The Parliamentary Or Constitutional History of England;: Being a Faithful Account of All the Most Remarkable Transactions in Parliament, from the Earliest Times. Collected from the Journals of Both Houses, the Records, ...Printed; and sold by Thomas Osborne, ... and William Sandby, 1753 |
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... Intention of this Work is fo fully fet forth in the Preface to the first , that it might feem unneceffary to offer any thing further on the Subject , yet the Interesting Crisis we are now upon demands the Reader's Attention to a few ...
... Intention of this Work is fo fully fet forth in the Preface to the first , that it might feem unneceffary to offer any thing further on the Subject , yet the Interesting Crisis we are now upon demands the Reader's Attention to a few ...
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... Intention to deli- ver up Plymouth to the King , with the Go- vernment whereof he had been intrusted by the Parliament . For this Offence he was beheaded in January following . w . i . Ju- ly 23 , 1646 . Sir Bevill Greenville , Knt ...
... Intention to deli- ver up Plymouth to the King , with the Go- vernment whereof he had been intrusted by the Parliament . For this Offence he was beheaded in January following . w . i . Ju- ly 23 , 1646 . Sir Bevill Greenville , Knt ...
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... Intentions have ever been , and shall be , to make this a glorious and flourishing Kingdom . There are only two Things that I shall mention to you ; the one is to tell you , That the Loan of Money which I had lately from the City of ...
... Intentions have ever been , and shall be , to make this a glorious and flourishing Kingdom . There are only two Things that I shall mention to you ; the one is to tell you , That the Loan of Money which I had lately from the City of ...
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... Intentions from the Beginning were . His Ma- jefty , by his Goodness and Wifdom , fettled a Peace , and made a ... Intention and Meaning ; but they have over and above attempted , and acted divers • Things B 3 An . 16. Car , 1 ...
... Intentions from the Beginning were . His Ma- jefty , by his Goodness and Wifdom , fettled a Peace , and made a ... Intention and Meaning ; but they have over and above attempted , and acted divers • Things B 3 An . 16. Car , 1 ...
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... Intention to enter this Kingdom , and to feize upon fome Place of Importance and Eminency ; and his Majesty , in ... Intentions , and the Mifunderstanding of his Actions , and , I am afraid , the too benign Interpretation of the Attempts ...
... Intention to enter this Kingdom , and to feize upon fome Place of Importance and Eminency ; and his Majesty , in ... Intentions , and the Mifunderstanding of his Actions , and , I am afraid , the too benign Interpretation of the Attempts ...
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