“The” Secret History of Europe...: The Whole Collected from Authentick Nemoirs [!], as Well Manuscript as Printed ... with Additions, Volume 2

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A. Baldwin, 1712 - Europe

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Page 145 - And several grants and promises made of fines and forfeitures before any conviction or judgment against the persons upon whom the same were to be levied. All which are utterly and directly contrary to the known laws and statutes and freedom of this realm.
Page 196 - to Almighty God, to his Highness the Prince of Orange, and to one another, to stick firm in this cause in the defence of it, and never to depart from it, until our Religion, Laws, and Liberties, are so far secured to us in a Free Parliament, that we shall be no more in danger of falling...
Page 196 - ... to us in a free Parliament, that we shall be no more in danger of falling under Popery and slavery. And whereas we are engaged in the...
Page 136 - the Ufe of the Crown, by pretence of Prerogative, for other time, and in other manner, than the fame was granted by Parliament: By railing; and keeping a Standing-Army within this Kingdom in time of Peace, without Content of Parliament ; and quartering Soldiers contrary to Law...
Page 199 - We own it Rebellion to resist a King that governs by Law ; but he was always accounted a Tyrant that made his Will the Law ; and to resist such an one, we justly esteem no Rebellion, but a necessary Defence...
Page 68 - I can no longer join with fuch, to give a pretence by conqueft to bring them to effect, fo...
Page 201 - Protestants, we bid you and all your followers most heartily welcome to our court and camp. Let the whole world now judge if our pretensions are not just, generous, sincere, and above price, since we might have even a bridge of gold to return back ; but it is our principle and resolution rather to die in a good cause than live in a bad one, well knowing that virtue and true honour is its own reward, and the happiness of mankind our great and only design.
Page 201 - back ; but it is our principle and refolution " rather to die in a good caufe than live in a bad " one, well knowing that virtue and true honour " are their own rewards, and the happinefs of " mankind our great and only defign.
Page 234 - Fortunatos nimium, bona fi ,fua norint, Angligenas ! We had once in France the fame Happinefs and the fame Privileges, which you have. Our Laws were made by Reprefentatives of our own chufing. Our Money was not taken from us, but by our own Confent. Our Kings were fubjeff to the .Rules of Law and Reafon.
Page 101 - I found the ill effects the carrying of this matter so far had on the mind of that unfortunate prince, King James ; for, in a conversation with him, I told him it was impossible for him to reign in quiet in this nation, being of that religion : he answered me quick, ' Does not the church of England maintain the doctrine of non-resistance and passive obedience ?' I begged him not to depend on that, as there was a distinction in that matter that would be found out when men thought they needed it.

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