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 ...T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 - Great Britain |
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... whole was nothing but a villanous contri- vance fabricated between himself and Lunt . The king's council stopped all , the prisoners were acquit- ted , and the popular clamour became so loud in their favour , that the ministers found it ...
... whole was nothing but a villanous contri- vance fabricated between himself and Lunt . The king's council stopped all , the prisoners were acquit- ted , and the popular clamour became so loud in their favour , that the ministers found it ...
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... whole discovery was let fall , on account it was believed of the great number of offenders of all sides concerned in it ; for , by a common consent it was never re- vived . In the midst of these deliberations the king came to the house ...
... whole discovery was let fall , on account it was believed of the great number of offenders of all sides concerned in it ; for , by a common consent it was never re- vived . In the midst of these deliberations the king came to the house ...
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... whole nation . The principal cir- cumstances of that act of barbarity are as follows : The king had , by a proclamation , offered an in- demnity to all the highlanders who had been in arms against him , upon their coming in to take the ...
... whole nation . The principal cir- cumstances of that act of barbarity are as follows : The king had , by a proclamation , offered an in- demnity to all the highlanders who had been in arms against him , upon their coming in to take the ...
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... whole peerage , and the commons as- sented immediately to this amendment . The object of the next debate was the supply for the year 1696 , and the commons readily fixed it by their vote to 5,240,8531 .; they also settled a fund for ...
... whole peerage , and the commons as- sented immediately to this amendment . The object of the next debate was the supply for the year 1696 , and the commons readily fixed it by their vote to 5,240,8531 .; they also settled a fund for ...
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... favourably the whole face of William's affairs . The malcontents incessantly urged king James to undertake an invasion , promising power- ful insurrections in England whenever he should appear on the 14 [ Period 9 WILLIAM III .
... favourably the whole face of William's affairs . The malcontents incessantly urged king James to undertake an invasion , promising power- ful insurrections in England whenever he should appear on the 14 [ Period 9 WILLIAM III .
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Page 53 - That in case the crown and imperial dignity of this realm shall hereafter come to any person not being a native of this kingdom of England this nation be not obliged to engage in any war for the defence of any dominions or territories which do not belong to the crown of England without the consent of Parliament.
Page 54 - That no person who has an office or place of profit under the King, or receives a pension from the crown, shall be capable of serving as a member of the house of commons.
Page 519 - Majesty, Florida, with Fort St. Augustin, and the Bay of Pensacola, as well as all that Spain possesses on the continent of North America, to the East, or to the South-East of the river Mississippi.
Page 520 - ... months, or sooner if possible, to be computed from the day of the signature of the present treaty.
Page 517 - XHIth article of the treaty of Utrecht; which article is renewed and confirmed by the present treaty, (except what relates to the island of Cape Breton, as well as to the other islands and coasts in the mouth and in the gulph of St.
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