The History of England, Volume 16Printed, by assignment from Mr. Knapton, for T. Osborne and J. Shipton, J. Hodges, J. Robinson, H. Woodfall, W. Strahan, J. Rivington, J. Ward, R. Baldwin, W. Owen, W. Johnston, J. Richardson, P. Davey and B. Law, T. Longman, T. Caslon, S. Crowder and H. Woodgate, M. Cooper, and C. Ware., 1762 - Great Britain |
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... attacked the village of Blen- heim , on the left , but with no better fuccefs ; and , though both returned three or four times to the charge with equal vigour , yet they were both ftill repulfed with like difad- vantage , fo that it was ...
... attacked the village of Blen- heim , on the left , but with no better fuccefs ; and , though both returned three or four times to the charge with equal vigour , yet they were both ftill repulfed with like difad- vantage , fo that it was ...
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... attack , marfhal de Tallard caufed ten of his battalions to advance , to fill up the intervals of his cavalry , in order to make a laft effort ; which , the duke perceiving , caufed three battalions of the troops of Zell to come up and ...
... attack , marfhal de Tallard caufed ten of his battalions to advance , to fill up the intervals of his cavalry , in order to make a laft effort ; which , the duke perceiving , caufed three battalions of the troops of Zell to come up and ...
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... attack fenfible , how eafily they might intirely de- feat the French cavalry , by charging them on the right flank ... attacked by the brigade of Berenfdorff , confiiting of ten battalions . The prince of Holftein - Beck , who commanded ...
... attack fenfible , how eafily they might intirely de- feat the French cavalry , by charging them on the right flank ... attacked by the brigade of Berenfdorff , confiiting of ten battalions . The prince of Holftein - Beck , who commanded ...
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... fays he , was , at the be- ginning of the war , a very " bad part to attack France in : " it was covered with fo ftrong 66 a frontier . It was or this " reason 1704. with his army came and looked on him ; OF ENGLAND . 39.
... fays he , was , at the be- ginning of the war , a very " bad part to attack France in : " it was covered with fo ftrong 66 a frontier . It was or this " reason 1704. with his army came and looked on him ; OF ENGLAND . 39.
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... attack , or to put any thing to hazard , in order to raise the fiege . They retired back , and went into quarters , and trufted to the bad ftate of the imperial army , who were ill - provided and ill - fupplied . The garrifon made as ...
... attack , or to put any thing to hazard , in order to raise the fiege . They retired back , and went into quarters , and trufted to the bad ftate of the imperial army , who were ill - provided and ill - fupplied . The garrifon made as ...
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Page 245 - Union, have full freedom and intercourse of trade and navigation, to and from any port or place within the said United Kingdom, and the dominions and plantations thereunto belonging, and that there be a communication of all other rights, privileges, and advantages, which do or may belong to the subjects of either kingdom, except where it is otherwise expressly agreed in these articles.
Page 97 - Conventicles," provided that any person who should be present at any meeting, under colour or pretence of any exercise of religion, in other manner than according to the liturgy and practice of the Church of England...
Page 91 - that neither House of Parliament hath any power by any vote or declaration to create to themselves any new privilege that is not warranted by the known laws and customs of Parliament.
Page 254 - Scotland from and after the Union as in England and that all other Laws in Use within the Kingdom of Scotland do after the Union and notwithstanding thereof remain in the same Force as before (except such as are contrary to or inconsistent with...
Page 253 - XVI. That, from and after the Union, the coin shall be of the same standard and value throughout the United Kingdom as now in England, and a Mint shall be continued in Scotland under the same rules as the Mint in England...
Page 258 - Britain and shall enjoy all Privileges of Peers as fully as the Peers of England do now or as they or any other Peers of Great Britain may hereafter enjoy the same except the Right and Privilege of sitting in the House of Lords and the Privileges depending thereon and particularly the Right of sitting upon the Trials of Peers.
Page 251 - ... shall be due and payable from the time of the union And in regard that after the union Scotland becoming liable to the...
Page 360 - Bacon, that a unity pieced up by direct admission of contrarieties in the fundamental points of it, is like the toes of Nebuchadnezzar's image, which were made of iron and clay — they may cleave together, but would never incorporate.
Page 92 - That every Englishman, who is imprisoned by any authority whatsoever, has an undoubted right, by his agents, or friends, to apply for, and obtain a Writ of Habeas Corpus, in order to procure his liberty by due course of law.
Page 247 - VII That all parts of the united kingdom be for ever, from and after the union, liable to the same excises upon all exciseable liquors...