Allegiance
152:March 1736
782:Dungarvan
689:Citations
652:Dungarvan
628:Thunderer
620:commodore
616:Thunderer
603:Thunderer
506:storeship
502:commander
448:Assurance
439:Assurance
396:Charlotte
356:Thunderer
350:commodore
261:Thunderer
198:1748–1780
135:1768–1780
131:In office
114:1761–1768
110:In office
93:1758–1761
89:In office
72:1758–1768
68:In office
60:Dungarvan
597:half pay
585:paid off
352:onboard
213:Commands
955:to 1780
950:to 1775
898:to 1764
793:to 1761
634:in the
574:Modeste
565:Modeste
496:at the
494:Revenge
489:Revenge
452:wrecked
434:frigate
330:Captain
247:Modeste
207:Captain
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559:Boreas
547:Boreas
542:Boreas
521:Badger
425:Dublin
254:Romney
240:Boreas
226:Badger
887:Fowey
664:Fowey
591:Death
532:Jason
516:sloop
511:Crown
480:Anson
471:Anson
420:yacht
233:Jason
219:Crown
102:Fowey
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149:Born
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