1ST See also:

• EARL

EARL See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

CHARLES See also:

• PRATT, ORSON (1811–1881)

PRATT See also:

• CAMDEN
• 1ST EARL CHARLES PRATT CAMDEN (1714-1794)
• CAMDEN, JOHN JEFFREYS PRATT, 2ND EARL
• CAMDEN, WILLIAM (1551-1623)

CAMDEN (1714-1794)  , See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord See also:

• CHANCELLOR (M. Eng. and Anglo-Fr. canceler, chanceler, Fr. chancelier, Lat. cancellarius)

chancellor of See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• KENSINGTON

Kensington in 1714 . He was a descendant of an old See also:

• DEVONSHIRE (DEvoN)
• DEVONSHIRE, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Devonshire See also:

• FAMILY

family of high See also:

• STANDING

standing, the third son of See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• PRATT, ORSON (1811–1881)

Pratt, See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief-See also:

• JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

justice of the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king's See also:

• BENCH (an O.E. and Eng. form of a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Bank, Dan. baenk and the Eng. doublet " bank ")

bench in the reign of See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George I . He received his See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• EDUCATION

education at See also:

• ETON

Eton and King's See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, See also:

• CAMBRIDGE
• CAMBRIDGE, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD OWEN (1717-1802)

Cambridge . In 1734 he became a See also:

• FELLOW

fellow of his college, and in the following See also:

• YEAR

year obtained his degree of B.A . Having adopted his See also:

• FATHER

father's profession, he had entered the See also:

• MIDDLE

Middle See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

Temple in 1728, and ten years later he was called to the See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar . He practised at first in the courts of See also:

• COMMON

common See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law, travelling also the western See also:

• CIRCUIT (Lat. circuitus, from circum, round, and ire, to go)

circuit . For some years his practice was so limited, and he became so much discouraged, that he seriouslythought of turning his back on the law and entering the See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church . He listened, however, to the See also:

• ADVICE (Fr. avis, from Lat. ad, to, and visum, viewed)

advice of his friend Sir See also:

• ROBERT
• ROBERT (1275—1343)
• ROBERT, HUBERT (1753-1808)
• ROBERT, LOUIS LEOPOLD (1794-1835)

Robert See also:

• HENLEY, JOHN (1692-1759)
• HENLEY, WILLIAM ERNEST (1849-1903)

Henley, a See also:

• BROTHER

brother See also:

• BARRISTER

barrister, afterwards known as Lord Chancellor See also:

• NORTHINGTON, ROBERT HENLEY, 1ST EARL

Northington, and persevered, working on and waiting for success . The first See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case which brought him prominently into See also:

• NOTICE

notice and gave him assurance of ultimate success was the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government See also:

• PROSECUTION

prosecution, in 1752, of a bookseller, See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• OWEN, JOHN (1616-1683)
• OWEN, JOHN [OVENUS Or AUDOENUS] (c. 1560-1622)
• OWEN, ROBERT (1771-1858)
• OWEN, SIR HUGH (1804-1881)
• OWEN, SIR RICHARD (1804–1892)

Owen, for a See also:

• LIBEL

libel on the See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House of See also:

• COMMONS

Commons . His speech for the See also:

• DEFENCE
• DEFENCE (Lat. defendere, to defend)

defence contributed much to the See also:

• VERDICT (O. Fr. verdit, Lat. vere dictum, truly said, used in Late Latin in one word with its present significance)

verdict for the See also:

• DEFENDANT

defendant . In 1757, through the See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence of William See also:

• PITT, THOMAS (1653-1726)
• PITT, WILLIAM (1759-1806)

Pitt (afterwards See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• CHATHAM
• CHATHAM, WILLIAM PITT

Chatham), with whom he had formed an intimate friendship while at Eton, he received the See also:

• APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment of See also:

• ATTORNEY (from O. Fr. atorne, a person appointed to act for another, from atourner, legal Lat. attornare, attorn, literally to turn over to another or commit business to another)

attorney-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general . The same year he entered the House of Commons as member for the See also:

• BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
• BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)

borough of Downton in See also:

• WILTSHIRE [WILTS]

Wiltshire .

He sat in See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament four years, but did not distinguish himself as a debater . His professional practice now largely increased . One of the most noticeable incidents of his See also:

• TENURE (Fr. tenure, from Lat. tenere, to hold)

tenure of See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office as attorney-general was the prosecution of Dr . J . Shebbeare (1709-1788), a violent party writer of the See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day, for a libel against the government contained in his notorious Letters to the See also:

• PEOPLE

People of England, which were published in the years 1756-1758 . As a See also:

• PROOF (in M. Eng. preove, proeve, preve, &°c., from O. Fr . prueve, proeve, &c., mod. preuve, Late. Lat. proba, probate, to prove, to test the goodness of anything, probus, good)

proof of Pratt's moderation in a See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period of passionate party warfare and frequent See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state trials, it is noted that this was the only See also:

• OFFICIAL (Late Lat. QJicialis, for class. Lat. apparitor, from officium, office, duty)

official prosecution for libel which he set on See also:

• FOOT

foot . In See also:

• JANUARY

January 1762 Pratt was raised to the bench as chief-justice of the common pleas . He was at the same See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time knighted . Soon after his See also:

• ELEVATION

elevation the nation was thrown into See also:

• GREAT

great excitement about the prosecution of John Wilkes, and the question involved in it of the legality of " general warrants." Chief-Justice Pratt pronounced, with decisive and almost passionate See also:

• ENERGY (from the Gr. ivipyela; iv, in, ipyov, work)

energy, against their legality, thus giving See also:

• VOICE (Fr. voix, from Lat. vox)

voice to the strong feeling of the nation and winning for himself an extraordinary degree of popularity as one of the " maintainers of See also:

• ENGLISH

English constitutional See also:

• LIBERTY (Lat. libertas, from liber, free)

liberty." Honours See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell thick upon him in the See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of addresses from the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of See also:

• LONDON

London and many large towns, and of presentations of freedom from various corporate bodies . In See also:

• JULY

July 1765 he was raised to the See also:

• PEERAGE
• PEERAGE (Fr. pairage, med. Lat. paragium; M.E. Pere, 0. Fr. per, peer, later pair; Lat. Paris, " equal ")

peerage as See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

Baron See also:

• CAMDEN
• CAMDEN, CHARLES PRATT, 1ST EARL (1714-1794)
• CAMDEN, JOHN JEFFREYS PRATT, 2ND EARL
• CAMDEN, WILLIAM (1551-1623)

Camden, of Camden See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

Place, in the See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county of See also:

• KENT
• KENT, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• KENT, JAMES (1763-1847)
• KENT, WILLIAM (1685-1748)

Kent; and in the following year he was removed from the See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court of common pleas to take his seat as lord chancellor (July 30, 1766) . This seat he retained less than four years; for although he discharged its duties in so efficient a manner that, with one exception, his decisions were never 'reversed on See also:

• APPEAL

appeal, he took up a position of such uncompromising hostility to the governments of the day, the See also:

• GRAFTON
• GRAFTON, DUKES OF
• GRAFTON, RICHARD (d. 1572)

Grafton and See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North administrations, on the greatest and most exciting matters, the treatment of the See also:

• AMERICAN

American colonies and the proceedings against John Wilkes, that the government had no choice but to require of him the surrender of the great See also:

• SEAL
• SEAL, FUR
• SEAL, HAIR

seal . He retired from the court of See also:

• CHANCERY

chancery in January 1770, but he continued to take a warm See also:

• INTEREST

interest in the See also:

• POLITICAL

political affairs and discussions of the time .

He continued steadfastly to oppose the See also:

• TAXATION
• TAXATION (from " tax," derived, through the French, from Lat. taxare, to appraise, which again is connected with the same root as tangere, to touch)

taxation of the American colonists, and signed, in 1778, the protest of the Lords in favour of an address to the king on the subject of the manifesto of the commissioners to See also:

• AMERICA

America . In 1782 he was appointed See also:

• PRESIDENT (Fr. president, from Lat. praesidens, post-Augustan Lat. for praeses, director, ruler, from praesidere, to sit in front of, preside)

president of the See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council under the See also:

• ROCKINGHAM, CHARLES WATSON WENTWORTH, 2ND MARQUESS OF (173o-1782)

Rockingham See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration, but retired in the following year . Within a few months he was reinstated in this office under the Pitt administration, and held it till his See also:

• DEATH

death . Lord Camden was a strenuous opponent of See also:

• FOX
• FOX, C
• FOX, CHARLES JAMES (1749-1806)
• FOX, EDWARD (c. 1496-1538)
• FOX, GEORGE (1624-1691)
• FOX, RICHARD (c. 1448-1528)
• FOX, ROBERT WERE (1789—1877)
• FOX, SIR STEPHEN (1627–1716)
• FOX, SIR WILLIAM (1812-1893)

Fox's See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India See also:

• BILL

Bill, took an animated See also:

• PART

part in the debates on important public matters till within two years of his death, introduced in 1786 the See also:

• SCHEME (Lat. schema, Gr. oxfjya, figure, form, from the root axe, seen in exeiv, to have, hold, to be of such shape, form, &c.)

scheme of a regency on occasion of the king's See also:

• INSANITY (from Lat. in, not, and sanus, sound)

insanity, and to the last zealously defended his early views on the functions of juries, especially of their right to decide on all questions of libel . He was raised to the dignity of an earl in May 1786, and was at the same time created See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

Viscount Bayham . Earl Camden died in London on the 18th of See also:

• APRIL

April 1794 . His remains were interred in Seale church in Kent .