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	GILBERT BURNET - LoveToKnow Article on GILBERT BURNET (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Burnet wisely refused to accept a benefice in the disturbed state of church affairs, but he wrote an audacious letter to Archbishop Sharp asking him to take measures to restore peace.
		Burnet became a member of the Royal Society, of which Moray was the first president.
		Burnet made a weighty speech against~the bill (1702-1703) directed against the practice of occasional conformity, and was a consistent exponent of Broad Church principles.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BU/BURNET_GILBERT.htm (2546 words)

	Gilbert Burnet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gilbert Burnet (September 18, 1643-March 17, 1715) was a Scottish divine and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury.
		Gilbert was respected as a cleric, a preacher, and an academic, as well as a writer and historian.
		He was born at Edinburgh, Scotland in 1643, the son of a Royalist and Episcopalian lawyer, who became a judge, and of the sister of Johnston of Warristoun, a leader of the Covenanters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gilbert_Burnet (639 words)

	Gilbert Burnet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		BURNET, GILBERT, bishop of Salisbury, and an historian of great eminence, was born at Edinburgh on the 18th of September, 1643.
		Young Burnet was his great admirer, and learned from him to preach extemporaneously, which he did all his life with great ease, by allotting a part of every day to meditation on all sorts of subjects, speaking all his thoughts aloud, and studying to render his expressions fluent and correct.
		Burnet himself, however, waved the promise that had been made him, when he found that he was expected in return for the place, to break up correspondence with all those who had been his best friends.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/other/burnet_gilbert.htm (4249 words)

	William Burnet (1688-1728) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Burnet (March, 1688-September 7, 1728) was a British civil servant and colonial administrator who served as governor of New York and New Jersey (1720-1728) and Massachusetts (1728).
		He was the son of the noted divine Gilbert Burnet and Mary Scott, born at the Hague in the Netherlands in March of 1688.
		Burnet was a capable administrator and better than the average colonial governor, although his tenure was not without disputes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Burnet_(1688-1728) (450 words)

	Burnet, Gilbert on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		During James II's reign Burnet's anti-Catholic writing and preaching barred him from court, and he found favor and friendship with William of Orange at The Hague.
		Accompanying William to England, he was a trusted adviser to William III and Mary and was made bishop of Salisbury.
		Burnet made a translation of Sir Thomas More's Utopia.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/Burnet-G1.asp (395 words)

	Canadian Journal of History: Gilbert Burnet and the problem of nonconformity in restoration Scotland and England
		Gilbert Burnet, the Scottish-born churchman who was subsequently appointed Bishop of Salisbury in 1689, has acquired, both popularly and with his biographers, a reputation as a champion of toleration.
		For Burnet, as indeed for all Christians, the church was the body of Christ, of which he is the head; and whoever joins with Christ according to the Gospel must be within the true church.
		Burnet was convinced that all moderate and reasonable Christians could not fail to agree on the fundamentals of the faith, and that all those in accord on the essentials could be accommodated within the bounds of the national churches of Scotland and England.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3686/is_199704/ai_n8769040 (958 words)

	Gilbert Burnet(1643-1715): Bishop and Historian
		English bishop and historian, was born in Edinburgh on the 15th of September 1643, of an ancient and distinguished Scottish house.
		Burnet now travelled in Italy, Germany and Switzerland, finally settling in Holland, at the Hague, where he won from the princess of Orange a confidence which proved enduring.
		Burnet made a weighty speech against the bill (1702-1703) directed against the practice of occasional conformity, and was a consistent exponent of Broad Church principles.
	www.ourdecline.com /smartboard/shop/burnetg/about.htm (2184 words)

	USA: governor on salary
		William Burnet was the son of a distinguished English clergyman, Bishop Gilbert Burnet, who partici pated in and wrote about the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
		As governor of New York from 1720 to 1728, William Burnet served with distinction, especially in formulating a long-range policy of diplomacy with the Indians and checking the expansion of the French.
		Burnet was appointed governor of Massachussetts in 1728 just in time to confront the constitutional issue of the governor's salary.
	odur.let.rug.nl /usa.990917/D/1726-1750/massachusetts/govsal_i.htm (160 words)

	THOMAS BURNET - LoveToKnow Article on THOMAS BURNET (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Burnet published his famous Telluris Theoria Sacra, or Sacred Theory of the Earth,1 at London.
		This work, containing a fanciful theory of the earths structure,2 attracted much attention, and he was afterwards encouraged to issue an English translation, which was printed in folio, 1684-1689.
		Burnet published several other minor works before his death, which took place at the Charterhouse on the 27th September 1715.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BU/BURNET_THOMAS.htm (362 words)

	BURNET J H (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Gilbert W. served in the aviation with credit and Anne served as a government nurse at Camp McClellan, Alabama.
		Burnet is a member of the Masonic lodge.
		Gilbert and John Burnet are now engaged in horticulture and bee raising at Prineville, Oregon.
	www.rootsweb.com /~wilchs/BURNETJH.htm (155 words)

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		Burnet was born in Edinburgh in 1643 and studied in Aberdeen.
		Gilbert was a remarkably energetic parish minister and a devoted tutor to the Fletcher boys.
		Gilbert was an elder of Bolton Kirk, and seems to have acted in some manner like a Clerk of Works to the building of the present church in 1809.
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	VII. Historical and Political Writers: Bibliography. Vol. 9. From Steele and Addison to Pope and Swift. The Cambridge ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Supplements to Dr. Burnet’s Letters … being Further Remarks … written by a Nobleman and communicated to the Author….
		Burnet’s Vindication of Himself from the Calumnies [of] Parliamentum Pacificum.
		An Enquiry into the measures of submission to the Supreme Authority; and of the grounds upon which it may be lawful or necessary for Subjects to defend their Religion, Lives and Liberties.
	www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/219/0700.html (2493 words)

	Family Tree Pages - Person Page 16
		She was the daughter of Alexander Burnet and Katherine Arbuthnot.
		Katherine Arbuthnot was the daughter of Robert Arbuthnot and Isabel Burnet.
		She married Alexander Burnet, son of John Burnet and Elizabeth Lumsden, in 1560.
	www.wdgordon.com /history/gedcom/p16.htm (907 words)

	Herbs: Salad Burnet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		To look at this plant with its lacy, saw toothed edged leaves, unfurling from tight fans at the ends of their stems, one would think that this is a plant that is delicate, barely surviving the slightest chill.
		Salad Burnet also adds interest when used in vinegars, cheese spreads, in sauces for fish, salad dressings, and in combination with other herbs in casseroles and creamy soups.
		At that time it was not uncommon to be served a goblet of wine with leaves of Salad Burnet floating in it, "[to] make the hart merry and glad, as also being put in wine, to which it yeeldeth a certaine grace in the drinking".
	www.sallys-place.com /food/columns/gilbert/salad_burnet.htm (952 words)

	The Burnett Family
		William Burnet, colonial governor who was born at The Hague during his father's temporary residence there, was the son of Gilbert Burnet, the celebrated Bishop of Salisbury.
		Burnet was a man of ability who had his own way to make in the world.
		Union soldier, lawyer was born in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Henry and Nancy Jones Burnett, and a descendant of William Burnet, colonial governor of New York.
	www.iment.com /maida/familytree/burnett/burnett.htm (1773 words)

	Chapter Burnet <i>to</i> Burns of B by Biographical Dictionary of English Literature
		Burnet, Gilbert (1643-1715).—Theologian and historian, son of a Royalist and Episcopalian lawyer, who became a judge, and of the sister of Johnston of Warristoun, a leader of the Covenanters, was born in Edinburgh, and educated at Aberdeen and at Amsterdam, where he studied Hebrew under a Rabbi.
		Burnet, Thomas (1635?-1715).—Theologian and writer on cosmogony, was born at Croft near Darlington, and educated at Cambridge, and became Master of Charterhouse and Clerk of the Closet to William III.
		In 1784 the flourished died, and Burns with his brother Gilbert made an ineffectual struggle to keep on the farm; failing in which they removed to Mossgiel, where they maintained an uphill fight for 4 years.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/259/1245/22012/1.html (737 words)

	OA Online Obituaries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		BURNET — Alton Gilbert Everett, 88, of Burnet died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2002.
		He was born Oct. 15, 1914, in the Bethel Community in Burnet County to Audley and Gladys Everett.
		Survivors include sons, Joe Everett of Burnet, Ted Everett and wife Ann of Perth, Australia, Don Everett and wife Sandy of Hutto; daughter-in-law, Nelda Everett of San Antonio.
	www.oaoa.com /obit/obits120402.htm (409 words)

	AllRefer.com - William Burnet, 1688–1729, English colonial governor in America (U.S. History, Biography) - ...
		William Burnet 1688–1729, English colonial governor in America; son of Gilbert Burnet.
		As governor of New York and New Jersey (1720–28), he advocated extending the trade with Native Americans, thereby seeking to bind the Iroquois to the British and keep them from French influence : a move that was to be of significance in the French and Indian Wars.
		Burnet was embroiled in arguments with the assembly over policies and finance.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/BurnetW1688.html (262 words)

	Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership
		Burnet's letters with a collection of miracles wrought by popish saints, during their lives, and after their deaths, out of their own authours, for information of all true-hearted Protestants : with a prefatory discourse, declaring the impossibility and folly of such vain impostures.
		Vindication of the authority, constitution, and laws of the church and state of Scotland in four conferences, wherein the answer to the dialogues betwixt the Conformist and Non-conformist is examined / by Gilbert Burnet...
		Theory of the earth containing an account of the original of the earth, and of all the general changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo till the consummation of all things.
	www.lib.umich.edu /tcp/eebo/New_Text/New_Texts_March2004_full.html (15180 words)

	The Galileo Project
		Craig matriculated in the University of Edinburgh in 1684 and graduated M.A. in 1687.
		His distant relation, Gilbert Burnet, was named Bishop of Salisbury for his support of the Revolution.
		Burnet had died in 1715, but Craig's brother, who had also started an ecclesiastical career in the same see, had other influential connections.
	galileo.rice.edu /Catalog/NewFiles/craig.html (580 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - burnet
		A proponent of the tenets of the Protestant Reformation movement, Burnet exercised...
		Burnet, Sir (Frank) Macfarlane (1899-1985), Australian virologist and cowinner, with British biologist Sir Peter Medawar, of the 1960 Nobel Prize in...
		The tone of the advertising was also changing.
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	Gilbert Burnet Biography / Biography of Gilbert Burnet Main Biography
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		The British prelate Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715) was a noted historian and a political and spiritual adviser to the British monarchs William and Mary.
		Gilbert Burnet was born in Edinburgh, where his father was an advocate.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/gilbert-burnet (248 words)

	John Gilbert ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		Gilbert Filloeul, Moses with the Tablets of the Ten Commandments, 17th century
		Placing two or three photographs together within a frame, Gilbert creates a visual line of enquiry by shifting the focus from viewing an image on its own, to looking at it in terms of its relationship to another.
		The results of these latest efforts are lush portraits, "living sculptures" in the tradition of Gilbert and George, where Wang may insinuate himself as sideline observer, poised a diffident distance from his subject tableaux of mainly female and m...
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	Search Results for "Gilbert"
		Halifax, N.S., studied in Boston with his uncle Gilbert Stuart, and later abroad.
		He served as curate at Selborne and nearby parishes from 1751.
		...Burnet, Gilbert, (bur´nit) (KEY), 1643-1715, Scottish bishop and writer.
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	BURNET, GILBERT (1643-1715) - Online Information article about BURNET, GILBERT (1643-1715)
		Burnet became a member of the Royal Society, of which Moray was the first See also:
		His influence at court had declined after the death of Queen Mary; William resented his often officious advice, placed little confidence in his discretion, and soon after his accession is even said to have described him as ein rechter Tartuje.
		It was published (2 vols., 1724-1734) by his sons, Gilbert and Thomas, and then not without omissions.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BUN_CAL/BURNET_GILBERT_1643_1715_.html (3473 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Gilbert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Phoenix (city, Arizona), capital city of Arizona and seat of Maricopa County, located on the Salt River in the south central part of the state....
		Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck (1836-1911), English playwright, born William Schwenck Gilbert in London, and educated principally at the University...
		Stuart, Gilbert Charles: picture of painting by Gilbert
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	Overview of Gilbert Burnet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Born in Edinburgh, Burnet studied law and divinity at Marischal College (Aberdeen).
		There he became friendly with the Prince William of Orange and was an important figure in preparing the ground for the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688.
		After this event, Burnet was able to return to Britain as Royal Chaplain.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk:81 /scotgaz/people/famousfirst2025.html (197 words)

	Bishop Burnet's history of his own time. From the Restoration of King Charles II to the conclusion of the treaty of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		From the Restoration of King Charles II to the conclusion of the treaty of peace at Utrecht, in the reign of Queen Anne.
		To which is prefixed a summary recapitulation of affairs in church and state from King James - BURNET & BISHOP OF SALISBURY.
		I detached, extremities rubbed and worn, old library stickers neatly removed from base of spines, institutional bookplate marked withdrawn, otherwise a good, and but for the loose cover, a reasonably sound set in contemporary full green straight-grain morocco gilt, a.e.g.
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	A Jacobite Gazetteer - Loreto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In 1687 Queen Mary Beatrice (wife of King James II and VII) sought the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title of Our Lady of Loreto, that she might conceive a son.
		Gilbert Burnet (appointed Anglican Bishop of Salisbury in 1689 by the Prince of Orange) provides this account:
		Gilbert Burnet, History of His Own Time (London: Printed for Thomas Ward, 1724), I, 749.
	www.jacobite.ca /gazetteer/Italy/Loreto.htm (439 words)

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