Royal St. James's: Being a Story of Kings, Clubmen and CourtesansHale, 1988 - 257 pages |
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... Captain Charles Rigby RN , who in 1698 importuned young William Hinton one evening in St James's Park . Minton told his master who , with a Justice of the Peace , laid a trap . Rigby defended himself by saying , ' . . . it was no more ...
... Captain Charles Rigby RN , who in 1698 importuned young William Hinton one evening in St James's Park . Minton told his master who , with a Justice of the Peace , laid a trap . Rigby defended himself by saying , ' . . . it was no more ...
Page 226
... Captain ' Dennis O'Kelly discovered while trying to seduce a young lady in his hotel while attending York Races . He ... Captain John Fox ill and in direst poverty in a back room in a Windmill Street hovel . She had been forced onto the ...
... Captain ' Dennis O'Kelly discovered while trying to seduce a young lady in his hotel while attending York Races . He ... Captain John Fox ill and in direst poverty in a back room in a Windmill Street hovel . She had been forced onto the ...
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... Captain John Coxe of the Guards took her into protection . As Betsy Coxe , she became one of the most famous ... Captain Robert Pott of the East India Service who set her up in Cork Street with a carriage and pair . This ' beautious ...
... Captain John Coxe of the Guards took her into protection . As Betsy Coxe , she became one of the most famous ... Captain Robert Pott of the East India Service who set her up in Cork Street with a carriage and pair . This ' beautious ...
Contents
A House of Civility | 168 |
the enclave de luxe for the Nobility | 174 |
Goode lodgings may be found here | 189 |
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