The Life of Edward, Earl of Clarendon: In which is Included a Continuation of His History of the Grand Rebellion, Volume 2Clarendon Press, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 133 - Covenant, to endeavour any change or alteration of government either in Church or State; and that the same was in itself an unlawful oath, and imposed upon the subjects of this realm against the known laws and liberties of this kingdom.
Page 132 - I AB do declare, that it is not lawful upon any pretence whatsoever to take up arms against the King, and that I do abhor that traitorous position of taking arms by his authority against his person, or against those that are commissioned by him in pursuance of such commission.
Page 383 - The earl of Falmouth and Mr. Coventry were rivals, who should have most influence with the duke, who loved the earl best, but thought the other the wiser man, who supported Pen, who disobliged all the courtiers, even against the earl, who contemned Pen as a fellow of no sense.
Page 127 - One thousand six hundred and sixty) granted His Commission under the great Seal of England to several Bishops and other Divines, to review the Book of Common Prayer, and to prepare such Alterations and Additions as they thought fit to offer...
Page 131 - ... unfeigned assent and consent to the use of all things in the said book contained and prescribed, in these words, and no other : IV. ' I, AB do here declare my unfeigned assent and consent to all and every thing contained and prescribed in and by the book, intituled, The Book of Common Prayer...
Page 156 - that they might " all take heed that the continuance of them did not " indeed corrupt their natures. He did believe that " he had been that way very faulty...
Page 201 - He spake pertinently, and was always very acceptable and well heard ; and was one of those with whom they, who were trusted by the King in conducting his affairs in the lower House, consulted very frequently, but not so much, nor relied equally upon his advice, as upon some few others who had much more experience, which he thought was of use only to ignorant and dull men, and that men of sagacity could see and determine at a little light, and ought rather to persuade and engage men to do that which...
Page 226 - Ashburnham cultivated their impatience so skilfully, that it cost the king, in present money and land or lease, very little less than twenty thousand pounds, to bring in a servant whom very few cared for, in the place of an old servant whom every body loved: and he received all that was promised before he resigned his place. And if the change had been as good for the king as it was for the good old secretary, every body would have been glad.
Page 191 - Majesty rose at the indignity and retired into her chamber, it may be one or two attended her, but all the company remained in the room she left, and too often said those things aloud which nobody ought to have whispered.
Page 119 - Their faction is their religion : nor are those combinations ever entered into upon zeal and substantial motives of conscience, how erroneous soever; but consist of many glutinous materials of will, and humour, and folly, and knavery, and ambition, and malice, which make men cling inseparably together, till they have satisfaction in all their pretences, or till they are absolutely broken and subdued, which may always be more easily done than the other.