BLOODS 
 
 
blood," i.e. one of the "five bloods of Ire- 
land." The plea is admitted by the jury 
to be good. 
 
  Bloody (The), Otho II. emperor of Ger- 
many (955, 973-983). 
 
  Bloody-Bones, a bogie. 
  As bad as Bloody-bones or Lunsford (i.e. sir 
Thomas Lunsford, governor of the Tower, the 
dread of every one).-S. Butler, Hudibras. 
 
  Bloody Brother (The), a tragedy by 
Beaumont   and   Fletcher (1639).  The 
"bloody brother" is Rollo duke of Nor- 
mandy, who kills his brother Otto and sev- 
eral other persons, but is himself killed ulti- 
mately by Hamond captain of the guard. 
 
  Bloody Butcher (The), the duke of 
Cumberland, second son of George II., so 
called from his barbarities in the suppres- 
sion of the rebellion in favor of Charles 
Edward, the young pretender. "Black 
Clifford" was also called "The Butcher" 
for his cruelties (died 1461). 
 
  Bloody Hand, Cathal, an ancestor of 
the O'Connors of Ireland. 
 
  Bloody Mary, queen Mary of England, 
daughter of Henry VIII. and elder half- 
sister of queen Elizabeth. So called on 
account of the sanguinary persecutions 
carried on by her government against the 
protestants. It is said that 200 persons 
were burned to death in her short reign 
(1516, 1553-1558). 
  Bloomfield (Louisa), a young lady en- 
gaged to lord Totterly the beau of sixty, but 
in love with Charles Danvers the embryo 
barrister.-C. Selby, The Unfinished Gen- 
tleman. 
 
  Blount (Nicholas), afterwards knighted; 
master of the horse to the earl of Sussex. 
 
 
-Sir W. Scott, Kenilworth (time, Eliza- 
beth). 
  Blount (Sir Frederick), a distant relative 
of sir John Vesey. He had a great objec- 
tion to the letter r, which he considered 
"wough and wasping." He dressed to per- 
fection, and though not "wich," prided 
himself on having the "best opewa-box, 
the best dogs, the best horses, and the best 
house" of any one.   He liked Georgina 
Vesey, and as she had £10,000 he thought 
he should do himself no harm by "mawy- 
wing the girl."--Lord E. Bulwer Lytton, 
Money (1840). 
  Blount (Master), a wealthy jeweller of 
Ludgate Hill, London. An old-fashioned 
tradesman, not ashamed of his calling. 
He had two sons, John and Thomas; the 
former was his favorite. 
  Mistress Blount, his wife. A shrewd, 
discerning woman, who loved her son 
Thomas, and saw in him the elements of a 
rising man. 
  John Blount, eldest son of the Ludgate 
jeweller. Being left successor to his father, 
he sold the goods and set up for a man of 
fashion and fortune. His vanity and snob- 
bism were most gross. H1 had good- 
nature, but more cunning than discretion, 
thought himself far-seeing, but was most 
easily duped. "The phaeton was built 
after my design, my lord," he says, "may- 
hap your lordship has seen it." "My taste 
is driving, my lord, mayhap your lordship 
has seen me handle the ribbons." "My 
horses are all bloods, mayhap your lord- 
ship has noticed my team." "I pride my- 
self on my seat in the saddle, mayhap your 
lordship has seen me ride." "If I am su- 
perlative in anything, 'tis in my wines." 
"So please your ladyship, 'tis dress I most 
excel in . .. 'tis walking I pride myself 
in." No matter what is mentioned, 'tis the 
one thing he did or had better than any 
 
 
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