| Edward Potts Cheyney - 1914 - 586 pages
...chain, whose office was to introduce to the queen earls, barons, gentlemen and others of both sexes who came to wait on her; it was Sunday, when there is...usually the greatest attendance of nobility. In the hall the archbishop of Canterbury, the bishop of London, a great number of councillors of state, officers... | |
| University of Pennsylvania - 1915 - 612 pages
...chain, whose office was to introduce to the queen earls, barons, gentlemen and others of both sexes who came to wait on her; it was Sunday, when there is...usually the greatest attendance of nobility. In the hall the archbishop of Canterbury, the bishop of London, a great number of councillors of state, officers... | |
| Agnes Strickland - 1924 - 746 pages
...commonly passes in her way to chapel. At the door stood a gentleman, dressed in velvet, with a gold chain, whose office was to introduce to the queen...Canterbury, the Bishop of London, a great number of councillors of state, officers of the crown, and gentlemen, who waited the queen's coming out, which... | |
| Steve Arman, Simon Bird, Malcolm Wilkinson - 2002 - 270 pages
...into the Presence Chamber hung with rich tapestry, at the door stood a gentleman in velvet with a gold chain whose office was to introduce to the queen any person of distinction who came to wait on her ... Next came the queen very majestic upon her head she had a small crown and... | |
| Ernest F. Henderson - 2004 - 468 pages
...commonly passes in her way to Chapel : At the Door stood a Gentleman dressed in Velvet, with a Gold Chain, whose Office was to introduce to the Queen...Canterbury, the Bishop of London, a great Number of Councellors of State, Officers of State, Officers of the Crown, and Gentlemen, who waited the Queen's... | |
| Peter C. Mancall - 2006 - 431 pages
...commonly passes in her way to chapel. At the door stood a gentleman dressed in velvet, with a gold chain, whose office was to introduce to the Queen...distinction that came to wait on her. It was Sunday [September 6], when there is usually the greatest attendance of nobility. In the same hall were the... | |
| Kathryn Hinds - 2008 - 94 pages
...commonly passes in her way to Chapel. At the door stood a Gentleman dressed in velvet, with a gold chain, whose office was to introduce to the Queen...there is usually the greatest attendance of nobility. . . . [All] waited the Queen's coming out; which she did from her own apartment, when it was time to... | |
| Monthly literary register - 1807 - 706 pages
...way to chapel; at the door stood a gentleman dressed in velvet, with Я gold chain, whose ohi< e «as to introduce to the queen any person of distinction...Sunday, when there is usually the greatest attendance ol nobility. In the same hall, weicthe Archbishop of Canterbury, the BNhop of London, a great number... | |
| 1765 - 428 pages
...velvet, with a goldrn chain,, whofe office was to introduce to the Queen any perfon ofdiftinftion, that came to wait on her : It was Sunday, when there is ufually the greateft attendance of Nobility. In the fame hall were the Archbiftiop of Canterbury, the... | |
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