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, Volume 2 |
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A blockade by sea , cutting off their usual raine , the brothers of the queen -
dowager of Scot - supplies , was now added ... among whom , with the Scots , as
affording the most effective to add to their other straits and sufferings , a
pesmeans of ...
A blockade by sea , cutting off their usual raine , the brothers of the queen -
dowager of Scot - supplies , was now added ... among whom , with the Scots , as
affording the most effective to add to their other straits and sufferings , a
pesmeans of ...
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The capAndrews was demolished by order of the Scot - tain , Matthew Hume , the
son of a brother of tish privy council . It has ever since remained a Lord Hume ,
made no vain show of resistance , ruin . but soon came forth , “ and brought with ...
The capAndrews was demolished by order of the Scot - tain , Matthew Hume , the
son of a brother of tish privy council . It has ever since remained a Lord Hume ,
made no vain show of resistance , ruin . but soon came forth , “ and brought with ...
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The position of the Scots , however , was a very strong one : the sea , as already
mentioned , skirted them to the N°3 north ; a great marsh covered their opposite
or right flank ; while their front was strongly deILACKBUT AND PETRONEL OF ...
The position of the Scots , however , was a very strong one : the sea , as already
mentioned , skirted them to the N°3 north ; a great marsh covered their opposite
or right flank ; while their front was strongly deILACKBUT AND PETRONEL OF ...
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It should appear , however , countenance of the war , " up to this time , bears that
the Scots were afraid of their invaders vivid traces of the alarm and confusion in
which escaping them , and that their intention was , if he and his countrymen ...
It should appear , however , countenance of the war , " up to this time , bears that
the Scots were afraid of their invaders vivid traces of the alarm and confusion in
which escaping them , and that their intention was , if he and his countrymen ...
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And thus most distinguished among those that fell alive ended the greatest defeat
the Scots had sustained into the ... of merset by the trumpeter , the Scottish writers
the following day , Sunday the 11th , when it reloudly accuse of treachery ; the ...
And thus most distinguished among those that fell alive ended the greatest defeat
the Scots had sustained into the ... of merset by the trumpeter , the Scottish writers
the following day , Sunday the 11th , when it reloudly accuse of treachery ; the ...
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Page 156 - I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all, to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.
Page 365 - The King willeth that right be done according to the laws and customs of the realm; and that the statutes be put in due execution, that his subjects may have no cause to complain of any wrong or oppressions, contrary to their just rights and liberties, to the preservation whereof he holds himself as well obliged as of his prerogative.
Page 360 - Nevertheless, against the tenor of the said statutes, and other the good laws and statutes of your realm to that end provided...
Page 155 - My loving people, we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery. But I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.
Page 248 - Out of every corner of the woods and glens they came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not bear them ; they looked like anatomies of death ; they spoke like ghosts crying out of their graves...
Page 56 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Page 325 - Parliament business ; and that if any of the said members be complained of and questioned for anything said or done in Parliament, the same is to be showed to the King, by the advice and assent of all the Commons assembled in Parliament, before the King give credence to any private information.
Page 222 - A coach was a strange monster in those days, and the sight of one put both horse and man into amazement. Some said it was a great crabshell brought out of China, and some imagined it to be one of the pagan temples, in which the cannibals adored the divell.
Page 268 - You shall swear by the blessed Trinity, and by the sacrament you now propose to receive, never to disclose directly or indirectly, by word or circumstance, the matter that shall be proposed to you to keep secret, nor desist from the execution thereof until the rest shall give you leave.
Page 325 - That the liberties, franchises, privileges, and jurisdictions of Parliament are the ancient and undoubted birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England...
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| Title | 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, Volume 2 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, Charles MacFarlane |
| Author | Charles MacFarlane |
| Published | 1876 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 21 Jun 2006 |
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