Nott died soon afterward, and in 1710 Orkney sent to Virginia in his stead Alexander Spotswood.
It was as Governor of these people that, in succession to Nicholson, Edward Nott came to Virginia, the deputy of my Lord Orkney.
But it pleased Mr. Nott also to give it more than his usual misconception.
Mr. Nott examined the tool carefully, and shook his head with momentous significance.
It did not follow that the treasure was still concealed in the Pontiac, nor that Nott would be willing to sell her.
Followed by Rosey, Renshaw and Nott hurriedly sought the lower deck and the open hatch of the forehold.
To their surprise Mr. Nott stooped down, and picking up one of the coins handed it gravely to Renshaw.
It was still raining, and the wind, which had increased to a gale, was dashing the drops against the slanting cabin windows with a sound like spray when Mr. Abner Nott sat before a table seriously engaged with his accounts.
Stupefied and disconcerted a this complete success of his overtures, Abner Nott remained speechless, gazing at the vacant space until a cold influx of the mist recalled him.
For by the irony of circumstances, Mr. Nott was a Far Western farmer who had never seen a ship before, nor a larger stream of water than a tributary of the Missouri River.
He was so preoccupied with these thoughts that when Nottrejoined him in the cabin he scarcely heeded his presence, and was entirely oblivious of the furtive looks which the old man from time to time cast upon his face.
As quoted by Nott and Gliddon, 'Types of Mankind,' 1854, p.
With Professor Nott I had rather a hot argument about anthracite coal, and then escaped before he was cool again.
Seriously speaking Professor Nott is a very clever man, and I suspect this college will turn out more clever men than any other in the Union.
Nott is in trepidation for the domestic morality of the noble poet; yet some of these amatory sonnets may have been addressed to his betrothed.
Nott further claims the honour for Surrey of the invention of heroic blank verse; Surrey's version of Virgil being unrhymed.
About this time General Pollock was joined by General Nott from Candahar; and on the 12th of October the two armies left Cabul, the advanced column being under the command of General Pollock, and that in the rear under General Nott.
Nott embraces every branch of his subject, and furnishes us with bills of fare for every month of the year, terms and rules of carving, and the manner of setting out a dessert of fruits and sweetmeats.
Both Nott and Hunter had been instructed to cancel patents for land of any who neglected to cultivate even a small part of their holdings.
One wonders how long Governor Nott would have put up with this kind of thing had not death overtaken him.
Governor Nottmade his opening address an appeal for peace.
Though Nott was no weakling, he was anxious to live in peace with both Council and Assembly.
Had not Nott been so anxious to avoid any conflict with the Assembly, he would certainly have vetoed this bill, for not only did it restrict his power of appointment, but it infringed upon the royal prerogative.
Though there is no evidence that Notttried to render the Burgesses submissive to his will by bribing them with offices, the Assembly thought this a golden opportunity to weaken the Governor's appointive power.
When Nott first took over the government, he found the colony divided against itself.
I am sorry not to have known Mr. Nott better, and therefore not to have it in my power to judge of the man as well as the Missionary.
Including Nott and Wilson, there are six Missionaries in Tahaiti alone, and only four among all the other Society Islands.
The forte stands att ye upper End of the Island butt nott quite ffinished, & theire the Island is nott above two hundred and ffifty yards over; the bankes are about 12 ffoot high, and very heard to asend.
Deputie and the wynde hath blowen hym soo in the erys that he can nott here them.
Faill you nott thys to doo as ye tendre the kinges pleissuire and thus Faire ye well.
Islands are butt small, nott above 7 miles round, butt very high and Hilly, full of Valleys, so that wee rowed on the westward sid of the Island to windward or to the southward to hunt for goates.
Yett the party that went away would have staied in case Sharpe had nott beene made capt.
Raines, no, nott in the remembrance of the Spaniards, butt very greate dewes.
Sharpe to be thuss served, butt could notthelp himself, for the peopple weir Resolved nott to goe home by Sea before thay had more money.
Vessell wee tooke, nott sayleing so well as the Trinity.
Maria was taken, by what nation he could nott well tell butt thought itt weare English.
Adm'll[23] nott behaveing himself Nobly in time of Ingagement, was something houted att by the Party, that he Imediately went away to goe over land.
The stampede left all the provisions at Castleton, so that Nott and Phelps were obliged to return to Castleton, gather up the provisions, and follow the main party to Ticonderoga.
When this stampede occurred, Nott and Phelps with Herrick were with the thirty men on the march to Skenesborough.
We have had no news from the Front for some time, but to-day a convoy of wounded came through with the intelligence that Nott had taken Ghuznee.
Nott was now selected for the Princess Charlotte's preceptor, and he ardently exerted himself to improve the mind of his royal pupil.
Mr. Nott practises every amiability which he enjoins, and I esteem him exceedingly more than I do any other gentleman!
Nott had rendered, or what very superior attractions he possessed, to engage the attentions of her royal highness in such an unusual degree, as was now well known to be the case.
Mr. Nott studied in England and France [Mr Nott: period invisible] the 16th ultimo from Liverpool [ultimo.
Mr. Nott studied in England and France, resided for some time in Ghent, and married a lady of Brussels.
The following figures are copied from Nott and Gliddon's "Types of Mankind," p.
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