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" Rutlandshire, in 1619 ; and about the age of seven or eight, being then but eighteen inches high, was retained in the service of the Duke of Buckingham, who resided at Burleigh on the Hill. "
Anecdotes of painting in England, with some account of the principal artists ... - Page 214
by Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1849
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The London Magazine, Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer, Volume 31

English essays - 1762 - 792 pages
...high, was retained in the fervice of the duke of Buckingh?m, who refided at Bu'rlcigh on the hill. Soon after the marriage of Charles I. the king and...being entertained at Burleigh, little Jeffery was ferved up to table in a col<) pyc, and prefented by the duchefs to thf 'queen, who kept him as her...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 5

History - 1763 - 552 pages
...inches high, was retained in the fervice of the duke of Buckingham, who rrfided af Burleigh on the Hill. Soon after the marriage of Charles I. the king and...being entertained at Burleigh, little Jeffery was ierved up to table in a cold pye, and pre* Thepiflure of the queen of Scots at St. J<|pes"s is a copy...
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The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year, Volume 5

Edmund Burke - History - 1787 - 554 pages
...inches high, was retained in the fervice of the duke of Buckingham, who reftded at Burleigh on the Hill. Soon after the marriage of Charles I. the king and...being entertained at Burleigh, little Jeffery was ferved up to table in a cold pye, and pro •:The piftureof the queen of Scots at St. James's is a...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 5

History - 1805 - 556 pages
...high, was retained in the service of the duke of Buckingham, who resided ai Burleigh on ' h« 1 1 ill. Soon after the marriage of Charles I. the king and queen being entertained at Burleigh, littlç Jeftery was served up to table in a cold pye, and pre• The picture of the queen of Scots...
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The Eccentric Mirror: Reflecting a Faithful and Interesting Delineation of ...

G. H. Wilson - Biography - 1807 - 442 pages
...inches high, was retained in the service of the Duke of Buckingham who resided at Barleigh on the Hil1. Soon after the marriage of Charles I. the king and queen being entertained at Burleigh, little JefTery was served up at table in a cold pye, which, when cut open, presented to the astonished royal...
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Portraits, Memoirs, and Characters of Remarkable Persons from the ..., Volume 2

James Caulfield - Great Britain - 1813 - 174 pages
...inches high, was retained in the service of the Duke of Buckingham, who resided at Burleigh on the Hill. Soon after the marriage of Charles I. the king and...Burleigh, little Jeffery was served up to table in a cold pie, and presented by the duchess to the queen, who kept him as her dwarf. From seven years of...
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Volume 1

1823 - 494 pages
...inches high, was retained in the service of the Duke of Buckingham, who resided at Burleigh on the Hill. Soon after the marriage of Charles I. the King and...Burleigh, little Jeffery was served up to table in a cold pie, and presented by the Duchess to the Queen, who kept him as her dwarf. From seven years of...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volume 7

Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 896 pages
...inches high, was retained in the service of the duke of Buckingham, who resided at Burleigh on the Hill. Soon after the marriage of Charles I. the king and queen being entertained at Burlfigh, little Jeflery was served up to table in a cold pie, and presented by the duchess to the...
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The Mirror of literature, amusement, and instruction [ed. by T. Byerley ...

Thomas Byerley - 1823 - 528 pages
...who resided at Burleigh on the Hill. Soon after the marriage of Charles I. the King and Queen heing entertained at Burleigh, little Jeffery was served up to table in a cold pie, and presented by the Duchess to the Queen, who kept him as her dwarf. From seven years of...
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The Cabinet of Curiosities: Or, Wonders of the World Displayed, Forming a ...

Curiosities and wonders - 1824 - 458 pages
...high, lie was retained in the service of the Duke of Buckingham, who resided at Burleigh on the Hill. Soon after the marriage of Charles I., the king and...Burleigh, little Jeffery was served up to table in a cold pie, and presented by the duchess to the queen, who kept him as her dwarf. Of this scene, which...
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