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Beaufort 1. Henry. ?1374--1447, English cardinal, half-brother of Henry IV; chancellor (1403--04, 1413--17, 1424--26) 2. Lady Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby. ?1443--1509, mother of Henry VII. She helped to found two Cambridge colleges and was a patron of Caxton How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| My father loved Beaufort with the truest friendship and was deeply grieved by his retreat in these unfortunate circumstances.
I have stated in the preface to the first Edition of this work, and in the Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, that it was in consequence of a wish expressed by Captain Fitz Roy, of having some scientific person on board, accompanied by an offer from him of giving up part of his own accommodations, that I volunteered my services, which received, through the kindness of the hydrographer, Captain Beaufort, the sanction of the Lords of the Admiralty. On the next day Mathieu Mole, the chief president, whose courage at this crisis, says the Cardinal de Retz, was equal to that of the Duc de Beaufort and the Prince de Conde -- in other words, of the two men who were considered the bravest in France -- had been attacked in his turn. |
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