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As to the particulars of what passed in France on that occasion , the truth is , that
when Charles married by proxy the princess Henrietta , Buckingham was sent
over to Paris to receive the young queen and accompany her to England with all
...
As to the particulars of what passed in France on that occasion , the truth is , that
when Charles married by proxy the princess Henrietta , Buckingham was sent
over to Paris to receive the young queen and accompany her to England with all
...
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given up all hopes of success towards the queen of France , and some time after
he was preparing for a new embassy to Paris , when he was officially informed
that Lewis would not admit him . This insult , which he had too much deserved ...
given up all hopes of success towards the queen of France , and some time after
he was preparing for a new embassy to Paris , when he was officially informed
that Lewis would not admit him . This insult , which he had too much deserved ...
Page 149
ber , acquainting us that our final doom was de“ creed that very day ; that he
could not possibly “ learn what it was , but we might discover it if we “ could but
intercept a letter sent from the king to " the queen , wherein he informed her of his
...
ber , acquainting us that our final doom was de“ creed that very day ; that he
could not possibly “ learn what it was , but we might discover it if we “ could but
intercept a letter sent from the king to " the queen , wherein he informed her of his
...
Page 321
... he had retracted his renunciation , pretending that natural rights , depending
on blood and succession , could never , before their falling due , be annihilated
by any anticipated or extorted deed or contract ; and as the queen of France was
a ...
... he had retracted his renunciation , pretending that natural rights , depending
on blood and succession , could never , before their falling due , be annihilated
by any anticipated or extorted deed or contract ; and as the queen of France was
a ...
Page 323
The queen regent of Spain resolved accordingly still to keep them in an anxiety ,
which might for the future be the foundation of an union more intimate than they
were willing at present to enter into . She chose therefore to recover ...
The queen regent of Spain resolved accordingly still to keep them in an anxiety ,
which might for the future be the foundation of an union more intimate than they
were willing at present to enter into . She chose therefore to recover ...
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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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