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Page 40
In the hands of the four tables the whole authority of the kingdom was placed ; the
orders issued by them were obeyed with the utmost regularity , Among the first
acts of their government was the framing of the covenant , which consisted first of
...
In the hands of the four tables the whole authority of the kingdom was placed ; the
orders issued by them were obeyed with the utmost regularity , Among the first
acts of their government was the framing of the covenant , which consisted first of
...
Page 90
... except Newcastle , being in their hands , the customs yielded them a certain
and considerable supply of money ; and all contributions , loans , and impositions
were more easily raised from the cities which possessed the ready money , and ...
... except Newcastle , being in their hands , the customs yielded them a certain
and considerable supply of money ; and all contributions , loans , and impositions
were more easily raised from the cities which possessed the ready money , and ...
Page 126
Thence he returned southward , and in his way sat down before Leicester , which
the soldiers entered sword in hand , after a ... A great booty was distributed
among them , and one thousand five hundred prisoners fell into the king ' s hands
.
Thence he returned southward , and in his way sat down before Leicester , which
the soldiers entered sword in hand , after a ... A great booty was distributed
among them , and one thousand five hundred prisoners fell into the king ' s hands
.
Page 131
... which must infallibly fall into his hands . In this desperate situation , he adopted
a measure , which was suggested to him by Montreuil , the French ambassador ,
who had solicited the Scottish generals and commissioners to give protection to ...
... which must infallibly fall into his hands . In this desperate situation , he adopted
a measure , which was suggested to him by Montreuil , the French ambassador ,
who had solicited the Scottish generals and commissioners to give protection to ...
Page 144
The king had been so barbarously used by the presbyterians , that he had no
mind to put himself in their hands . On the other side , he was far from being
satisfied with the army ' s apparent good intentions towards him , as , though the
officers ...
The king had been so barbarously used by the presbyterians , that he had no
mind to put himself in their hands . On the other side , he was far from being
satisfied with the army ' s apparent good intentions towards him , as , though the
officers ...
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Page 475 - That the freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in Parliament, ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament.
Page 475 - That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of parliament, is against law.
Page 19 - The King willeth that right be done according to the laws and customs of the realm ; and that the statutes be put in due execution, that his subjects may have no cause to complain of any wrong or oppressions, contrary to their just rights and liberties, to the preservation whereof he holds himself as well obliged as of his prerogative.
Page 505 - Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the gospel and the protestant reformed religion established by law...
Page 468 - 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 this kingdom — has " abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby
Page 177 - 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 7 - I pray you to consider what these new counsels are, and may be. I fear to declare those that I conceive. In all Christian kingdoms you know that parliaments were in use anciently, until the monarchs began to know their own strength ; and, seeing the turbulent spirit of their parliaments, at length they, by little and little, began to stand upon their prerogatives, and at last overthrew the parliaments throughout Christendom, except here only -with us.
Page 297 - It was also enacted, that all magistrates should disclaim the obligation of the covenant, and should declare both their belief that it was not lawful, upon any pretence whatsoever, to resist the king, and their abhorrence of the traitorous position of taking arms by the king's authority against his person, or against those who were commissioned by him.
Page 379 - Prosecutors, whether attorneys and solicitorsgeneral, or managers of impeachment, acted with the fury which in such circumstances might be expected ; juries partook, naturally enough, of the national ferment ; and judges, whose duty it was to guard them against such impressions, were scandalously active in confirming them in their prejudices and inflaming their passions.
Page 476 - And they do claim, demand and insist upon all and singular the premises, as their undoubted rights and liberties...
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| Title | A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First Invasion of the Romans, to the Year 1763: With Genealogical and Political Tables ... Volume 3 of A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First Invasion of the Romans, to the Year 1763: With Genealogical and Political Tables, Antoine-François marquis de Bertrand de Moleville Volume 3 of A chronological abridgment of the history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of the Romans to the year 1763, Antoine François Bertrand de Moleville |
| Authors | Antoine-François marquis de Bertrand de Moleville, Antoine François Bertrand de Moleville |
| Publisher | T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 29 Jun 2006 |
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