...departure, her majesty merrily bemoaned herself that he was so old, " for else, by my troth," said she, " if my lord treasurer were but a young man, I could find it in my heart to have him for my husband before any man in England." 2 When the announcement of the...

...she playfully lamented his great nge ; " for, by my troth," said the delighted sovereign, " if ray lord treasurer were but a young man, I could find in my heart to have * It appears that Hugh de Port, Lord of Basing, held at least two manors, Cerdeford and Esrhetunc,...

...departure, her majesty merrily bemoaned herself that he was so old, " for else, by my troth," said she, " if my lord treasurer were but a young man, I could find it in my heart to have him for my husband before any man in England." 1 When the announcement of the...

...satisfaction, that she playfully lamented his great age j " for, by my troth," said the delighted sovereign, " if my lord treasurer were but a young man, I could find in my heart to have him for a husband before any man in England." The Marquess died in 1572, at the age of 97, having...

...greatly was the queen delighted both with her host and her reception, that she playfully exclaimed, " If my lord treasurer were but a young man, I could find in my heart to have him for a husband before any man in England." The scythe of death carried off, even in the lifetime...

...entertained Elizabeth at Basing, in 1560, with so courtly a magnificence that she exclaimed, "By my host, if my Lord Treasurer were but a young man, I could find it in my heart to have him for a husband before any man in England." This mighty lord " had the rare...

...Camden, was rendered so magnificent and costly as to be " overpowered by its own weight;" the expenses it entailed upon the owner were so great, that the...as we are told and can very well believe, " to the greate charge of the sayde Lorde Marquesse," for during her visit Elizabeth received in State the French...

...1572, entertained Elizabeth at Basing, in 1560, with such courtly magnificence that she exclaimed, " If my Lord Treasurer were but a young man, I could find it in my heart to have him for a husband." It was during the lifetime of John, Fifth Marquis, immortalised...

...neighbouring farm, perhaps denotes the spot where the slain in this battle were buried. 22 ceiving Elizabeth in 1560, and of entertaining her in so royal...as we are told, and can very well believe, "to the greate charge of the sayde Lorde Marquesse," for during her visit Elizabeth received in state the French...

...Elizabeth) entertained this last queen in 1560 so sumptuously, that, " By my troth," she exclaimed, "if my Lord Treasurer were but a young man, I could find it in my heart to have him for a husband before any man in England." John, the 5th Marquis, the subject...