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Page 188
... Lord Conway as co - operating in the transaction ; and testified that the Earl of North- umberland had declared himself disposed in favour of any attempt that might check the violence of the Parliament and reconcile them to the King ...
... Lord Conway as co - operating in the transaction ; and testified that the Earl of North- umberland had declared himself disposed in favour of any attempt that might check the violence of the Parliament and reconcile them to the King ...
Page 189
... Lord Conway denied the charge , and there was no evidence against them but the confession of Waller , of which undoubt- edly many would be inclined to question the veracity . With these doubts he was so much terrified , that he ...
... Lord Conway denied the charge , and there was no evidence against them but the confession of Waller , of which undoubt- edly many would be inclined to question the veracity . With these doubts he was so much terrified , that he ...
Page 190
... Lords ordered Portland and ... Lord Portland said , when he came down , ' Do me the favour to tell my Lord Northumberland , that Mr. Waller has extremely pressed me to save my own life and his , by throwing the blame upon the Lord Conway ...
... Lords ordered Portland and ... Lord Portland said , when he came down , ' Do me the favour to tell my Lord Northumberland , that Mr. Waller has extremely pressed me to save my own life and his , by throwing the blame upon the Lord Conway ...
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Lives of the English Poets: The Prior Congreve, Blackmore and Pope Samuel Johnson No preview available - 2003 |
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