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  • Barbon, who was a man of substantial property, was summoned by Cromwell on the 6th of June 1653 as a member for London to the assembly of nominees called after him in derision Barebone's Parliament.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various

  • Before much was accomplished, however, the more conservative members of "Barebone's Parliament" voted to "deliver up unto the Lord-General [Cromwell] the powers we received from him."

    A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. Carlton J. H. Hayes 1923

  • "Thank God!" muttered Dormer Colville almost in Barebone's ear and swayed against him.

    The Last Hope Henry Seton Merriman 1882

  • He did not seem to perceive a difference in Barebone's manner toward himself.

    The Last Hope Henry Seton Merriman 1882

  • "Silence!" whispered Dormer Colville in English, crushing Barebone's foot under the table.

    The Last Hope Henry Seton Merriman 1882

  • The boy took Barebone's hand, and turning walked back with him to the old house peeping over the dyke toward the sea.

    The Last Hope Henry Seton Merriman 1882

  • On their way back to France, without directly referring to that fatal portrait and the revelation caused by Barebone's unaccountable feat of memory, he had smoothed away any possible scruple.

    The Last Hope Henry Seton Merriman 1882

  • Colville stood watching Barebone's face with eyes rendered almost servile by a great suspense.

    The Last Hope Henry Seton Merriman 1882

  • It was Colville who had given the names to the servant in the order in which they had been announced, and at the last minute, on the threshold, he had stepped on one side and with his hand on Barebone's shoulder had forced him to take precedence.

    The Last Hope Henry Seton Merriman 1882

  • The windows of Barebone's apartment, by the way, looked down upon this garden, and he, having perceived her, had not wasted time in joining her in the morning sunshine.

    The Last Hope Henry Seton Merriman 1882

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