The History and Proceedings of the House of Lords from the Restoration in 1660 to the Present Time: From 1660 to 1697

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Page 7 - that according to the ancient and fundamental laws of this Kingdom, the government is, and ought to be, by King, Lords, and Commons.
Page 16 - Gentlemen, the king is a suitor to you, makes it his suit very heartily, that you will join with him in restoring the whole nation to its primitive temper and integrity, to its old good manners, its old good humour, and its old good nature...
Page 113 - ... and callings, from whence we hope by the blessing of God to have many good and...
Page 113 - And that there may be no pretence for any of our subjects to continue their illegal meetings and conventicles, we do declare that we shall from time to time allow a sufficient number of places, as they shall...
Page 43 - ... nor shall presume to consecrate and administer the holy sacrament of the Lord's supper before such time as he shall be ordained priest according to the form and manner in and by the said book prescribed, unless he have formerly been made priest by episcopal ordination ; upon pain to forfeit for every offence the sum of one hundred pounds...
Page 306 - Council, with numbers of other principal gentlemen of quality, with the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and citizens of London, do now hereby, with one voice and consent of tongue and heart, publish and proclaim, that the high and mighty Prince, George Prince of Wales, is now, by the death of our...
Page 346 - I shall overcome all the disorders my former life had brought upon me ; and that I shall spend the remaining part of it in begging of Almighty God that he will please either to put an end to my sufferings, or...
Page 9 - ... all notes of discord, separation and difference of parties be utterly abolished among all our subjects, whom we invite and conjure to a perfect union among themselves, under our protection, for the re-settlement of our just rights and theirs in a free Parliament, by which, upon the word of a King, we will be advised.
Page 74 - I will not at any time endeavour any alteration of government either in Church or State.
Page 5 - Settlement of thefe Nations upon Commonwealth Foundations: In purfuit whereof I (hall think nothing too dear; and, for my own Particular, I {hall throw myfelf down at your Feet, to be any thing or nothing in order to thefe great Ends. * As to the Way of future Settlement, far be it from me to...