The Harleian Miscellany, Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and Entertaining Pamphlets and Tracts, as Well in Manuscript as in Print, Found in the Late Earl of Oxford's Library, Interspersed with Historical, Political, and Critical Notes, Volume 9William Oldys, John Malham R. Dutton, 1810 - Great Britain Chronologically arranged with the original Samuel Johnson introduction, this collection offers rare and entertaining tracts and pamphlets in manuscript and printed forms. Interspersed are historical, political and critical notes from the library of Edward Harley, second earl of Oxford. This collection was edited by Harley's secretary, William Oldys, and Samuel Johnson in the original edition, 1744-1746. |
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... Bills in Parliament . Written by Henry Elsinge , Cler . Parl . Now printed from the original manuscript . London , printed by F.L. for Matt . Gilliflower , at the Spread Eagle and Crown in West- minster - hall , 1685. Twelves ...
... Bills in Parliament . Written by Henry Elsinge , Cler . Parl . Now printed from the original manuscript . London , printed by F.L. for Matt . Gilliflower , at the Spread Eagle and Crown in West- minster - hall , 1685. Twelves ...
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... bills of surgeons , calling themselves doctors , forsooth , whereas , in very deed , they ought to be stiled mountebanks : in a word , Í do not remember to have seen a people so much busied with , and fond of novelties . While ...
... bills of surgeons , calling themselves doctors , forsooth , whereas , in very deed , they ought to be stiled mountebanks : in a word , Í do not remember to have seen a people so much busied with , and fond of novelties . While ...
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... bill , according to the custom and necessity of gentlemen , while abroad . When he had come to Naples in Italy , his genius inclined him to play the soldier , as being an employment , by which honour and lasting renown is more ...
... bill , according to the custom and necessity of gentlemen , while abroad . When he had come to Naples in Italy , his genius inclined him to play the soldier , as being an employment , by which honour and lasting renown is more ...
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... bills of exchange , for five and thirty thousand florins , payable in Luxembourg , and many letters in ciphers . We knew also , by the same way , that there were several officers who designed to get into the town , to join with their ...
... bills of exchange , for five and thirty thousand florins , payable in Luxembourg , and many letters in ciphers . We knew also , by the same way , that there were several officers who designed to get into the town , to join with their ...
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... BILLS . The first Reading . THE clerk reads the bill , standing at the table , and then delivers the same , kneeling unto the Lord Chancellor , together with a brief of the bill . The Lord Chancellor reads the title of the Bill , and ...
... BILLS . The first Reading . THE clerk reads the bill , standing at the table , and then delivers the same , kneeling unto the Lord Chancellor , together with a brief of the bill . The Lord Chancellor reads the title of the Bill , and ...
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Page 32 - How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire : for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
Page 34 - Jerusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.
Page 29 - Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy Holy Spirit from me.
Page 282 - And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land ; and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings. " And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house.
Page 353 - That King James II., having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and people ; and by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental laws and having withdrawn himself out of the kingdom, has abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby vacant.
Page 157 - But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
Page 266 - LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem ; and he fled to Lachish : but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.
Page 436 - 3. If suit be in the Court of Admiralty, for building, amending, saving, or necessary victualling of a ship, against the ship itself and not against any party by name, but such as for his interest makes himself a party ; no prohibition is to be granted, though this be done within the realm.
Page 241 - ... be, rest, remain, and abide in the most royal person of our now sovereign lord King Harry the viit]l, and in the heirs of his body lawfully coming, perpetually with the grace of God so to endure, and in none others.
Page 288 - All darkness shall be hid in his secret places : a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.