Memoirs British and Foreign, of the Lives and Families of the Most Illustrious Persons who Dy'd in the Year 1711: More Particularly of the Emperor Joseph, the Dauphin [et Al.] |
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... whole Fleet , but ferved only as General of the Horfe at the Siege of St. Quintin in Picardy : He was no lefs in favour with Queen Elizabeth , ( than he had been with her Sifter , ) in the First Year of whofe Reign , he was conftituted ...
... whole Fleet , but ferved only as General of the Horfe at the Siege of St. Quintin in Picardy : He was no lefs in favour with Queen Elizabeth , ( than he had been with her Sifter , ) in the First Year of whofe Reign , he was conftituted ...
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... of the Subjects . Its indeed very remarkable during his whole Govern- ment , that there never was a Person that cou'd accufe him of the leaft Male - Admini- stration ; Other Pre- stration ; but on the contrary they all.
... of the Subjects . Its indeed very remarkable during his whole Govern- ment , that there never was a Person that cou'd accufe him of the leaft Male - Admini- stration ; Other Pre- stration ; but on the contrary they all.
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... in the Market - Place of Bruffels , and univerfally la- mented of the People , who came in whole Troops to kils their Heads , which were fix'd upon Poles for a Spectacle . The the Duke not stopping here , cut off a great 48 MEMOIRS of the.
... in the Market - Place of Bruffels , and univerfally la- mented of the People , who came in whole Troops to kils their Heads , which were fix'd upon Poles for a Spectacle . The the Duke not stopping here , cut off a great 48 MEMOIRS of the.
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... in the Market - Place of Bruffels , and univerfally la- mented of the People , who came in whole Troops to kils their Heads , which were fix'd upon Poles for a Spectacle . The 1 the Duke not stopping here , cut off a 48 MEMOIRS of the.
... in the Market - Place of Bruffels , and univerfally la- mented of the People , who came in whole Troops to kils their Heads , which were fix'd upon Poles for a Spectacle . The 1 the Duke not stopping here , cut off a 48 MEMOIRS of the.
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... whole Corporations being accused of the Pretended Crimes of Single Perfons , they were to expiate the fame with no less than the forfeiture of their Charters . The Duke's Arbitrarinefs did but exafpe- rate the Provinces more and more ...
... whole Corporations being accused of the Pretended Crimes of Single Perfons , they were to expiate the fame with no less than the forfeiture of their Charters . The Duke's Arbitrarinefs did but exafpe- rate the Provinces more and more ...
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Page 73 - that his majesty found some ease in being without such an officer, that he was not troubled with those suits, which he would be, if the seal were in the hands of a proper officer to be used, since every body would be then importuning the king for the grant of offices, honours, and lands, which would give him great vexation to refuse, and he would undergo great mischief by granting.
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Page 282 - ... pursuance of such commission. And I do swear, that I will not at any time endeavour the alteration of the government either in church or state. So help me God.