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afterwards Anne Anne Boleyn Archbishop of Canterbury army barons battle bill bishops Born A.D. Britain brother brought called Castle Catherine cause Charles Charles II chief Chronicle.-2 Church clergy command court Cromwell crown Danes daughter death declared defeated died Duke of York Earl Edgar Atheling Edward Elizabeth enemies England English executed famous favour favourite fleet France French George Gloucester head Henry Henry VIII Henry's honour House House of Lords invaded Ireland Jacobites James John John of Gaunt king king's kingdom land latter laws London Lord Louis Louis XIV marriage married Mary ment Mercia monks murdered nation nobles Norman Normandy obliged occasion parliament peace Philip Pope possession Prince Princess queen refused reign replied returned to England Richard Roman Romanists royal royalists Saxon Scotch Scotland sent slain soon sovereign Spain speedily succeeded success taken prisoner throne tion took Tories treason treaty victory Whigs William
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Página 250 - Excise. A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by the common judges of property, but wretches hired by those to whom excise is paid.
Página 237 - Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather. Had it been his brother, Still better than another. Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her. Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation. But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There's no more to be said.
Página 192 - Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.
Página 202 - That the freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in Parliament, ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament.
Página 156 - Let Sir John Eliot's body be buried in the church of that parish where he died.
Página 252 - At the same time let the sovereign authority of this country over the colonies be asserted in as strong terms as can be devised, and be made to extend to every point of legislation whatsoever. That we may bind their trade, confine their manufactures, and exercise every power whatsoever, except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent.
Página 201 - That king James the 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 the Kingdom, has abdicated the Government, and that the Throne is thereby become vacant.
Página 186 - God grant mine eyes may never behold the like, who now saw above 10,000 houses all in one flame ! The noise and cracking and thunder of the impetuous flames, the shrieking of women and children...
Página 147 - I would advise you, as you tender your life, to devise some excuse to shift off your attendance at this parliament. For God and man have concurred to punish the wickedness of this time. And think not slightly of this advertisement ; but retire yourself into your country, where you may expect the event in safety. For, though there be no appearance of any stir, yet I say, they will receive a terrible blow this parliament ; and yet they shall not see who hurts them.
Página 128 - I renounce and refuse, as things written with my hand contrary to the truth which I thought in my heart, and...