The Pictorial History of England: Being, a History of the People, as Well as a History of the Kingdom, Volume 5C. Knight & Company, 1841 - Great Britain |
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Page 735
... James already trembled at the thought of his son - in - law ; but the king , though he him little encourage- gave William ment , allowed the prince to come over . had several motives and aims , some secret , some apparent . He wished to ...
... James already trembled at the thought of his son - in - law ; but the king , though he him little encourage- gave William ment , allowed the prince to come over . had several motives and aims , some secret , some apparent . He wished to ...
Page 736
... James opened a Scottish parliament in the month of July , 1681 , having previously obtained some credit by checking the corruptions of Lauderdale , and dis- placing many of his hungry satellites . The papist promised to maintain ...
... James opened a Scottish parliament in the month of July , 1681 , having previously obtained some credit by checking the corruptions of Lauderdale , and dis- placing many of his hungry satellites . The papist promised to maintain ...
Page 737
... James again refused . A day or two after , some troops of horse and a regiment of foot were marched into Edinburgh , and the earl was informed that he was to be brought down from the castle to the Tolbooth , whence criminals were ...
... James again refused . A day or two after , some troops of horse and a regiment of foot were marched into Edinburgh , and the earl was informed that he was to be brought down from the castle to the Tolbooth , whence criminals were ...
Page 738
... James con- form outwardly to the Established Church . With full liberty to dispose of all power and places in Scotland as he pleased , the duke , after about two months ' stay in England , took leave of the king , in order to return to ...
... James con- form outwardly to the Established Church . With full liberty to dispose of all power and places in Scotland as he pleased , the duke , after about two months ' stay in England , took leave of the king , in order to return to ...
Page 749
... James . But , while folding the letter , he could not help saying to his friend Burnet , " This will be cried about the streets as my submission when I am led out to be hanged . " He assured the Duke of York in this letter that no part ...
... James . But , while folding the letter , he could not help saying to his friend Burnet , " This will be cried about the streets as my submission when I am led out to be hanged . " He assured the Duke of York in this letter that no part ...
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Page 886 - Lets in new light through chinks that Time has made: Stronger by weakness, wiser, men become As they draw near to their eternal home. Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view That stand upon the threshold of the new.
Page 15 - Resolve That William and Mary Prince and Princess of Orange be and be declared King and Queen of England...
Page 765 - I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and as it were total forgetfulness of God, (it being Sunday evening,) which this day se'nnight I was witness of, the King sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleveland...
Page 820 - Moreover when the Lord sent me forth into the world, he forbade me to put off my hat to any, high or low; and I was required to ' thee ' and ' thou ' all men and women, without any respect to rich or poor, great or small.
Page 15 - Crown and royal dignity of the said kingdoms and dominions to be to the heirs of the body of the said princess and for default of such issue to the Princess Anne of Denmark and the heirs of her body and for default of such issue to the heirs of the body of the said Prince of Orange.
Page 31 - 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...
Page 44 - THE Roman Catholics of this kingdom shall enjoy such privileges in the exercise of their religion, as are consistent with the laws of Ireland : or as they did enjoy in the reign of king Charles the Second...
Page 883 - Daughters, but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.
Page 146 - Parliament their famous motion, that an humble address be presented to his Majesty that he would be graciously pleased to remove the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole...
Page 713 - I, AB, do declare, that it is not lawful, upon any pretence whatsoever, to take arms against the king : and that I do abhor that traitorous position of taking arms by his authority against his person, or against those that are commissioned by him...