The Pictorial History of England: Being, a History of the People, as Well as a History of the Kingdom, Volume 4C. Knight & Company, 1841 - Great Britain |
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... carried up again to the castle . Raleigh's conduct gained for him the admiration of his bitterest enemies , and , with the exception of the court cabal , which dreaded his wondrous wit and abilities more than ever , there was scarcely a ...
... carried up again to the castle . Raleigh's conduct gained for him the admiration of his bitterest enemies , and , with the exception of the court cabal , which dreaded his wondrous wit and abilities more than ever , there was scarcely a ...
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... carried before the privy council , and , after an examination , committed to the tender mercies of the Star Chamber ... carry him off to a sure place as soon as the mine should be ex- ploded . Calculating , however , on the possibility ...
... carried before the privy council , and , after an examination , committed to the tender mercies of the Star Chamber ... carry him off to a sure place as soon as the mine should be ex- ploded . Calculating , however , on the possibility ...
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... carried the letter the same evening to Whitehall , and showed it to Cecil and several of the ministers . The king was away , hunting the fearful hare at Royston , " and Cecil resolved that nothing should be done until his return . On ...
... carried the letter the same evening to Whitehall , and showed it to Cecil and several of the ministers . The king was away , hunting the fearful hare at Royston , " and Cecil resolved that nothing should be done until his return . On ...
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... carried up to London , and lodged in the Tower . Tresham , who had never left London , and who appears to have been confident of his own safety , was arrested and committed to the Tower on the 12th of November , or four days after the ...
... carried up to London , and lodged in the Tower . Tresham , who had never left London , and who appears to have been confident of his own safety , was arrested and committed to the Tower on the 12th of November , or four days after the ...
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... carried to the coun- cil , as were also the answers to them ; but so cautious was the Jesuit , that there was nothing in this correspondence to weigh against him . Fail- ing in this experiment , the lieutenant of the Tower removed Hall ...
... carried to the coun- cil , as were also the answers to them ; but so cautious was the Jesuit , that there was nothing in this correspondence to weigh against him . Fail- ing in this experiment , the lieutenant of the Tower removed Hall ...
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Page 399 - And whereas it is and hath been found by experience, that the office of a King in this nation and Ireland, and to have the power thereof in any single person, is unnecessary, burdensome, and dangerous to the liberty, safety and public interest of the people...
Page 131 - Nevertheless, against the tenor of the said statutes, and other the good laws and statutes of your realm to that end provided...
Page 191 - I will only say, that so long as this Covenant is in force, whether it be with or without explanation, I have no more power in Scotland than as a duke of Venice, which I will rather die than suffer.
Page 308 - From the entrance into this unnatural war, his natural cheerfulness and vivacity grew clouded, and a kind of sadness and dejection of spirit stole upon him, which he had never been used to ; yet being one of those who believed that one battle would end all differences, and that there would be so great a victory on one side, that the other would be compelled to submit to any conditions from the victor, which supposition and conclusion...
Page 178 - that he could be content to lend as well as others, but feared to draw upon himself that curse in Magna Charta which should be read twice a year against those who infringe it.
Page 132 - 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 177 - Barons which so agreed being, that when the good and safety of the kingdom in general is concerned, and the whole kingdom in danger...
Page 291 - ... of a personal courage equal to his best parts ; so that he was an enemy not to be wished wherever he might have been made a friend, and as much to be apprehended, where he was so, as any man could deserve to be ; and therefore his death was no less pleasing to the one party, than it was condoled in the other.
Page 67 - And likewise we bar from this benefit and liberty all such known Recusants, either men or women, as will abstain from coming to church or divine service, being therefore unworthy of any lawful recreation after the said service, that will not first come to the church and serve God...
Page 17 - If you aim at a Scottish Presbytery, it agreeth as well with monarchy as God and the deviL Then Jack, and Tom, and Will, and Dick, shall meet, and at their pleasure censure me and my council...