... of William. Eothen. as came to be called, was born at Taunton in 1809 at a house called The Lawn. His father, a sturdy Whig, died at the age of 90 through injuries received in the hustings crowd at. a contested election. PROPHETESS OF THE LEBANON ...

... Bishops and their acquittal by a jurv brought the resistance of the nation to a head, and that night an invitation signed by Whig and Torv chiefs was sent over to William of Orange to accept the crown of England jointly with his wife Mary, daughter of James ...