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Page 169
Whereupon the King turned and said to the bishop of Winchester , " Well , my Lord , what say you ? " " Sir , " replied the bishop , " I have no skill to judge of parliamentary cases . ' The King answered , " No put - offs , my Lord ...
Whereupon the King turned and said to the bishop of Winchester , " Well , my Lord , what say you ? " " Sir , " replied the bishop , " I have no skill to judge of parliamentary cases . ' The King answered , " No put - offs , my Lord ...
Page 182
Port- land sent ( June 29 ) a letter to the Lords , to tell them , that he ' is in custody , as he conceives , without ... deposed , that Mr. Waller having had a conference with the Lord Portland in an upper room , Lord Portland said ...
Port- land sent ( June 29 ) a letter to the Lords , to tell them , that he ' is in custody , as he conceives , without ... deposed , that Mr. Waller having had a conference with the Lord Portland in an upper room , Lord Portland said ...
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The victory at Blenheim ( 1704 ) spread triumph and con- fidence over the nation ; and lord Godolphin , lamenting to lord Halifax , that it had not been celebrated in a manner equal to the subject , desired him to propose it to some ...
The victory at Blenheim ( 1704 ) spread triumph and con- fidence over the nation ; and lord Godolphin , lamenting to lord Halifax , that it had not been celebrated in a manner equal to the subject , desired him to propose it to some ...
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