Historical Remarks on the Ancient and Present State of the Cities of London and Westminister: With an Account of the Most Considerable Occurrences, Revolutions and Transactions ... which Have Happened in and about These Cities ...till the Year 1681 |
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Page 51
... wherein they confessed their rebellion , and humbly craved pardon for the
same ; and without any exception or reservation , they wholly submitted their
lands , goods , and lives , together with the whole city , to the King ' s grace and
mercy .
... wherein they confessed their rebellion , and humbly craved pardon for the
same ; and without any exception or reservation , they wholly submitted their
lands , goods , and lives , together with the whole city , to the King ' s grace and
mercy .
Page 152
The whole fabric cost above £ 50,000 . whereof one half is disbursed by the
chamber of London , or corporation of the City , and the other half by the
company of Mercers ; and to reimburse , there are to be let to hire 190 shops
above stairs , at ...
The whole fabric cost above £ 50,000 . whereof one half is disbursed by the
chamber of London , or corporation of the City , and the other half by the
company of Mercers ; and to reimburse , there are to be let to hire 190 shops
above stairs , at ...
Page 123
August the 17th both armies faced each other ; Major Smithson commanded the
forlorn of the English , who charged furiously on the other , routed them , and
alarmed the whole army , and so the battles join on a Moor two miles east of
Preston ...
August the 17th both armies faced each other ; Major Smithson commanded the
forlorn of the English , who charged furiously on the other , routed them , and
alarmed the whole army , and so the battles join on a Moor two miles east of
Preston ...
Page 139
... made good against you ; their authority they do avow to the whole world , that
the whole kingdom are to rest satisfied in , and you are to rest satisfied with it ,
and therefore you are to lose no more time , but to give a positive answer
thereunto .
... made good against you ; their authority they do avow to the whole world , that
the whole kingdom are to rest satisfied in , and you are to rest satisfied with it ,
and therefore you are to lose no more time , but to give a positive answer
thereunto .
Page 144
My Lord , I might press your Lordship upon the whole , that according to the
known rules of the law of the land , that if a prisoner shall stand as contumacious
in contempt , and shall not put in an issuable plea , Guilty or not Guilty of the
charge ...
My Lord , I might press your Lordship upon the whole , that according to the
known rules of the law of the land , that if a prisoner shall stand as contumacious
in contempt , and shall not put in an issuable plea , Guilty or not Guilty of the
charge ...
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| Title | Historical Remarks on the Ancient and Present State of the Cities of London and Westminister: With an Account of the Most Considerable Occurrences, Revolutions and Transactions ... which Have Happened in and about These Cities ...till the Year 1681 |
| Author | R. B. |
| Publisher | M. Stace, 1810 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 31 Aug 2007 |
| Length | 178 pages |
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