Original Letters, Illustrative of English History: Including Numerous Royal Letters; from Autographs in the British Museum, and One Or Two Other Collections. 2d ser

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Henry Ellis
Harding and Lepard, 1827
 

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Página 381 - OLIVER, by the grace of God Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the dominions and territories thereunto belonging, to all to...
Página 252 - The King willeth that right be done according to the laws and customs of the realm ; and that the statutes be put in due execution, that his subjects may have no cause to complain of any wrong or oppressions, contrary to their just rights and liberties, to the preservation whereof he holds himself as well obliged as of his prerogative.
Página 82 - I sued my livery; my debts, at the least, two or three-and-twenty thousand pounds. Her Majesty's goodness hath been so great, as I could not ask more of her. No way left to repair myself but mine own adventure, which I had much rather undertake then to offend Her Majesty, with sutes, as I have done heretofore. If I speed well I will adventure to be rich; if not, I will never leiev to see the end of my poverty.
Página 236 - I know or remember. Thirdly, that according to the course of justice, I may be allowed to except to the witnesses brought against me; and to move questions to your lordships for their crossexaminations ; and likewise to produce my own witnesses for the discovery of the truth.
Página 253 - the king ' also,' says he, ' ever since his coming to the crown, hath amply testified ' a royal liking of ancient statues, by causing a whole army of old ' foreign emperors, captains, and senators, all at once to land on his ' coasts, to come and do him homage, and attend him in his palaces of
Página 1 - Melv. p. 91. * On 1st February 1572. ' Madam! of late time I have received divers letters from you, to which you may well guess by the accidents of the time why I have not made any answer; but specially because I saw no matter in them that required any such answer as could have contented you ; and to have discontented you, had been but an increase of your impatience, which I thought time would have mitigated, as it commonly doth where the cause thereof is not truly grounded.
Página 341 - He likewise confessed that he had thirty pounds for his pains, all paid him in halfcrowns within an hour after the blow was given ; and that he had an Orange stuck full of Cloves, and a handkircher out of the King's pocket, so soon as he was carryed off...
Página 352 - She passcth under the character of Charles Stuart's Wife or Mistress, and hath a young son, whom she openly declareth to be his ; and it is generally believed, the boy being very like him, and both the mother and child provided for by him. When...
Página 347 - King on the 3oth of this month, struck me with such horror, that I kept the day of his martyrdom a fast, and would not be present at that execrable wickedness; receiving the sad account of it from my brother George, and Mr. Owen, who came to visit me this afternoon, and recounted all the circumstances.
Página 191 - She suffered not, at any time, any suitor to depart discontented from her, and though oft times he obtained not that he desired, yet he held himself satisfied with her manner of speech, which gave hope of success in a second attempt.

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