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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... earl of Portland . The English favourite , Sidney , was a man of wit and pleasure , possesed of the most engaging talents for conversation and private friend- ship , but rendered unfit for public business by indolence and inattention ...
... earl of Portland . The English favourite , Sidney , was a man of wit and pleasure , possesed of the most engaging talents for conversation and private friend- ship , but rendered unfit for public business by indolence and inattention ...
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... earl of Portland employed as a spy , had insinuated himself into the confidence of Nevil Payne , an active and intelligent partisan and agent of king James ; by which means he sup- plied the earl with such intelligence as raised him to ...
... earl of Portland employed as a spy , had insinuated himself into the confidence of Nevil Payne , an active and intelligent partisan and agent of king James ; by which means he sup- plied the earl with such intelligence as raised him to ...
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... earl of Portland , and Auverquerque , marched towards Slane bridge , and passed the river with very little opposition . When they reached the farther bank , they perceived the enemy draw up in two lines , to a considerable number of ...
... earl of Portland , and Auverquerque , marched towards Slane bridge , and passed the river with very little opposition . When they reached the farther bank , they perceived the enemy draw up in two lines , to a considerable number of ...
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... earl of Home , with sir Peter Fraser and sir Æneas Macpherson , were apprehended and imprisoned . § IV . The king ... Portland , and began to make preparations for taking the field in person . On the thirtieth day of May , the duke of ...
... earl of Home , with sir Peter Fraser and sir Æneas Macpherson , were apprehended and imprisoned . § IV . The king ... Portland , and began to make preparations for taking the field in person . On the thirtieth day of May , the duke of ...
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... duke of Zell , and that he himself had been betrayed by Leefdale , he freely con- fessed all the particulars without ... earl of Portland and M. D'Au- verquerque , and a disposition was made for investing Dun- kirk ; but , on further ...
... duke of Zell , and that he himself had been betrayed by Leefdale , he freely con- fessed all the particulars without ... earl of Portland and M. D'Au- verquerque , and a disposition was made for investing Dun- kirk ; but , on further ...
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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.
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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.
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