The modern part of An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time, Volume 40C. Bathurst, J. F. and C. Rivington, A. Hamilton, T. Payne, T. Longman, S. Crowder, B. Law, T. Becket, J. Robson, F. Newbery, G. Robinson, T. Cadell, J. and T. Bowles, S. Bladon, J. Murray, and W. Fox., 1783 - World history |
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... Henry Henry fhould restore Calais at the expiration of eight years The Hiflory of England .
... Henry Henry fhould restore Calais at the expiration of eight years The Hiflory of England .
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Henry fhould restore Calais at the expiration of eight years ; that , in cafe of failure , he fhould pay five hundred thoufand crowns , and the queen's title to Calais still re- main ; that he'fhould find the fecurity of feven or eight ...
Henry fhould restore Calais at the expiration of eight years ; that , in cafe of failure , he fhould pay five hundred thoufand crowns , and the queen's title to Calais still re- main ; that he'fhould find the fecurity of feven or eight ...
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... Henry VIII . and daughter of the earl of Angus , by Margaret , queen of Scotland . He had been born and educated in England , where the earl of Lenox had conftantly refided , after he had been banifhed by the prevailing power of the ...
... Henry VIII . and daughter of the earl of Angus , by Margaret , queen of Scotland . He had been born and educated in England , where the earl of Lenox had conftantly refided , after he had been banifhed by the prevailing power of the ...
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... Henry's father , formed the refolution of affaffinating the poor favourite ; and it was determined , that , as a punishment for the queen's indifcre tions , the murder fhould be committed in her prefence . Mary was at this time in the ...
... Henry's father , formed the refolution of affaffinating the poor favourite ; and it was determined , that , as a punishment for the queen's indifcre tions , the murder fhould be committed in her prefence . Mary was at this time in the ...
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... Henry committed Nevil . Lefley , bilhop of Rofs , the queen of Scots ' am- to the baffador , was examined and confronted with Norfolk be- Tower . fore the council . The earl of Pembroke was confined to his own houfe ; and Arundel ...
... Henry committed Nevil . Lefley , bilhop of Rofs , the queen of Scots ' am- to the baffador , was examined and confronted with Norfolk be- Tower . fore the council . The earl of Pembroke was confined to his own houfe ; and Arundel ...
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Page 263 - That King James the Second, 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 41 - ... swords ; and, in his passage to the city, was joined by the earl of Bedford and lord Cromwell. As he passed through the streets, he cried aloud, " For the queen! for the queen ! a plot is laid for my life...
Page 154 - For shame," said he to the parliament, "get you gone: give place to honester men; to those who will more faithfully discharge their trust. You are no longer a parliament. I tell you, you are no longer a parliament. The Lord has done with you: he has chosen other instruments for carrying on his work.
Page 134 - There is, sir, but one stage more, which though turbulent and troublesome, is yet a very short one. Consider, it will soon carry you a great way; it will carry you from earth to heaven; and there you shall find, to your great joy, the prize to which you hasten, a crown of glory.
Page 346 - Parliament, suppose these lights refused, these reasonable requests rejected, by a corrupt majority of his creatures whom he retains in daily pay or engages in his particular interest by...
Page 260 - Howe, came to Exeter. All England was in commotion. Lord Delamere took arms in Cheshire, the earl of Danby seized York, the earl of Bath, governor of Plymouth, declared for the prince, the earl of Devonshire made a like declaration in Derby. The nobility and gentry of...
Page 391 - Wolfe was stationed on the right, where the attack was most warm : as he stood conspicuous in the front line, he had been aimed at by the enemy's marksmen, and received a shot in the wrist, which, however, did not oblige him to quit the field. Having wrapped a handkerchief round his hand, he continued giving orders without the least emotion, and advanced at the head of the grenadiers with their bayonets fixed...
Page 248 - ... said, were involved with the guilty. And on the whole, besides those who were butchered by the military commanders, two hundred and fifty-one are computed to have fallen by the hand of justice.
Page 245 - Oates's sentence was, to be fined a thousand marks on each indictment, to be whipped on two different days from Aldgate to Newgate, and from Newgate to Tyburn, to be imprisoned during life, and to be pilloried five times every year. The impudence of the man supported itself under the conviction, and his courage under the punishment.
Page 173 - Lenthall, proceeded in his carriage to the house, he ordered the horses to be turned, and very civilly conducted him home. The other members were likewise intercepted, and the army returned to their quarters to observe a solemn fast, which generally either preceded or attended their outrages.