The History of the Most Serene House of Brunswick-Lunenburgh, in All the Branches Thereof, Ffrom Its Origin to the Death of Queen Anne: Containing the Illustrations Actions of Those Princes, Both in Peace and War; with Many Curious Memoirs Concerning the Sucession of the Family to the Crown of Great Britain, [et]c. Also a Political Description of His Majesty's Dominions in Germany; His Genealogy from the Original Done at Brunswick, Since His Happy Accession to the Throne, and an Appendix of Ancient Records and Other Valuable Papers

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Printed forn John Pemberton, 1715 - Brunswick-Lüneburg, House of - 461 pages

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Page 306 - My skill goes beyond the depth of a pond, Or rivers in the greatest rain, Whereby I can tell, all things will be well, When the king enjoys his own again. There's neither swallow, dove, nor dade, Can soar more high, or deeper wade ; Nor...
Page 169 - An act for the further security of his Majesty's person and the succession of the crown in the Protestant line, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and all other pretenders, and their open and secret abettors...
Page 181 - Realms, unless a free Communication of Trade, the Freedom of Navigation, and the Liberty of the Plantations...
Page 233 - Provinces, mall be approved and confirmed by the prefent treaty, and fhall remain in their former force and vigour, as if they were inferted word for word.
Page 272 - Traytors. and fhall fuffer Pains of Death, and all Lofles and Forfeitures, as in Cafes of HighTreafon.
Page 299 - Dean of Faculty, whatever these gentlemen may say of their loyalty, I think they affront the Queen whom they pretend to honour, in disgracing her brother, who is not only a prince of the blood, but the first thereof; and if blood can give any right, he is our undoubted sovereign. I think, too, they call her Majesty's title in question, which is not our business to determine.
Page 234 - England, made by another aft of Parliament in England, in the firft year of the reign of their late Majefties King William and Queen Mary, intituled, " An Aft declaring the rights and liberties of the "fubjeft, and fettling the fucceffion of the Crown.
Page 198 - that was a danger but of eight days (landing; for he " durft fay, a fortnight ago, no body made the abfence of " the princefs Sophia a danger to the church : and, as for " her abfence upon the queen's de'mife, that was now fo " well provided for by the aft for lords-juftices, that he •' thought no evil could poflibly happen to the church be
Page 220 - Eftablifli'd in England. You could not then have had a pretence to complain, That it came from Men you did not like : And we have no reafon to think that it would not have been agreeable to the Queen, if the whole Matter had...
Page 355 - I do to you, and propose whatever you think may contribute to the security of the succession. I will come into it with zeal, provided that it do not derogate from my dignity, which I am resolved to maintain. I am, with a great deal of affection, &c.

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