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,—a snug sinecure place under Government, capable of improvement by extortion and fraud; such as Admiral of the Cinque Ports, 4000l. a year, Keeper of the King’s Hawks, 1374l. a year, &c. &c. &c. too tedious and too disgraceful to mention.
,—a snug sinecure place under Government, capable of improvement by extortion and fraud; such as Admiral of the Cinque Ports, 4000l. a year, Keeper of the King’s Hawks, 1374l. a year, &c. &c. &c. too tedious and too disgraceful to mention.
Entry taken from Political Dictionary, edited by Charles Pigott from prison and printed in 1795.