The History of England: From the Revolution to the Death of George the Second. (Designed as a Continuation of Mr. Hume's History.)Levis & Weaver, 1810 - Great Britain |
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... expressed uncommon confidence and alacrity . Besides the river , which was deep , his front was secured by a morass and a rising ground : so that the English army could not attack him without manifest disadvantage . " · § XXVII . King ...
... expressed uncommon confidence and alacrity . Besides the river , which was deep , his front was secured by a morass and a rising ground : so that the English army could not attack him without manifest disadvantage . " · § XXVII . King ...
Page 90
... expressed his resentment against those who had been guilty of misconduct in the manage- ment of the fleet ; recommended unanimity and expedition ; and declared , that whoever should attempt to divert their attention from those subjects ...
... expressed his resentment against those who had been guilty of misconduct in the manage- ment of the fleet ; recommended unanimity and expedition ; and declared , that whoever should attempt to divert their attention from those subjects ...
Page 92
... expression ; so that the old alder- men elected by commission under the late king's great seal still acted by virtue of that authority : That sir Thomas Pilkington was not duly returned as mayor by the common hall ; and , That he and ...
... expression ; so that the old alder- men elected by commission under the late king's great seal still acted by virtue of that authority : That sir Thomas Pilkington was not duly returned as mayor by the common hall ; and , That he and ...
Page 94
... expressed their apprehensions of perishing , the king asked if they were afraid to die in his company ? At daybreak , he landed on the Isle of Goree , where he took some refreshment in a fisherman's hut : then he committed himself to ...
... expressed their apprehensions of perishing , the king asked if they were afraid to die in his company ? At daybreak , he landed on the Isle of Goree , where he took some refreshment in a fisherman's hut : then he committed himself to ...
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... expressed their joy in loud acclamations ; but this was of short continuance . In the night the besiegers began to throw a bridge of pontoons over the river , about a mile higher up than the camp ; and this work was finished before ...
... expressed their joy in loud acclamations ; but this was of short continuance . In the night the besiegers began to throw a bridge of pontoons over the river , about a mile higher up than the camp ; and this work was finished before ...
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Page 314 - Judges' Commissions be made Quamdiu se bene gesserint, and their salaries ascertained and established ; but upon the Address of both Houses of Parliament it may be lawful to remove them.
Page 313 - 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 11 - 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 314 - 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 440 - An Act for the effectual securing the Kingdom of England from the apparent dangers that may arise from several Acts lately passed in the Parliament of Scotland.
Page 314 - That from and after the time that the further limitation by this act shall take effect, all matters and things relating to the well governing of this kingdom, which are properly cognizable in the privy council by the laws and customs of this realm, shall be transacted there; and all resolutions taken thereupon shall be signed by such of the privy council as shall advise and consent to the same.
Page 462 - An Act for the security of Her " Majesty's Person and Government, and of the " succession to the Crown of Great Britain in the
Page 109 - ... that upon the trial of any peer or peeress either for treason or misprision all the peers who have a right to sit and vote in Parliament shall be duly summoned twenty days at least before every such trial to appear at every such trial, and that every peer so summoned and appearing at such trial shall vote in the trial...
Page 342 - Warm debates arose upon the question, whether the oath should be imposed or voluntary ; and at length it was carried for imposition, by the majority of one voice. They agreed to insert an additional clause, declaring it equally penal to compass or imagine the death of her royal highness the princess Anne of Denmark, as it was to compass or imagine the death of the king's eldest son and heir.
Page 14 - Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalties of certain Laws...