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 3 |
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... important business . The Marquis of Halifax was elected to the presidency in the lords , and Mr. Poole , one of the patriots of Charles II.'s parliaments who had taken bribes from France , was chosen speaker in the commous . A letter ...
... important business . The Marquis of Halifax was elected to the presidency in the lords , and Mr. Poole , one of the patriots of Charles II.'s parliaments who had taken bribes from France , was chosen speaker in the commous . A letter ...
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... important changes were made in court and cabinet ; and these changes were almost entirely in favour of the Tory party , or of the trimmers , who could be Whigs and Tories by turns . The Earl of Rochester - maternal uncle to Queen Mary ...
... important changes were made in court and cabinet ; and these changes were almost entirely in favour of the Tory party , or of the trimmers , who could be Whigs and Tories by turns . The Earl of Rochester - maternal uncle to Queen Mary ...
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... important event , and an indication of coming changes , which were then as welcome to the greater part of Europe as they have since been unwelcome and alarming . The Emperor Leopold was most eager for the alliance of the czar against ...
... important event , and an indication of coming changes , which were then as welcome to the greater part of Europe as they have since been unwelcome and alarming . The Emperor Leopold was most eager for the alliance of the czar against ...
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... important to the honour and safety of England ; that he should never propose anything but what was for their common advan- tage ; and that , having this opportunity , he must acquaint them that he had just received a me- Tory party , he ...
... important to the honour and safety of England ; that he should never propose anything but what was for their common advan- tage ; and that , having this opportunity , he must acquaint them that he had just received a me- Tory party , he ...
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... important act of the session . According to Roger Coke , a Whig member de- signed to bring in the bill for fixing the succes- sion to the crown in the Protestant house of Brunswick , “ which , being smoked by the speaker , Sir John ...
... important act of the session . According to Roger Coke , a Whig member de- signed to bring in the bill for fixing the succes- sion to the crown in the Protestant house of Brunswick , “ which , being smoked by the speaker , Sir John ...
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Page 432 - House. I would fain know by whom an American is represented here. Is he represented by any knight of the shire, in any county in this kingdom? Would to God that respectable representation was augmented to a greater number! Or will you tell him that he is represented by any representative of a borough ? a borough which, perhaps, its own representatives never saw ! This is what is called the rotten part of the constitution.
Page 2 - That King James II., having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and people ; and by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental laws and having withdrawn himself out of the kingdom, has abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby vacant.
Page 3 - Resolve That William and Mary Prince and Princess of Orange be and be declared King and Queen of England...
Page 445 - On the 17th, it was resolved, that John Wilkes, Esq. having been in this session of parliament expelled the House, was, and is, incapable of being elected a member to serve in this present parliament.
Page 464 - that having been in this session of parliament expelled this house, he was and is incapable of being elected a member to serve in this present parliament.
Page 199 - ... the governor and company of the Bank of England, or by the governor and company of merchants of Great Britain trading to the South Seas and other parts of America...
Page 432 - I called it forth, and drew into your service a hardy and intrepid race of men — men, who, when left by your jealousy, became a prey to the artifices of your enemies, and had gone nigh to have overturned the state in the war before the last. These men, in the last war, were brought to combat on your side. They served with fidelity, as they fought with valour, and conquered for you in every part of the world.
Page 8 - 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 379 - An outrageous ambition of doing all possible hurt to their fellow-creatures, is the great cement of their assembly, and the only qualification required in the members. In order to exert this principle in its full strength and perfection, they take care to drink themselves to a pitch, that is, beyond the possibility of attending to any motions of reason or humanity...
Page 68 - England as by law established, 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...