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ORRERY ,2 See also:CHARLES See also:BOYLE, 4TH See also:EARL OF (1676-1731), the second son of See also:Roger, 2nd earl, was See also:born at See also:Chelsea in 1670. He was educated at See also:Christ See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
Church, See also:- OXFORD
- OXFORD, EARLS OF
- OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
- OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
- OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
- OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
- OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST
Oxford, and soon distinguished himself by his learning and abilities. Like the first earl, he was an author, soldier and statesman. He translated See also:Plutarch's See also:life of See also:Lysander, and published an edition of the epistles of See also:Phalaris, which engaged him in the famous controversy with See also:Bentley. He was three times member for the See also:town of See also:Hunting-See also:don; and on the See also:death of his See also:brother, Lionel, 3rd earl, in 1703, he succeeded to the See also:title. He entered the See also:army, and in 1709 was raised to the See also:rank of See also:major-See also:general, and sworn one of her See also:Majesty's privy See also:council. At the See also:battle of the See also:Wood he acted with distinguished bravery. He was appointed See also:queen's See also:envoy to the states of See also:Brabant and See also:Flanders; and having discharged this See also:trust with ability, he was created an See also:English peer, as See also:Baron Boyle of See also:Marston, in See also:Somersetshire. He received several additional honours in the reign of See also:George I.; but having had the misfortune to fall under the suspicion of the See also:government he was committed to the See also:Tower, where he remained six months, and was then admitted to See also:bail. On a subsequent inquiry it was found impossible to .criminate him, and he was discharged. He died on the 28th of See also:August 1731. Among the See also:works of Roger, earl of Orrery, will be found a See also:comedy, entitled As you find it, written by Charles Boyle. His son See also:John (see See also:CORK, EARLS OF), the 5th earl of Orrery, succeeded to the earldom of Cork on the failure of the See also:elder See also:branch of the Boyle See also:family, as earl of Cork and Orrery.
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