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215: 342:] 'Two Essays on the Antient Greek Chronology' and 'On the Origin of the Greek Language'; A new Edition of Plutarch's Discourse on 'Isis & Osiris', with an English Translation & Commentary; and an 'Historical Essay on the Anglo-Saxon Government both in Germany & England'". 406: 225: 220: 369: 431: 325:, Squire wrote that liberty depended upon an equipoise among competing institutions and groups in society, suggesting that whenever such an equipoise collapses an arbitrary government takes its place. The 814: 134:
in 1730 and graduated BA in 1734, winning the Craven scholarship the same year. He was elected a fellow of St John's in 1735, proceeded MA in 1737, and was made a
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to protect Britain in its wars against France and Spain. Squire advocated Britain's continental commitment of troops in
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as: "A Gentleman well known to the Learned World by Several valuable Treatises, perticularly [
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In the 1740s Squire published five essays on political subjects in which he voiced his support for the
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he satirised Carte by mocking his interpretation of the past in terms of the present.
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of 1688 had ended the struggle to secure a balance and thus ensure liberty.
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in 1761. His attainment of offices was due to his open attachment to the
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Squire began his church career in 1739 when he was ordained a
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Reed Browning, 'Samuel Squire, the Court Whig as Historian',
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Historical Essay upon the Balance of Civil Power in England
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An Enquiry into the Foundation of the English Constitution
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An Enquiry into the Foundation of the English Constitution
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Political and Constitutional Ideas of the Court Whigs
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Squire also published two works on English history,
274:(1746). Squire also disputed the arguments of the 815:People educated at Lord Weymouth's Grammar School 298:theory to contend against Carte's support of the 761: 421:(Louisiana State University Press, 1982) p. 124. 102:(1714 – 7 May 1766) was a Bishop of the 505: 162:, Lincolnshire. In 1743 was made a canon of 512: 498: 252:Letter to a Young Gentleman of Distinction 213: 141: 16:British historian and bishop (1714–1766) 805:Fellows of St John's College, Cambridge 395:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 368: 122:, Wiltshire, and was first educated at 820:Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge 762: 385: 383: 178:, Essex (1749–50) and subsequently of 493: 391:Squire, Samuel (bap. 1714, d. 1766) 282:by publishing two pamphlets in 1748: 85:, St John's College, Cambridge (1730) 519: 254:(1740) argued for the benefits of a 780:18th-century Welsh Anglican bishops 380: 228:was published in 1753. The phrase " 13: 209: 14: 836: 332:In May 1746 Squire was elected a 284:Remarks upon Mr. Carte's Specimen 198:(1760) and was finally appointed 93:Bishop, Pamphleteer and historian 264:The Important Question Discussed 800:18th-century English historians 432:"Library and Archive Catalogue" 424: 411: 400: 362: 266:(1746). He came to the aid of 124:Lord Weymouth's Grammar School 83:Lord Weymouth's Grammar School 1: 109: 810:Fellows of the Royal Society 132:St John's College, Cambridge 7: 374:A Cambridge Alumni Database 334:Fellow of the Royal Society 288:A Letter to John Trot-Plaid 218:The title page of Squire's 10: 841: 376:. University of Cambridge. 370:"Squire, Samuel (SKR730S)" 651: 527: 478: 469: 461: 454: 272:A Letter to a Tory Friend 230:antiquam exquirite matrem 89: 78: 70: 48: 30: 23: 456:Church of England titles 356: 182:(1750–66), and vicar of 114:Squire was the son of a 184:St Alphege's, Greenwich 825:People from Warminster 243: 180:St Anne's Church, Soho 217: 142:Ecclesiastical career 790:Bishops of St Davids 472:Bishop of St David's 242:(book III, line 96). 200:Bishop of St David's 785:Archdeacons of Bath 699:Basil Wynne Willson 618:Thomas Chamberlayne 327:Glorious Revolution 244: 168:Archdeacon of Bath 136:Doctor of Divinity 757: 756: 623:William Warburton 488: 487: 479:Succeeded by 407:Venn, Al. Cantab. 194:. He was briefly 186:(1751–66), where 152:Church of England 106:and a historian. 104:Church of England 97: 96: 56:(aged 49–50) 832: 795:Deans of Bristol 724:Douglas Harrison 714:Harry Blackburne 709:Henry de Candole 704:Edward Burroughs 633:Francis Ayscough 613:Samuel Creswicke 593:Richard Thompson 573:Matthew Nicholas 521:Deans of Bristol 514: 507: 500: 491: 490: 476:1761–1766 462:Preceded by 452: 451: 447: 446: 444: 442: 428: 422: 415: 409: 404: 398: 389:Reed Browning, ' 387: 378: 377: 366: 323:Historical Essay 55: 21: 20: 840: 839: 835: 834: 833: 831: 830: 829: 760: 759: 758: 753: 679:Thomas Musgrave 647: 588:Samuel Crossman 583:Richard Towgood 568:Edward Chetwynd 538:John Whiteheare 523: 518: 484: 475: 467: 450: 440: 438: 430: 429: 425: 416: 412: 405: 401: 388: 381: 367: 363: 359: 300:House of Stuart 212: 210:Published works 196:Dean of Bristol 164:Wells Cathedral 144: 112: 66: 57: 53: 52:4 November 1764 44: 35: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 838: 828: 827: 822: 817: 812: 807: 802: 797: 792: 787: 782: 777: 772: 755: 754: 752: 751: 746: 741: 739:Robert Grimley 736: 731: 729:Horace Dammers 726: 721: 716: 711: 706: 701: 696: 691: 689:Gilbert Elliot 686: 681: 676: 671: 666: 661: 659:Charles Layard 655: 653: 649: 648: 646: 645: 640: 635: 630: 625: 620: 615: 610: 605: 600: 598:William Levett 595: 590: 585: 580: 575: 570: 565: 560: 558:Anthony Watson 555: 550: 545: 540: 535: 531: 529: 525: 524: 517: 516: 509: 502: 494: 486: 485: 480: 477: 468: 463: 459: 458: 449: 448: 423: 410: 399: 379: 360: 358: 355: 294:, Squire used 211: 208: 143: 140: 111: 108: 95: 94: 91: 87: 86: 80: 76: 75: 72: 68: 67: 58: 50: 46: 45: 36: 32: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 837: 826: 823: 821: 818: 816: 813: 811: 808: 806: 803: 801: 798: 796: 793: 791: 788: 786: 783: 781: 778: 776: 773: 771: 768: 767: 765: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 737: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 722: 720: 717: 715: 712: 710: 707: 705: 702: 700: 697: 695: 694:Francis Pigou 692: 690: 687: 685: 682: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 664:Bowyer Sparke 662: 660: 657: 656: 654: 650: 644: 641: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 628:Samuel Squire 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 596: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 578:Henry Glemham 576: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 556: 554: 551: 549: 548:Henry Joliffe 546: 544: 541: 539: 536: 533: 532: 530: 526: 522: 515: 510: 508: 503: 501: 496: 495: 492: 483: 474: 473: 466: 465:Anthony Ellis 460: 457: 453: 437: 436:Royal Society 433: 427: 420: 414: 408: 403: 396: 392: 386: 384: 375: 371: 365: 361: 354: 352: 348: 347:Harley Street 343: 341: 340: 335: 330: 328: 324: 320: 316: 312: 307: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 257: 256:standing army 253: 249: 241: 240: 235: 231: 227: 223: 222: 216: 207: 205: 201: 197: 193: 189: 188:William Paley 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 139: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 107: 105: 101: 100:Samuel Squire 92: 90:Occupation(s) 88: 84: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 60:Harley Street 51: 47: 43: 39: 33: 29: 25:Samuel Squire 22: 19: 669:John Parsons 638:Cutts Barton 627: 608:Robert Booth 603:George Royse 563:Simon Robson 543:George Carew 534:William Snow 528:Early modern 482:Robert Lowth 470: 439:. 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Warminster
Wiltshire
Harley Street
Westminster
Lord Weymouth's Grammar School
Church of England
druggist
Warminster
Lord Weymouth's Grammar School
matriculated
St John's College, Cambridge
Doctor of Divinity
deacon
Church of England
vicar
Minting
Wells Cathedral
Archdeacon of Bath
rector
Toppesfield
St Anne's Church, Soho
St Alphege's, Greenwich
William Paley
curate
Dean of Bristol
Bishop of St David's
court Whigs

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