The comprehensive history of England, from the earliest period to the suppression of the Sepoy revolt, by C. MacFarlane and T. Thomson. Continued to signing of the treaty of San Stefano, Volum 3 |
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... present par- of the house to be shut , and the keys to be laid liament . There was hot debating , for the Tories on the table - exclaiming , that there was danger and the Jacobites were eager for a new election ; within as well as ...
... present par- of the house to be shut , and the keys to be laid liament . There was hot debating , for the Tories on the table - exclaiming , that there was danger and the Jacobites were eager for a new election ; within as well as ...
Side 10
... present friends were the Tories , and they stood out in the House of Com- mons for the £ 70,000 a - year ; but in the end they compounded the matter for £ 50,000 . The con- sequence of the struggle was a complete breach between the two ...
... present friends were the Tories , and they stood out in the House of Com- mons for the £ 70,000 a - year ; but in the end they compounded the matter for £ 50,000 . The con- sequence of the struggle was a complete breach between the two ...
Side 23
... present , was rejected by a majority of two . The ministers con- sidered this an escape rather than a victory ; and their opponents , including the Princess Anne's hus- band , Marlborough ( who was absolutely pining for place ) , the ...
... present , was rejected by a majority of two . The ministers con- sidered this an escape rather than a victory ; and their opponents , including the Princess Anne's hus- band , Marlborough ( who was absolutely pining for place ) , the ...
Side 34
... present war by the advice of his first parliament , who thought it necessary for the defence of our reli- Europe , and as the last parliament , with great cheerfulness , had assisted him to carry on the war , so he could not doubt but ...
... present war by the advice of his first parliament , who thought it necessary for the defence of our reli- Europe , and as the last parliament , with great cheerfulness , had assisted him to carry on the war , so he could not doubt but ...
Side 41
... present suffers so much for a strict ad- herence to loyalty , the laws , and Christian prin- ciples . For this I suffer , and for this I die . " Sir William Perkins , who suffered with him , said that he had been falsely sworn against ...
... present suffers so much for a strict ad- herence to loyalty , the laws , and Christian prin- ciples . For this I suffer , and for this I die . " Sir William Perkins , who suffered with him , said that he had been falsely sworn against ...
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The comprehensive history of England, from the earliest period to ..., Volum 1 Charles MacFarlane Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1876 |
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Side 432 - House. I would fain know by whom an American is represented here. Is he represented by any knight of the shire, in any county in this kingdom? Would to God that respectable representation was augmented to a greater number! Or will you tell him that he is represented by any representative of a borough ? a borough which, perhaps, its own representatives never saw ! This is what is called the rotten part of the constitution.
Side 2 - That King James II., having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and people ; and by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental laws and having withdrawn himself out of the kingdom, has abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby vacant.
Side 3 - Resolve That William and Mary Prince and Princess of Orange be and be declared King and Queen of England...
Side 445 - On the 17th, it was resolved, that John Wilkes, Esq. having been in this session of parliament expelled the House, was, and is, incapable of being elected a member to serve in this present parliament.
Side 464 - that having been in this session of parliament expelled this house, he was and is incapable of being elected a member to serve in this present parliament.
Side 199 - ... the governor and company of the Bank of England, or by the governor and company of merchants of Great Britain trading to the South Seas and other parts of America...
Side 432 - I called it forth, and drew into your service a hardy and intrepid race of men — men, who, when left by your jealousy, became a prey to the artifices of your enemies, and had gone nigh to have overturned the state in the war before the last. These men, in the last war, were brought to combat on your side. They served with fidelity, as they fought with valour, and conquered for you in every part of the world.
Side 8 - Majesties did become, were, are and of right ought to be by the laws of this realm our sovereign liege lord and lady, king and queen of England, France and Ireland...
Side 379 - An outrageous ambition of doing all possible hurt to their fellow-creatures, is the great cement of their assembly, and the only qualification required in the members. In order to exert this principle in its full strength and perfection, they take care to drink themselves to a pitch, that is, beyond the possibility of attending to any motions of reason or humanity...
Side 68 - England as by law established, 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...