Memoirs of Prince Charles Stuart: (count of Albany) Commonly Called the Young Pretender; with Notices of the Rebellion in 1745, Volume 1H. Colburn, 1845 |
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... Holyrood Palace CHAPTER XII . Charles marches to meet Cope - The Victory of Preston- pans subjects all Scotland to the authority of Charles - His popularity 246 266 CHAPTER XIII . Siege of the Castle of Edinburgh by xiv CONTENTS .
... Holyrood Palace CHAPTER XII . Charles marches to meet Cope - The Victory of Preston- pans subjects all Scotland to the authority of Charles - His popularity 246 266 CHAPTER XIII . Siege of the Castle of Edinburgh by xiv CONTENTS .
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... authority . Even when the College of Justice , half the members of which were ecclesiastics , was established in 1532 , the power of the nobles was so little curtailed , that they continued to hold their own courts like the king ...
... authority . Even when the College of Justice , half the members of which were ecclesiastics , was established in 1532 , the power of the nobles was so little curtailed , that they continued to hold their own courts like the king ...
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... authority , though only under the title of Protector . Under his sway , order and tranquillity returned to the administration of the State , the public revenue increased , a vigilant eye watched over the strict enforcement of the laws ...
... authority , though only under the title of Protector . Under his sway , order and tranquillity returned to the administration of the State , the public revenue increased , a vigilant eye watched over the strict enforcement of the laws ...
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... authority against domestic malecontents , and to raise to a proud eminence the consideration of England in the eyes of foreign powers . The government of Cromwell may not inaptly be described as a continuation of that of Elizabeth , and ...
... authority against domestic malecontents , and to raise to a proud eminence the consideration of England in the eyes of foreign powers . The government of Cromwell may not inaptly be described as a continuation of that of Elizabeth , and ...
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... authority , though only under the title of Protector . Under his sway , order and tranquillity returned to the administration of the State , the public revenue increased , a vigilant eye watched over the strict enforcement of the laws ...
... authority , though only under the title of Protector . Under his sway , order and tranquillity returned to the administration of the State , the public revenue increased , a vigilant eye watched over the strict enforcement of the laws ...
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adherents afterwards arms arrived battle battle of Preston Britain Cardinal Cardinal de Tencin Carlisle castle cause Charles's Chevalier de St chiefs church clans Clementine command Cope council crown declared Derby devoted Doutelle dragoons Duke of Cumberland Duke of Perth Dunkirk Earl Edinburgh effect endeavours enemy England enterprise exile Falkirk father favour force France French court French government friends hand Hanover Hawley Highlanders hope house of Hanover house of Stuart hundred immediately insurgents Inverness Jacobite Jacobite army James James's joined king land letter Lochiel London Lord George Murray Lord John Drummond Lord Mahon Louis Macdonald Majesty's Marquis ment military occasion officers parliament party possession Preston Prince Charles Prince's prisoners proclamation received regiment reign retreat returned Rome Royal Highness says scarcely Scotland Scottish secure sent siege Sir John Cope soon sovereign Stirling Tencin throne tion troops vessel victory whole
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Page 25 - Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.
Page 206 - TOR the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
Page 101 - Eighth, by the Grace of God, King of Scotland, England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. and for relieving this, his ancient kingdom, from the oppressions and grievances it lies under.
Page 249 - Charles put himself at the head of the second line, which was close behind the first, and addressed them in these words : — '" Follow me, gentlemen, and by the blessing " of God, I will this day make you a free and
Page 241 - THERE was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men; A thousand hearts beat happily; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell.
Page 309 - arrived at Derby two days after I parted. He had been sent by Sir Watkin Wynn and Lord Barrymore to assure me, in the name of my friends, that they were ready to join me in what manner I pleased, either in the capital, or every one to rise in his own country.
Page 144 - Let what will happen, the stroke is struck, and I have taken a firm resolution to conquer or to die, and stand my ground as long as I shall have a man remaining with me.
Page 32 - That the freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of parliament.
Page 161 - though no other man in the Highlands should draw a sword, I am ready to die for you.
Page 267 - As for the young man that is come " among us to seek an earthly crown, we beseech " thee in mercy take him to thyself, and give him " a crown of glory ! " Forbearance in such a case was easy, but in that of Edinburgh Castle it involved a heavy sacrifice.