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:

• WILLIAM LENTHALL (1591-1662)

LENTHALL (1591-1662)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English parliamentarian, See also:

• SPEAKER

speaker of 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, second son of 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:

• LENTHALL, WILLIAM (1591-1662)

Lenthall, of Lachford, See also:

• OXFORDSHIRE (or OxoN)

Oxfordshire, a descendent of an old See also:

• HEREFORDSHIRE

Herefordshire See also:

• FAMILY

family, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

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

Henley-on-See also:

• THAMES

Thames in See also:

• JUNE

June 1591 . He See also:

• LEFT

left See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford without taking a degree in 1609, and, 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 at See also:

• LINCOLN
• LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
• LINCOLN, EARLS OF

Lincoln's See also:

• INN

Inn in 1616, becoming a bencher in 1633 . He represented See also:

• WOODSTOCK

Woodstock in the See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

Short See also:

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

Parliament (See also:

• APRIL

April 1640), and was chosen by 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 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 I. to be speaker of the See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

Long Parliament, which met on the 3rd of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1640 . According to See also:

• CLARENDON, CONSTITUTIONS OF
• CLARENDON, EDWARD HYDE, 1ST EARL OF (1609-1674)
• CLARENDON, GEORGE WILLIAM FREDERICK VILLIERS, 4TH EARL OF (in the Villiers line) (1800-r87o)
• CLARENDON, HENRY HYDE

Clarendon, a worse choice could not have been made, for Lenthall was of a " very timorous nature." He was treated with scanty respect in the See also:

• CHAIR (in. Mid. Eng. chcere, through O. Fr. chaire or chaiere, from Lat. cathedra, later caledra, Gr. xaOi3pa, seat, cf. "cathedral"; the modern Fr. form chaise, a chair, has been adopted in English with a particular meaning as a form of carriage; chaire

chair, and seems to have had little See also:

• CONTROL (Fr. contrdle, older form contre rolle, from Med. Lat. contra-rotulus, a counter roll or copy of a document used to check the original; there is no instance in English of the use of " control " in this, its literal, meaning)

control over the proceedings . On the 4th of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1642, however, when the king entered the House of Commons to seize the five members, Lenthall behaved with See also:

• GREAT

great prudence and dignity . Having taken the speaker's chair and looked See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round in vain to discover the offending members, Charles turned to Lenthall See also:

• STANDING

standing below, and demanded of him " whether any of those persons were in the House, whether he. saw any of them and where they were." Lenthall See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell on his knees and replied: May it please your See also:

• MAJESTY (Fr. majeste; Lat. majestas, grandeur, greatness, from the base mag-, as in magnus, great, major, greater, &c.)

Majesty, I have neither eyes to see nor See also:

• TONGUE (O. Eng. lunge)

tongue to speak in this See also:

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

place but as the House is pleased to See also:

• DIRECT

direct me, whose servant I am here." On the outbreak of the great See also:

• REBELLION

rebellion, Lenthall threw in his See also:

• LOT
• LOT (Lat. Oltis)

lot with the parliament . He had already called See also:

• ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention to the inadequacy of his See also:

• SALARY

salary and been granted a sum of £6000 (9th of April 1642); and he was now appointed See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master of the rolls (22nd of November 1643), and one of the commissioners of the great See also:

• SEAL
• SEAL, FUR
• SEAL, HAIR

seal (Oct . 1646-See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1648) . He carried on his duties as speaker without interruption till 1647, when the See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power of the parliament had been transferred to the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army . On the 26th of See also:

• JULY

July a See also:

• MOB

mob invaded the House of Commons and obliged it to rescind the See also:

• ORDINANCE
• ORDINANCE, or ORDONNANCE

ordinance re-establishing the old See also:

• PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary See also:

• COMMITTEE (from commute, an Anglo-Fr. past participle of commettre, Lat. committere, to entrust; the modern Fr. equivalent comite is derived from the Eng.)

committee of See also:

• MILITIA (Fr. milice, Ger. Miliz, from Lat. miles, soldier, militia, military service)

militia; Lenthall was held in the chair by See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main force and compelled to put to the See also:

• VOTE

vote a See also:

• RESOLUTION

resolution inviting the king to See also:

• LONDON

London . Threats of worse things came subsequently to Lenthall's ears, and, taking the See also:

• MACE (Fr. masse, O. Fr. mace, connected with Lat.'ntateola, a mallet)

mace with him, he left London on the 29th to join the army and See also:

• FAIRFAX, EDWARD (c. 1580-1635)

Fairfax . Lenthall and See also:

• MANCHESTER
• MANCHESTER (popularly Manchester-by-the-Sea)
• MANCHESTER, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Manchester, the speaker of the Lords, headed the fugitive members at the See also:

• REVIEW (Fr. revue, from revoir, to see again, Lat. re and videre)

review on See also:

• HOUNSLOW

Hounslow See also:

• HEATH
• HEATH, BENJAMIN (1704-1766)
• HEATH, WILLIAM (1737—1814)

Heath on the 3rd of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August, being received by the soldiers " as so many angels sent from See also:

• HEAVEN (0. Eng. hefen, heofon, heofone; this word appears in O.S. hevan; the High. Ger. word appears in Ger. Himmel, Dutch hemel; there does not seem to be any connexion between the two words, and the ultimate derivation of the word is unknown; the sugges

heaven for their See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good." Returning to London with the army, he was installed again by Fairfax in the chair (6th August), and all votes passed during his See also:

• ABSENCE (Lat. absentia)

absence were annulled .

He adhered henceforth to the army party, but with a See also:

• CONSTANT, BENJAMIN (1845-1902)

constant See also:

• BIAS
• BIAS (from the Fr. biais, of unknown origin; the derivation from Lat. bifax, two-faced, is wrong)

bias in favour of the king . At the Restoration he claimed to have sent See also:

• MONEY

money to the king at Oxford, to have provided the See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

queen with comforts and necessaries and to have taken care of the royal See also:

• CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

children . But he put the question for the king's trial from the chair, and continued to See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act as speaker after the king's See also:

• EXECUTION (from Lat. ex-sequor, exsecutus, follow or carry out)

execution . He still continued to use his See also:

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

influence in favour of the royalists, whenever this was possible without imperilling his own interests, and he saved the lives of both the See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• NORWICH
• NORWICH, GEORGE GORING, EARL OF (1583?-1663)

Norwich (8th March 1649) and See also:

• SIR

Sir W . D'Avenant (3rd July 165o) by his casting vote . The, removal of the king had left the parliament supreme; and Lenthall as its representative, though holding little real power, was the first See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man in the See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state . His speakership continued till the loth of April 1653, when the Long Parliament was summarily expelled . See also:

• CROMWELL, HENRY (1628-1674)
• CROMWELL, OLIVER (1599-1658)
• CROMWELL, RICHARD (1626–1712)
• CROMWELL, THOMAS, EARL OF

Cromwell directed See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

Colonel See also:

• HARRISON
• HARRISON, BENJAMIN
• HARRISON, FREDERIC (1831— )
• HARRISON, JOHN (1693—1776)
• HARRISON, THOMAS (16o6-166o)
• HARRISON, THOMAS ALEXANDER (1853– )
• HARRISON, WILLIAM (1534–1593)
• HARRISON, WILLIAM HENRY (1773–1841)

Harrison, on the refusal of Lenthall to quit the chair, to pull him out—and Lenthall submitted to the show of force . He took no See also:

• PART

part in politics till the assembling of the first See also:

• PROTECTORATE

protectorate parliament, on the 3rd of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1654, in which he sat as member for Oxfordshire . He was again chosen speaker, his former experience and his pliability of See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character being his See also:

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

chief recommendations . In the second protectorate parliament, summoned by Cromwell on the 17th of September 1656, Lenthall was again chosen member for Oxfordshire, but had some difficultyin obtaining See also:

• ADMISSION

admission; and was not re-elected speaker . He supported Cromwell's See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration, and was active in urging the See also:

• PROTECTOR

protector to take the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of king .

In spite of his services, Lenthall was not included by Cromwell in his new House of Lords, and was much disappointed and crestfallen at his omission . The protector, See also:

• HEARING (formed from the verb " to hear," O. Eng. hyran, heron, &c., a common Teutonic verb; cf. Ger. Koren, Dutch hooren, &c.; the O. Tent. form is seen in Goth. hausjan; the initial h makes any connexion with " ear," Lat. audire, or Gr. &Kobew very doub

hearing of his " grievous complaint," sent him a See also:

• WRIT (O. Eng. gewrit, writ, from writan, to write)

writ, and Lenthall was elated at believing he had secured a See also:

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

peerage . After Cromwell's See also:

• DEATH

death, the See also:

• OFFICERS

officers, having determined to recall the Rump " Parliament, assembled at Lenthall's house at the Rolls (6th May 1659), to See also:

• DESIRE

desire him to send out the writs . Lenthall, however, had no wish to resume his duties as speaker, preferring the House of Lords, and made various excuses for not complying . Nevertheless, upon the officers threatening to. summon the parliament without his aid, and hearing the next See also:

• MORNING

morning that several members had assembled, he led the procession to the parliament house . Lenthall was now restored to the position of dignity which he had filled before . He was temporarily made keeper of the new great seal (14th of May) . On the 6th of June it was voted that all commissions should be signed by Lenthall and not by the See also:

• COMMANDER

commander-in-chief . His exalted position, however, was not left long unassailed . On the 13th of See also:

• OCTOBER

October See also:

• LAMBERT [alias NICHOLSON], JOHN (d. 1538)
• LAMBERT, DANIEL (1770-1809)
• LAMBERT, FRANCIS (c 1486-153o)
• LAMBERT, JOHANN HEINRICH (1728–1777)
• LAMBERT, JOHN (1619-1694)

Lambert placed soldiers round the House and prevented the members from assembling . Lenthall's See also:

• COACH (through the Fr. coche, originally from the Magyar kocsi, an adjective from the Hungarian place named Kocs, between Raab and Buda, i.e. the sort of vehicle used there in the 15th century)

coach was stopped as he was entering See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

Palace Yard, the mace was seized and he was obliged to return . The army, however, soon returned to their See also:

• ALLEGIANCE (Mid. Eng. ligeaunce; med. Lat. ligeantia, &c.; the al- was probably added through confusion with another legal term, allegeance, an allegation; the Fr. allegeance comes from the English; the word is formed from " liege," of which the derivatio

allegiance to the parliament .

On the 24th of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December they marched to Lenthall's house, and expressed their sorrow . On the 29th the speaker received the thanks of the reassembled parliament . Lenthall now turned his attention to bring about the Restoration . He " very violently " opposed the See also:

• OATH (0. Eng. ddh)

oath abjuring the house of See also:

• STUART, ARABELLA (1575-1615)
• STUART, GILBERT (1755-x828)
• STUART, JAMES EWELL BROWN (1833-1864)
• STUART, JOHN
• STUART, MOSES (1780-1852)
• STUART, SIR JOHN, COUNT

Stuart, now sought to be imposed by the republican See also:

• FACTION (through the French, from Lat. factio, a company of persons combined for action, facere, to do; from the other French derivative facon comes " fashion ")

faction on the parliament, and absented himself from the House for ten days, to avoid, it was said, any responsibility for the See also:

• BILL

bill . He had been in communication with See also:

• MONK (O.Eng. munuc; this with the Teutonic forms, e.g. Du. monnik, Ger. Witch, and the Romanic, e.g. Fr. moine, Ital. monacho and Span. monje, are from the Lat. monachus, adaptedfrom Gr. µovaXos, one living alone, a solitary; Own, alone)
• MONK (or MONCK), GEORGE
• MONK, JAMES HENRY (1784-1856)
• MONK, MARIA (c. 1817—1850)

Monk for some 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, and on Monk entering London with his army (3rd See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 166o) Lenthall met him in front of See also:

• SOMERSET, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• SOMERSET, EDMUND BEAUFORT, DUKE OF (c. 1404–1455)
• SOMERSET, EDWARD SEYMOUR, DUKE OF (c. 1506–1552)
• SOMERSET, LORD ROBERT EDWARD HENRY (1776-1842)
• SOMERSET, ROBERT CARR (or KER), EARL OF (e. 1590-1645)

Somerset House . On the 6th of February Monk visited the House of Commons, when Lenthall pronounced a speech of thanks . On the 28th of March Lenthall forwarded to the king a See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper containing " Heads of See also:

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

Advice." According to Monk, he was very active for the restoring of His Majesty and performed many services . . . which could not have been soe well effected without his helpe." Lenthall notwithstanding found himself in disgrace at the Restoration . In spite of Monk's recommendation, he was not elected by Oxford University for the See also:

• CONVENTION (Lat. conventio, an assembly or agreement, from convenire, to come together)
• CONVENTION, THE NATIONAL

Convention Parliament, nor was he allowed by the king, though he had sent him a See also:

• PRESENT

present of £3000, to remain master of the rolls . On the 11th of June he was included by the House of Commons, in spite of a recommendatory See also:

• LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

letter from Monk, among the twenty persons excepted from the act of See also:

• INDEMNITY (through Fr. indemnite, Lat. indemnis, free from damage or loss; in-, negative, and damnum, loss)

indemnity and subject to penalties not extending to See also:

• LIFE

life . In the House of Lords, however, Monk's testimony and intercession were effectual, and Lenthall was only declared incapable of holding for the future any public 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 . His last public act was a disgraceful one .

Unmindful now of the privileges of parliament,. he consented to appear as a See also:

• WITNESS
• WITNESS (from O. Eng. witan, to know)

witness against the See also:

• REGICIDE (Lat. rex, a king, and caedere, to kill)

regicide See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas See also:

• SCOT, MICHAEL (? 1175-1232)

Scot, for words spoken in the House of Commons while Lenthall was in the chair . It was probably after this that he was allowed to present himself at 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, and his contemporaries took a malicious See also:

• GLEE

glee in telling how " when, with some difficulty, he obtained leave to See also:

• KISS

kiss the king's See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand he, out of See also:

• GUILT

guilt, fell backward, as he was kneeling." Lenthall died on the 3rd of September 1662 . In his will he desired to be buried without any state and without a See also:

• MONUMENT (Lat. monumentum or monumentum; from monere, to advise, bring to mind, remind; the German equivalent is Denkmal)

monument, " but at the utmost a See also:

• PLAIN (O. Fr. plain, from Lat. plenum)

plain See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone with this superscription only, Vermis sum, acknowledging myself to be unworthy of the least outward regard in this See also:

• WORLD

world and unworthy of any remembrance that See also:

• BATH
• BATH, THOMAS THYNNE
• BATH, WILLIAM

bath been so great a sinner." He was held in little See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour by his contemporaries, and was universally regarded as a time= server . He was, however, a man of good intentions, strong family affections and considerable ability . Unfortunately he was called by the See also:

• IRONY (Gr. dipaweLa, from eipwv, one who says less than he means, eiepees, to speak)

irony of See also:

• FATE

fate to fill a great office, in which . governed constantly by fears for his See also:

• PERSON, OFFENCES AGAINST THE

person and See also:

• ESTATE (through O. Fr. estat, mod. flat, from Lat. status, state, condition, position, stare, to stand)

estate, he was seduced into a See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of unworthy actions . He left one son, 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 Lenthall, who had descendants . His See also:

• BROTHER

brother, Sir John Lenthall, who, it was said, had too much influence with him, was notorious for his extortions as keeper of the 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 See also:

• PRISON (derived through the Fr. from the Lat. prehensio, seizure)

prison . See C . H . See also:

• FIRTH, CHARLES HARDING (1857– )
• FIRTH, MARK (1819-1880)

Firth in the See also:

• DIET

Diet . Nat .

Biog.; See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

Wood (ed . See also:

• BLISS, CORNELIUS NEWTON (1833– )

Bliss), See also:

• ATH, or AATII

Ath . Oxon. iii . 603, who gives a See also:

• LIST (O.E. lisle, a Teutonic word, cf. Dut. lust, Ger. Leiste, adapted in Ital. lista and Fr. lisle)
• LIST, FRIEDRICH (1789-1846)

list of his printed speeches and letters; See also:

• FOSS, EDWARD (1787-1870)

Foss, Lives of the See also:

• JUDGES, THE BOOK OF

Judges, vi . 447; and J . A . See also:

• MANNING, HENRY EDWARD (1808-1892)

Manning, Lives of the Speakers of the House of Commons . There are numerous references to Lenthall in his See also:

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

official capacity, and letters written by and to him, in the See also:

• CALENDAR

Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, and in various See also:

• MSS

MSS. calendared in the Hist . MSS . See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

Commission Series . See also D'Ewes's See also:

• DIARY

Diary, in the Harleian Collection, See also:

• BRITISH

British Museum, some extracts from which have been given by J . See also:

• FORSTER, FRANCOIS (179o-,872)
• FORSTER, FRIEDRICH CHRISTOPH (1791-1868)
• FORSTER, JOHANN GEORG ADAM (1754-1794)
• FORSTER, JOHN (1812-1876)
• FORSTER, JOHN COOPER (1823-1886)
• FORSTER, WILLIAM EDWARD (1818-1886)

Forster, See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

Case of the Five Members, 233 sq.; and Notes and Queries, See also:

• SER

ser. iii., vii .

45 (" Lenthall's Lamentation "), viii., i . 165, 338, 2, ix., xi . 57 .