The Nonconformist's Memorial: Being an Account of the Lives, Sufferings, and Printed Works, of the Two Thousand Ministers Ejected from the Church of England, Chiefly by the Act of Uniformity, Aug. 24, 1666. ... |
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Some were for gratifying the king by sparing Strafford , but others were vehement
against it ; the Londoners petitioned the house for justice , and followed their
petitions with cries and clamours . He was at length condemned , and the king ...
Some were for gratifying the king by sparing Strafford , but others were vehement
against it ; the Londoners petitioned the house for justice , and followed their
petitions with cries and clamours . He was at length condemned , and the king ...
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The king discharging this guard , set another upon them of his own choosing .
This made them look like prisoners ; and they feared that the guard appointed by
the king , would , if commanded , become the executioners of his wrath upon
them ...
The king discharging this guard , set another upon them of his own choosing .
This made them look like prisoners ; and they feared that the guard appointed by
the king , would , if commanded , become the executioners of his wrath upon
them ...
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They named lord lieutenants for the militia of the several counties ; the king
named others by a commission of array , and each commanded the said lord
lieutenants to settle the militia . Both king and parliament published their
declarations ...
They named lord lieutenants for the militia of the several counties ; the king
named others by a commission of array , and each commanded the said lord
lieutenants to settle the militia . Both king and parliament published their
declarations ...
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The king discharging this guard , set another upon them of his own choosing .
This made them look like prisoners ; and they feared that the guard appointed by
the king , would , if commanded , become the executioners of his wrath upon
them ...
The king discharging this guard , set another upon them of his own choosing .
This made them look like prisoners ; and they feared that the guard appointed by
the king , would , if commanded , become the executioners of his wrath upon
them ...
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... of the king ' s divines . The debates were printed , and each party thought they
had the better . Abp . Usher then offered the king his Reduction of Episcopacy to
the form of Pres . bytery ; which he would have accepted , and the parliament ...
... of the king ' s divines . The debates were printed , and each party thought they
had the better . Abp . Usher then offered the king his Reduction of Episcopacy to
the form of Pres . bytery ; which he would have accepted , and the parliament ...
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