The History of the Desertion,: Or an Account of All the Publick Affairs in England, from the Beginning of September 1688. to the Twelfth of February Following. With an Answer to a Piece Call'd The Desertion Discussed: in a Letter to a Country Gentleman |
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... Princes in Germany were either awed by the French , or divided between the Northern Crowns : Spain was weak , and ... Prince ; fo that they had nothing to fear but the States of Holland , and the Prince of Orange : And they looked upon ...
... Princes in Germany were either awed by the French , or divided between the Northern Crowns : Spain was weak , and ... Prince ; fo that they had nothing to fear but the States of Holland , and the Prince of Orange : And they looked upon ...
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... Princes too ( except France ) in the Project of delivering us for their own fecurity , that we might be in a ... Prince - in Christendom , who made it his great , and almoft only defign to advance the Interefts of the Church of Rome ...
... Princes too ( except France ) in the Project of delivering us for their own fecurity , that we might be in a ... Prince - in Christendom , who made it his great , and almoft only defign to advance the Interefts of the Church of Rome ...
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... Princes fhould all unite with his now Majelty of England , agamft a Prince of their own Religion , when they faw he had embraced a design which would cer tainly end in his and all their Ruins , and which would raise France to fuch an ...
... Princes fhould all unite with his now Majelty of England , agamft a Prince of their own Religion , when they faw he had embraced a design which would cer tainly end in his and all their Ruins , and which would raise France to fuch an ...
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... Prince of Wales ( as he was then call'd ) of all which a full and particular Relation was then promifed to be publish- ed , as was foon after done ; but then thofe Depofitions are too well known to need , and too long to be here ...
... Prince of Wales ( as he was then call'd ) of all which a full and particular Relation was then promifed to be publish- ed , as was foon after done ; but then thofe Depofitions are too well known to need , and too long to be here ...
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... Prince of Orange : So it was now faid , Sunder- land had loft the Original League out of his Scritore , and that it was carried over to the Prince of Orange , who would pro- duce it to the Parliament of England . But fince that the Earl ...
... Prince of Orange : So it was now faid , Sunder- land had loft the Original League out of his Scritore , and that it was carried over to the Prince of Orange , who would pro- duce it to the Parliament of England . But fince that the Earl ...
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Page 129 - That levying money for or to the use of the crown, by pretence of prerogative, without grant of parliament, for longer time, or in other manner, than the same is or shall be granted, is illegal.
Page 128 - And several grants and promises made of fines and forfeitures, before any conviction or judgment against the persons, upon whom the same were to be levied. All which are utterly and directly contrary to the known laws and statutes, and freedom of this realm.
Page 129 - 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 131 - That I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position, that Princes excommunicated or deprived by the Pope, or any authority of the See of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever. And I do declare, That no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate hath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-eminence, or authority ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm : So help me...
Page 128 - And whereas the said late King James the Second having abdicated the Government and the Throne being thereby vacant His Highness the Prince of Orange (whom it hath pleased Almighty God to make the glorious Instrument of Delivering this Kingdom from Popery and Arbitrary Power) did (by the advice of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and divers principal Persons of the Commons) cause letters...
Page 53 - the power of the twelve judges to offer up the laws, rights, and liberties of the whole nation to the King...
Page 130 - That William and Mary Prince and Princess of Orange be and be declared King and Queen of England France and Ireland and the Dominions thereunto belonging...
Page 68 - We are confident that no persons can have such hard thoughts of us as to imagine that we have any other design in this undertaking, than to procure a settlement of the religion, and of the liberties and properties of the subjects, upon so sure a foundation, that there may be no danger of the nation's relapsing into the like miseries at any time hereafter.
Page 127 - By levying money for and to the use of the Crown by pretence of prerogative for other time and in other manner than the same was granted by Parliament; 5.
Page 130 - And they do claim, demand and insist upon all and singular the premises as their undoubted rights and liberties, and that no declarations, judgments, doings or proceedings to the prejudice of the people in any of the said premises ought in any wise to be drawn hereafter into consequence or example.