The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the Revolution in 1688, Volume 7Stereotyped and printed by and for A. Wilson, Duke Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1810 - Great Britain |
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... protestant for supporting an absolute monarchy ; but would any man have thought of it as the means of acquiring arbitrary authority in Eng- land , where it was more detested than even slavery itself ? IT must be allowed , that the ...
... protestant for supporting an absolute monarchy ; but would any man have thought of it as the means of acquiring arbitrary authority in Eng- land , where it was more detested than even slavery itself ? IT must be allowed , that the ...
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... protestant religion , or of the established government either in church or state . GREAT opposition was made to this bill ; as might be expected from the present disposition of the nation . Dur- ing seventeen days , the debates were ...
... protestant religion , or of the established government either in church or state . GREAT opposition was made to this bill ; as might be expected from the present disposition of the nation . Dur- ing seventeen days , the debates were ...
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... protestant faith , some- thing farther , he thought , was necessary , in order to satisfy the nation . He entertained , therefore , proposals for marrying the prince of Orange to the lady Mary , the elder princess , and heir apparent to ...
... protestant faith , some- thing farther , he thought , was necessary , in order to satisfy the nation . He entertained , therefore , proposals for marrying the prince of Orange to the lady Mary , the elder princess , and heir apparent to ...
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... protestant church could be carried to such extremes , what might be dreaded from the prevalence of popery , which had ever , in all ages , made open profession of ex- terminating by fire and sword every opposite sect or com- munion ...
... protestant church could be carried to such extremes , what might be dreaded from the prevalence of popery , which had ever , in all ages , made open profession of ex- terminating by fire and sword every opposite sect or com- munion ...
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... protestants . Eight thousand catholics had agreed to take arms in Scotland . Ormond was to be murdered by four Jesuits ; a general massacre of the Irish protestants was concerted ; and forty thousand black bills were already provided ...
... protestants . Eight thousand catholics had agreed to take arms in Scotland . Ormond was to be murdered by four Jesuits ; a general massacre of the Irish protestants was concerted ; and forty thousand black bills were already provided ...
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Page 69 - A narrative and impartial discovery of the horrid Popish Plot, carried on for burning and destroying the cities of London and Westminster, with their suburbs, setting forth the several...
Page 106 - Tory. which, and sometimes without any material difference, this island has been so long divided. The court party reproached their antagonists with their affinity to the fanatical conventiclers in Scotland, who were known by the name of Whigs : The country party found a resemblance between the courtiers and the popish banditti in Ireland, to whom the appellation of Tory was affixed. And after this manner, these foolish terms of reproach came into public and general use j and even at present seem...
Page 7 - who is willing to be the man of his people, is the greatest king in the world, but if he wishes to be more, by heaven he is nothing at all!
Page 10 - 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...
Page 226 - He even struck out two of the judges, Powel and Holloway, who had appeared to favour the bishops : he issued orders to prosecute all those clergymen who had not read his declaration ; that is, the whole church of England, two hundred excepted : he sent a mandate to the new fellows, whom he had obtruded on...
Page 257 - second, 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 this kingdom — has " abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby
Page 176 - Here lies a great and mighty king Whose promise none relies on; He never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one.
Page 69 - In all history, it will be difficult to find such another instance of popular frenzy and bigoted delusion. In order to support the panic among the people, especially among the citizens of London, a pamphlet was published with this title : ' A narrative and impartial discovery of the horrid popish plot, carried on for burning and destroying the cities of London and...
Page 221 - This act of violence, of all those which were committed during the reign of James, is perhaps the most illegal and arbitrary. When the dispensing power was the most strenuously insisted on by court lawyers, it had still been allowed that the statutes which regard private property could not legally be infringed by that prerogative. Yet, in this instance, it appeared that even these were not now secure from invasion. The privileges of a college are attacked; men are illegally dispossessed of their...
Page 183 - ... think that by feeding me from time to time with such supplies as they* think convenient, they will better secure frequent meetings of Parliament ; but as this is the first time I speak to you from the throne, I must plainly tell you that such an expedient would be very improper to employ with me, and that the best way to engage me to meet you often is always to use me well.