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	Sir George Downing - LoveToKnow 1911
		Subsequently he seems to have abandoned his religious vocation for a military career, and in 1650 he was scout-mastergeneral of Cromwell's forces in Scotland, and as such received in 1657 a salary of £365 and £500 as a teller of the exchequer.
		The same year he was again sent to Holland to replace Sir William Temple, to break up the policy of the Triple alliance and incite another war between Holland and England in furtherance of the French policy.
		Downing was undoubtedly a man of great political and diplomatic ability, but his talents were rarely employed for the advantage of his country and his character was marked by all the mean vices, treachery, avarice, servility and ingratitude.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet
		Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet (1623, Dublin, Ireland—July 1684, Cambridgeshire, England) was an English soldier and diplomat, son of Emmanuel Downing, barrister, and of Lucy, sister of Massachusetts Bay Governor John Winthrop.
		Subsequently he seems to have abandoned his religious vocation for a military career, and in 1650 he was scout-master-general of Cromwell's forces in Scotland, and as such received in 1657 a salary of 365 and 300 as a teller of the exchequer.
		At the Restoration, therefore, Downing was knighted (May 1660), was continued in his embassy in Holland, was confirmed in his tellership of the exchequer, and was further rewarded with a valuable piece of land adjoining St.
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	Downing St (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Downing Street is the street in Westminster, London, which has been the official residence for 200 years of two of the most senior British Cabinet Ministers, the First Lord of the Treasury, an office held by the Prime Minister, and the Second Lord of the Treasury, an office held by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
		The most famous address in Downing Street is 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury - and thus, in modern times, the residence of the Prime Minister, since the two roles have been filled by the same person.
		Downing Street is located in Whitehall in central London, a few minutes' walk from the Houses of Parliament and on the edge of Horse Guards Parade and St.
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	Prime Minister of The United Kingdom Encyclopedia Article @ Endured.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Sir Robert Walpole is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister in the modern sense, although technically it is Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, as Walpole only held the title of First Lord of the Treasury.
		Individuals such as Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin and Robert Harley were recognised as the leaders of their respective ministries, but they cannot be considered Prime Ministers in the modern sense, given that they exercised little control over their colleagues.
		The reign of George III, which began in 1760 upon the death of George II, is particularly notable for developments in the office of Prime Minister.
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	SIR GEORGE DOWNING - Online Information article about SIR GEORGE DOWNING
		BIRTH (a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages from the root of the verb " to bear ")
		CLARENDON, GEORGE WILLIAM FREDERICK VILLIERS, 4TH EARL OF (in the Villiers line) (1800-r87o)
		George Downing " became a proverbial expression in New England to denote a false man who betrayed his See also:
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	Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Downing Street, London, is named after him, while Downing College, Cambridge derived its name from his grandson, Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet.
		The title became extinct when Sir Jacob Downing, 4th Baronet, died in 1764.
		At the Restoration, therefore, Downing was knighted (May 1660), was continued in his embassy in Holland, was confirmed in his tellership of the exchequer, and was further rewarded with a valuable piece of land adjoining St.
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	Welsh Genealogy Documents Chapter 9 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Sir Henry Conway, Bart., was born in 1630; he married in 1661 Mary, daughter of Sir Richard Lloyd, Bart., of Ecclusham, and, dying in 1669, was succeeded by his son...
		His successor, Sir Thomas Mostyn was appointed by James 1st one of his Council for Wales and the Marshes and appears to have been a man of judgement and great discretion.
		Sir Roger Mostyn was very loyal to Charles 1st, he repaired Flint Castle at his own cost, and put it into a state of defence for the King, he being appointed its constable.
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	Robert Peel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (5 February 1788 – 2 July 1850) was a Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from December 10, 1834 to April 8, 1835, and again from August 30, 1841 to June 29, 1846.
		Peel was born in the Lancashire town of Bury to the industrialist and Member of Parliament Sir Robert Peel.
		More importantly, his sponsor for the election (besides his father) was Sir Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington, with whom Peel's political career would be entwined for the next twenty-five years.
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	wikingo.org on Downing Street
		As a result of this, "Downing Street" or "Number 10" is often used as a metonym for the Prime Ministers or their office, whilst "Number 11" is likewise a term for the Chancellors of the Exchequer or their office.
		The street was built by and named after Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet (1632–1689).
		In 1986, large fl steel gates were erected at the entrance of Downing Street to protect the Prime Minister (then Margaret Thatcher) from terrorist attack, particularly from the Provisional IRA.
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	Bruce Family Lineage / House of Bruce Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Sir Thomas Bruce, 1st Baron of Clackmannan married Marjorie Charteris of Stenhouse.
		Robert Bruce, 1st of Kinnaird, (1559-1631), younger son of Alexander Bruce and Janet Livingstone of airth, was a Presbyterian clergyman of note during the reign of James VI.
		Lewis, Vicar of Rainham, in Essex, and Preacher at Somerset House.
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	Family of Thomas Gerard
		Sir Thomas Gerard of Kingsley and Bryn, who being accused of a design to deliver Mary, Queen of Scots, out of her confinement, was committed to the tower, and was forced to give his estate of Bromley to his kinsman, Sir Gilbert Gerrard, Attorney General and mortgage many others before he could obtain his liberty.
		Sir Thomas Gerard, born 1560, was created a Baronet on the first day of the institution of the order, May 22, 1611, and received back the fee which he had given for the dignity in consideration of the sufferings of his father on behalf of Queen Mary.
		1st, Robert Slye, and was given Bushwood by her father, which was built in 1667 and became the sire of the first mint in the colony, and m.
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	Aboutlondon.eu - Downing street London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The most famous address in Downing Street is 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury — and thus, in modern times, the residence of the Prime Minister, since the two roles have been filled by the same person.
		Downing Street is located in Whitehall in central London, a few minutes' walk from the Houses of Parliament and on the edge of Horse Guards Parade and St James's Park.
		Sir Stafford Northcote lived in Number 10 at one point, whilst the Prime Minister at the time lived in Number 11.
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		Subsequently he seems to have abandoned his religious vocation for a military career, and in 165o he was scout-mastergeneral of Cromwell's forces in Scotland, and as such received in 1657 a salary of £365 and £500 as a teller of the exchequer.
		Pepys, who characterized his conduct as odious though useful to the king, calls him a "perfidious rogue," and remarks that " all the world took notice of him for a most ungrateful villain for his pains." 3 On the 1st of July 1663 he was created a baronet.
		For this unauthorized step he was sent to the Tower on the 7th of February 1672, but released some few weeks after-wards.
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		To avoid further financial problems, Charles appointed George Downing (the builder of Downing Street) to reform the management of the Treasury and the collection of taxes.
		Power passed to a group of five politicians known as the Cabal—Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford, Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Baron Ashley (afterwards Earl of Shaftesbury) and John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale.
		Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (previously Baron Ashley and a member of the Cabal, which had fallen apart in 1672) introduced the Exclusion Bill, which sought to exclude the Duke of York from the line of succession.
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	The DiCamillo Companion - Database: History, Gardens, Movies
		In the Library are Constable's canvas of George IV embarking at Whitehall in the royal barge to open Waterloo Bridge, a George II walnut library table that once belonged to Sir Robert Walpole (where it was installed at Houghton Hall), and 2 George II silver chandeliers.
		Downing’s fortune was left to him by his grandfather, the first baronet, who served both Cromwell and Charles II and built No. 10 Downing Street, which has been for 250 years the London home of the Prime Minister.
		Downing College was designed by William Wilkins, with the work commencing in 1807, and is the only Cambridge college to be designed in the Greek Revival style.
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	WINGFIELD
		Among the rest were Sir Nicholas Gernoun, another of the earl of Oxford's retainers, who was later (in 1384) to bequeath to him a sparver and a gold ring, and his cousin, Thomas Wingfield of Letheringham, for whom he acted both as a trustee of estates and as an executor.
		Sir Thomas made his will, 17 Jul 1378, wherein he directs, that he be buried in the choir of that priory, and that the sum of £46.
		of Sir John Wiltshire, Comptroller of Calais, and was lady of the bedchamber to Queen Anne Boleyn.
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	Will Downing
		Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet - Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet (1623, Dublin, Irelandâ”July 1684, Cambridgeshire, England) was an English soldier and diplomat, son of Emmanuel Downing, barrister, and of Lucy, sister of Massachusetts Bay Governor John Winthrop.
		Downing Site - The Downing Site is a major site of the University of Cambridge, located in the centre of the city, on Downing Street and Tennis Court Road, adjacent to Downing College.
		Downing College Boat Club - Downing College Boat Club (or DCBC) is the rowing club for members of Downing College, Cambridge.
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		Sir Edward Montage (afterwards Earl of Sandwich), who was Pepys's first cousin one remove (Pepys's grandfather and Montage's mother being brother and sister), was a true friend to his poor kinsman, and he at once held out a helping hand to the imprudent couple, allowing them to live in his house.
		Downing invited Pepys to accompany him to Holland, but he does not appear to have been very pressing, and a few days later in this same January he got him appointed one of the Clerks of the Council, but the recipient of the favour does not appear to have been very grateful.
		You, sir, took your turn of the sword; I must not, therefore, grudge to take mine of the pestilence." At this time his wife was living at Woolwich, and he himself with his clerks at Greenwich; one maid only remained in the house in London.
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	Complete Diary of Samuel Pepys - JANUARY 1659-60
		Downing who chid me because I did not give him notice of some of his guests failed him but I told him that I sent our porter to tell him and he was not within, but he told me that he was within till past twelve o'clock.
		Downing, one of which was an Order of the Council for L1800 per annum, to be paid monthly; and the other two, Orders to the Commissioners of Customs, to let his goods pass free.
		Downing's letter, which Hawly brought me, concerning my office; but I could discern that Hawly had a mind that I would get to be Clerk of the Council, I suppose that he might have the greater salary; but I think it not safe yet to change this for a public employment.
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	Downing Street - London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The most famous address in Downing Street is 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury—and thus, in modern times, the residence of the Prime Minister, since the two roles have been filled by the same person.
		Downing Street is located in Whitehall in central London, a few minutes' walk from the Houses of Parliament and on the edge of the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
		Before then it was possible for members of the public to walk through Downing Street and past Number 10, as a shortcut to St. James's Park.
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	Casino online portal \| information about Casino online \| Downing_College,_Cambridge
		Downing College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
		The college was founded in 1800 under the will of Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet with the wealth left by his grandfather, Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet, who served both Cromwell and Charles II and built 10 Downing Street (a door formerly from Number 10 is in use in the college).
		The architect William Wilkins was tasked by the trustees of the Downing estate, who included the Master of Clare College and St John's College and the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, to design the plan for the college.
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	Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1660 N.S. eBook
		[George Downing was one of the Four Tellers of the Receipt of the Exchequer, and in his office Pepys was a clerk.
		He was the son of Emmanuel Downing of the Inner Temple, afterwards of Salem, Massachusetts, and of Lucy, sister of Governor John Winthrop.
		The title became extinct in 1764, upon the decease of Sir John Gerrard Downing, the last heir-male of the family.
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	Bridleway 5 (The Greensand Ridge Walk)
		Downing was a Parliamentarian during the Civil War and acted as Oliver Cromwell’s scout-master (chief spy) in Scotland from 1650 – 1657 for which he was paid £365 a year as well as £300 as a teller of the exchequer.
		He was then appointed resident at The Hague, to try to unite the Protestant European powers, to mediate between Portugal and Holland and between Sweden and Denmark, to defend the interests of the English traders against the Dutch, and to inform the government concerning the movements of the exiled royalists.
		Downing College, Cambridge, was named after his grandson, George Downing (1684-1749), the third baronet.
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	Complete Diary of Samuel Pepys - SEPTEMBER 1660
		At night sent for by Sir W. Pen, with whom I sat late drinking a glass of wine and discoursing, and I find him to be a very sociable man, and an able man, and very cunning.
		Home to dinner, and Sir W. Pen with me to such as I had, and it was very handsome, it being the first time that he ever saw my wife or house since we came hither.
		Robert Rich and Sir John Russell of Chippenham, the last of whom she survived fifty-two years dying 1721-22 The story is, that Oliver found White on his knees to Frances Cromwell, and that, to save himself, he pretended to have been soliciting her interest with her waiting-woman, whom Oliver compelled him to marry.
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	The South Sea Bubble Collection
		Sir George Caswall, knight, Jacob Sawbridge, Esq; Robinson Knight, Esq; and Sir Henry Blunt, baronet, appellants.
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		The present architecture of the square is due to Sir Charles Barry and was completed in 1845.
		Nelson’s Column is in the centre of the square, surrounded by fountains and four huge bronze lions sculpted by Sir Edwin Landseer; the metal used is said to have been recycled from the cannon of the French fleet.
		The catalyst for the clearing of the parade ground was the Provisional IRA’s mortar attack on 10 Downing Street on 7 February 1991, which was carried out from a vehicle parked on the edge of Horse Guards Parade.
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		Downing who chid me because I did not give him notice of some of his guests failed him but I told him that I sent our porter to tell him and he was not within, but he told me that he was within till past twelve o'clock.
		Downing, one of which was an Order of the Council for L1800 per annum, to be paid monthly; and the other two, Orders to the Commissioners of Customs, to let his goods pass free.
		Downing's letter, which Hawly brought me, concerning my office; but I could discern that Hawly had a mind that I would get to be Clerk of the Council, I suppose that he might have the greater salary; but I think it not safe yet to change this for a public employment.
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