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  • Sir John Sinclair, Mr Stevens, and three sons of Councellor Erskine (fine Boys) who came to see their uncle L — B. —.

    Letter 71 2009

  • I came from Bury to this place on Tuesday evening and was prevaild on to promise to stay here on the Wednesday; but in the Afternoon of that day an express came from Ipswich to fetch Mr Lofft on particular business as a Councellor.

    Letter 253 2009

  • Bess had her own unique nickname with the Spencers: the Chief Councellor.

    Mrs Rat and her Friends Heather Carroll 2008

  • The reference is to William Sheppard, The Faithful Councellor, or the Marrow of the Law in English; a second edition of this book was published in 1653.

    A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

  • The reference is to William Sheppard, The Faithful Councellor, or the Marrow of the Law in English; a second edition of this book was published in 1653.

    A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

  • The reference is to William Sheppard, The Faithful Councellor, or the Marrow of the Law in English; a second edition of this book was published in 1653.

    A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

  • If he doesn't decide to become an architect instead of going on acting as I read on someone's blog (can't remember where), then he should specialize in villainous characters (with or without glowing yellow eyes) Second best actor was Ian McDiarmid (Councellor Palpatine).

    Good Job, Genius! Julie D. 2005

  • Confessour and Councellor, almost to all the men and women.

    The Decameron 2004

  • A pleasant old courtier wearing one day in the sight of a great councellour, after the new guise a French cloake scarce reaching to the wast, a long beaked doublet hanging downe to his thies, & an high paire of silke netherstocks that couered all his buttocks and loignes the Councellor marueled to see him in that sort disguised, and otherwise than he had binwoont to be.

    The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham

  • Gentleman to excuse it: if I should not be able whan I had need to pisse out of my doublet, and to do the rest in my netherstocks (vsing the plaine terme) all men would say that I was but a lowte, the Councellor laughed hartily at the absurditie of the speech, but what those sower fellows of

    The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham

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