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ERRATA—Volume I


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47 i 25 f.e. Abercromby, Sir Robert: for in 1781 read in April 1782
16 f.e. after Mysore add He was promoted major-general in the same year
48 i 29-30 Abernethy, John (1680-1740): for Coleraine . . . . Ulster read Brigh, Co. Tyrone
55 i 22 f.e. Abney, Sir Thomas (1640-1722): for that office on read that office. On
21 f.e. for Louis XIV. read Louis XIV,
13 f.e. after London add He was a whig and an unsuccessful candidate for London in 1702
ii 12 f.e. Abney, Sir Thomas (d. 1750): after became insert K.C. and attorney-general for the duchy of Lancaster in 1733, steward of the Marshalsea Court in 1736
60 ii 8 Acland, Sir John: for (d. 1613) read (d. 1620)
15 f.e. for in 1613 read 14 Feb. 1619-20. (Will dated 9 Feb. 1619-20, proved 4 July 1620)
61 ii 6 Acland, John D.: for minority read ministry
62 i 7 for 31 Oct. 1778 read 2 Nov. 1778
40 Acland, Sir Thomas D.: for Grillon's Club read Grillion's Club
63 i 32 Acland, Sir Wroth P.: for in 1816 read on 8 March 1816
69 i 43 Acworth, George: after year add he was M.P. for Hindon in 1563
ii 12-9 f.e. Adair, James: for From 1780 . . . Ferrars read From 1775 to 1780 he was whig M.P. for Cockermouth, and from 1793 until his death for Higham Ferrers.
2 f.e. for As king's serjeant he read He became king's serjeant in 1782, and
70 i 22 omit prime
23 for Ferrars read Ferrers
72 ii 35 Adair, Patrick: for 1563 read 1663
73 i 31 for 4th ser. read 1st ser.
ii 12 Adair, Sir Robert: after 1845 insert In 1828 he was made a privy councillor.
16-18 omit For his services . . . order
18-21 for His successful mission . . . and the grant read He was appointed G.C.B. (civil) in 1831, and the success of his mission was further rewarded by the grant
85 i 34 Adam, Sir Charles: for January read August
35 after M.P. insert for Kinross in 1831-2 and
39 before from insert in Nov.-Dec. 1834
86 i 14-13 f.e. Adam, Sir Frederick: omit and . . . K.C.M.G.
13 f.e. for in 1824 read in 1821
88 i 24 f.e. Adam, Robert: The journal referred to was by James Adam [q. v.], not by Robert Adam, and relates to a tour in Italy during 1760-1 (cf. Library of Fine Arts, vol. ii. No. 9, Oct. 1831)
90 i 27-28 Adam, William: for the general election read a bye-election after the general election
91 i 22-19 f.e. for (who was now attorney-general . . . Cornwall) read (who had become solicitor-general to the Prince of Wales in 1802, attorney-general in 1805, and keeper of the great seal of the duchy of . . . Cornwall in 1806)
17 f.e. for for the county of Kinross read for both the counties of Kinross and Kincardine, but he sat for the latter
96 ii 16 f.e. Adams, George: after and insert was transferred to that
13 f.e. omit resigned . . . and
98 ii 1 Adams, John (1662-1720): after never printed insert He was vice-chancellor of Cambridge University 1712-3
101 i 31 Adams, Sarah F.: for 1827 read 1829
102 ii 17 f.e. Adams, Sir Thomas: for 1667 read 1668
103 i 4 after offices insert He was M.P. for London in 1654 and 1656
26 for 1667 read 1667-8
106 ii 31 Adams, William (1706-1789): before In 1755 insert He was made prebendary of Lichfield in 1747, prebendary of Llandaff in 1749, and also precentor in the latter cathedral in 1750
36 omit afterwards
37 after Llandaff insert in 1777
for the prebendal house read his prebendal house

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