Aislabie

Aislabie, looking up at the portrait of Lady Lasswade as a young woman.

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That was Alfred the Great to a "t", stately and magnificent, with his broad crimson sash and the bat like a kid's paddle in his hand; he gave me a great grin as he walked by, took guard, glanced leisurely round the field, tipped his straw hat back on his head, and nodded to the umpire, old Aislabie, who was shaking with excitement as he called "Play!"

Flashman's Lady Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1977

Aislabie, who was Mayor in 1702, when the obelisk was erected, and therefore I will leave the matter to others.

Yorkshire Gordon Home 1923

Aislabie, Angria had respected Bombay trading ships, but of late he had begun to show his teeth again.

The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago 1880

Aislabie, William, President of Bombay, his negotiations with Angria; sails for England; begins building the church at Bombay; his armed yacht taken by Angria.

The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago 1880

Governor Aislabie declined the Portuguese offer, but it had the effect of bringing Angria to terms.

The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago 1880

The church also, the building of which had been started by Aislabie, was finished about this time.

The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago 1880

Aislabie demanded that in future English ships should be free from molestation; that no ships of any nation coming into Bombay should be interfered with between Mahim and Kennery; that English merchants should have liberty of trade in Angria's ports, on payment of the usual dues; and that Angria should be responsible for any damage done in future by the ships belonging to his Mahratta superiors.

The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago 1880

Aislabie, in bringing on his motion, drew a curious distinction between Strafford and Strafford's official colleague.

A History of the Four Georges, Volume I (of 4) Justin McCarthy 1871

Stanhope impeached the Duke of Ormond; Aislabie impeached Lord Strafford -- not of high-treason, but of high crimes and misdemeanors; Strafford was accused of being not only "the tool of a Frenchified ministry," but the adviser of most pernicious measures.

A History of the Four Georges, Volume I (of 4) Justin McCarthy 1871