The English Nation; Or, A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 2George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton & Company, 1863 - Great Britain |
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... Bulstrode Whitelocke , 207 259. Cavendish , D. of Newcastle , 210 99 260. Sir Matthew Hale , 211 101 261. Digby , Earl of Bristol , . 217 220 107 263. Sir Henry Blount , 226 227 232 278. Bishop Carleton , II . - ECCLESIASTICAL SERIES .
... Bulstrode Whitelocke , 207 259. Cavendish , D. of Newcastle , 210 99 260. Sir Matthew Hale , 211 101 261. Digby , Earl of Bristol , . 217 220 107 263. Sir Henry Blount , 226 227 232 278. Bishop Carleton , II . - ECCLESIASTICAL SERIES .
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... Bishop Davenant , 286. Bishop Bedell , 288. William Chillingworth , 289. Henry Burton , 290. Archbishop Williams , 291. Bishop Hall , 292. Thomas Gataker , 293. Henry Hammond , 294. Thomas Fuller , 295. Brian Walton , • 278 326. Richard ...
... Bishop Davenant , 286. Bishop Bedell , 288. William Chillingworth , 289. Henry Burton , 290. Archbishop Williams , 291. Bishop Hall , 292. Thomas Gataker , 293. Henry Hammond , 294. Thomas Fuller , 295. Brian Walton , • 278 326. Richard ...
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... bishop's court throughout the kingdom became a branch of the high commission court , and all parties slighting or resisting the authority of the inferior tribunal were liable to be impeached , and usually were so before the superior ...
... bishop's court throughout the kingdom became a branch of the high commission court , and all parties slighting or resisting the authority of the inferior tribunal were liable to be impeached , and usually were so before the superior ...
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... Bishop Williams . The court of high - commission also proceeded to acts of intolerance and cruelty wor- thy of a Romish Inquisition . Many of the clergy were severely pun- ished by this court . A considerable number of the most diligent ...
... Bishop Williams . The court of high - commission also proceeded to acts of intolerance and cruelty wor- thy of a Romish Inquisition . Many of the clergy were severely pun- ished by this court . A considerable number of the most diligent ...
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... Bishop Kenneth , ) was more for their being royalists , than being of the church of England ; but , he adds , when one party of the clergy be- gan to lift up their heads above their brethren , or to act out of their sphere , he always ...
... Bishop Kenneth , ) was more for their being royalists , than being of the church of England ; but , he adds , when one party of the clergy be- gan to lift up their heads above their brethren , or to act out of their sphere , he always ...
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