 His incarceration lasted seven months, at first without intercourse with his family or friends, and even when he obtained his discharge in August 1622, the king said 'he was the fittest instrument for a tyrant that ever was in the realm of England,' and...  The Edinburgh Review - Side 4961838Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1804 - 518 sider
...resentment from the king, for he was a second time turned out of the privy council, the king saying that he was the fittest instrument for a tyrant that ever was in England. But these harsh expression* from King James need not excite much wonder when we advert to... | |
 | John Watkins - 1808 - 768 sider
...opinion of his integrity, if he really said, when Coke was turned out of the privy council, " that he was the fittest instrument for a tyrant that ever was in England." It must be owned, however, that the authority upon which this story rests, is very slender.f... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 540 sider
...was a second time turned out of the king's privy-council, the king giving him this character, that " he was the fittest instrument for a tyrant that ever was in England." And yet, says Wilson, in the house he called the king's prerogative an overgrown monster.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 538 sider
...was a second time turned out of the king's privy-council, the king giving him this character, that " he was the fittest instrument for a tyrant that ever was in England." And yet, says Wilson, in the house he called the king's prerogative an overgrown monster.... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 sider
...Councillors.* Toward the close of the year 1623, however, he • The King at the same time declaring, that "he was the fittest instrument for a tyrant that ever was in England : " and yet, says Wilson, he had recently in the House called the royal prerogative ' an overgrown... | |
 | 1821 - 526 sider
...; whereupon he was again sequestered from the council, James being so much incensed as to say that he was the fittest instrument for a tyrant that ever was in England, — with how much truth the cause in which sir Edward suffered will bear witness. We will... | |
 | 1825 - 128 sider
...was a second time turned out of the King's privy-council, the King giving him this character, that "he was the fittest instrument for a tyrant that ever was in England." In 1623 he was nominated, with several others, to whom large powers were given, to go over... | |
 | Humphry William Woolrych - 1826 - 266 sider
...liberty in a short time, but his rank as a privy counsellor was annihilated, and James declared that " he was the fittest instrument for a tyrant that ever was in England;" and yet, as Wilson writes, he called the King's prerogative a great overgrown monster; and,... | |
 | John Platts - 1826 - 882 sider
...house of commons, he was removed from the council of state with disgrace ; the king saying, that <f he was the fittest instrument for a tyrant that ever was in England ;" he was also committed to the Tower, and his papers were seized. Upon the calling of a new... | |
 | Sir Edward Coke - 1826 - 132 sider
...displeasure, for he was again dismissed the privy council ; the King giving him this character, that " he was the fittest instrument for a tyrant that ever was in England." In 1623 he was nominated with several others to whom considerable powers were given, to go... | |
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