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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... king's last will and testament , which , however , had been in part read to the parliament the day before . It appeared that Henry had nominated the following sixteen persons to be his executors , and to hold the office of governors of ...
... king's last will and testament , which , however , had been in part read to the parliament the day before . It appeared that Henry had nominated the following sixteen persons to be his executors , and to hold the office of governors of ...
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... king's person , the paramount authority implied in , and neces- sarily conveyed by these high titles being , how ... king in the presence chamber that all the executors had agreed " that the Earl of Hertford should be governor of the ...
... king's person , the paramount authority implied in , and neces- sarily conveyed by these high titles being , how ... king in the presence chamber that all the executors had agreed " that the Earl of Hertford should be governor of the ...
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... king's will , and for their own honours " -that is , we must sup- pose , for the sake of the honours and profits that would thereby accrue to them . They were in some difficulty about finding the means of paying the various pecuniary ...
... king's will , and for their own honours " -that is , we must sup- pose , for the sake of the honours and profits that would thereby accrue to them . They were in some difficulty about finding the means of paying the various pecuniary ...
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... king's will , and for their own honours " -that is , we must sup- pose , for the sake of the honours and profits that would thereby accrue to them . They were in some difficulty about finding the means of paying the various pecuniary ...
... king's will , and for their own honours " -that is , we must sup- pose , for the sake of the honours and profits that would thereby accrue to them . They were in some difficulty about finding the means of paying the various pecuniary ...
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... king to condescend and agree to the same , his " most heinous and perilous purposes ; ” — that he had " for that intent , " with his own hand , written a letter in the king's name , which he had given to his majesty to copy and sign ...
... king to condescend and agree to the same , his " most heinous and perilous purposes ; ” — that he had " for that intent , " with his own hand , written a letter in the king's name , which he had given to his majesty to copy and sign ...
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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...