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Page 152
... King's permission ; and when the King set up his standard , he sent him a thousand broad pieces . He continued , however , to sit in the rebellious conventicle ; but " spoke , " says Clarendon , " with great sharpness and freedom ...
... King's permission ; and when the King set up his standard , he sent him a thousand broad pieces . He continued , however , to sit in the rebellious conventicle ; but " spoke , " says Clarendon , " with great sharpness and freedom ...
Page 162
... King referred to the council , who , after hearing the question argued by lawyers for three days , determined that the office could be held only by a clergyman , according to the Act of Uniformity , since the provosts had always ...
... King referred to the council , who , after hearing the question argued by lawyers for three days , determined that the office could be held only by a clergyman , according to the Act of Uniformity , since the provosts had always ...
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... King kind , who perhaps had never been angry ; and he continued a wit and a courtier as before . At the succession of King James , to whom he was intimately known and by whom he thought himself beloved , he naturally expected still ...
... King kind , who perhaps had never been angry ; and he continued a wit and a courtier as before . At the succession of King James , to whom he was intimately known and by whom he thought himself beloved , he naturally expected still ...
Contents
WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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