The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Revolution in 1688. In Eight Volumes, Volume 8J. M'Creery, 1807 - Great Britain |
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... French persecutions - The dispensing power -State of Ireland - Breach betwixt the king and the church - Court of ecclesiastical commission - Sentence against the bishop of London - Suspension of the penal laws State of Ireland - Embassy ...
... French persecutions - The dispensing power -State of Ireland - Breach betwixt the king and the church - Court of ecclesiastical commission - Sentence against the bishop of London - Suspension of the penal laws State of Ireland - Embassy ...
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... French king was , no doubt , deemed , by the Cabal , a considerable support in the schemes which they were forming ; but it is not easily conceived , that they could imagine themselves capable of directing and employing an associate of ...
... French king was , no doubt , deemed , by the Cabal , a considerable support in the schemes which they were forming ; but it is not easily conceived , that they could imagine themselves capable of directing and employing an associate of ...
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... French arms would be so employed abroad , that no consi- derable reinforcement could thence be expected to second the king's enterprises in England . And might not the project of overawing or subduing the people be esteemed , of itself ...
... French arms would be so employed abroad , that no consi- derable reinforcement could thence be expected to second the king's enterprises in England . And might not the project of overawing or subduing the people be esteemed , of itself ...
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... French alliances is as follows : The intention of the king and duke was chiefly to change the religion of England , which they deemed an easy undertaking , because of the great propensity , as they imagined , of the cavaliers and church ...
... French alliances is as follows : The intention of the king and duke was chiefly to change the religion of England , which they deemed an easy undertaking , because of the great propensity , as they imagined , of the cavaliers and church ...
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... French troops , and a war with Holland , so contrary to the interests and inclinations of his people , could mean nothing else . One cannot sufficiently admire the absolute want of common sense , which appears throughout the whole of ...
... French troops , and a war with Holland , so contrary to the interests and inclinations of his people , could mean nothing else . One cannot sufficiently admire the absolute want of common sense , which appears throughout the whole of ...
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