Identifier: morefamoushomeso00mala (find matches)
Title: More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Malan, Alfred Henry, comp
Subjects: Historic buildings Country homes Dwellings
Publisher: New York, G.P. Putnam's sons, London, The Pall Mall magazine
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Grahme from James II., in a dis-guised hand. It is docketed, Mr. Banks first letter after hisgoing to Oxford; Mr. Banks being the King, and Oxfordmeaning France. Boulogne, January 4th, 1689.I arrived safe here this day, and have but little to say toyou at present, but that I am going on to Paris, from whence youshall heare from me when I arrive there. In the meanetyme go tomy corrispondent that payd you some mony upon my account,and put him in mind of putting the rest of the mony I bad himput into your hands, that you may returne that, and what youhad of myne in your hands, to me as soon as you can, I havingpresent occasion for it, and pray remember me to your friendwith whom I was to have been if I had stayed. Lett me knowa little newse. A considerable number of the letters are written in cipher,but many are easy to interpret, as we possess the original key.Tattered and worn to the last degree, it is partly in Lord Middle-tons handwriting and partly in Colonel Grannies, who labels it
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137 s Hevens Iball thus : My Oxford Cipher. I need only show yon one exampleof these letters. June ye yd. Mr. Chapmans (i.e., Colonel Gralimes) note was shewedto Mr. Banks (King James), who assures you of his friendshipe.When you goe out o town he would be glad if you could leavesome directions about transmitting the accounts mentioned.There will be no need of sending EWQZHQQHAI (Sir JohnNarborough, Commissioner of the Navy) except they relate toyeFCPNG A W O O 1 (Dutch Wans). None can love youmore than 10 (Middleton). Other aliases applied to King James throughout this corre-spondence are, Your Lawyer, iq, and The Knight.Colonel Grannie is alluded to as Sir Humphrey Pallsworth,Sir Paull, Mr. Partridge, and Chapman; Turner, thedeprived Bishop of Ely, as Sir Jasper; David MacAdam, anotorious intriguer, as Jo Brown ; King Louis XIV., as 13 :King William as 17, and so on. Alas ! the Grand Master ofthe Jerkers, the coffee woman, the Thracian (possiblyKettleby), Lord what-dee-call-him, and

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