Miscellaneous State Papers: From 1501-1726, Volume 2

Front Cover
W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1778 - Great Britain
 

Other editions - View all

Common terms and phrases

Popular passages

Page 3 - that I must remove all those instruments that are causes of unkindness between her daughter and me, few or none of her servants being free of this fault in one kind or other ; therefore, I would be glad that she might find a means to make themselves suitors to be gone. If this be not, I hope there can be no exceptions taken at me to follow the example of Spain and Savoy in this particular.
Page 443 - ... and who wheedles him every day ; and of which, in his •whole reign, he never yet could gain any one man...
Page 591 - ... put her in a condition to give the law to all Europe; that he can ruin the trade and credit of England and Holland whenever he pleases; that he can break our bank whenever he has a mind, and our East India Company. He said publicly the other day, at his own table, when Lord Londonderry was present, that there was but one great kingdom in Europe, and one great town, and that was France, and Paris.
Page 445 - Parliament ; the late meeting of this ; the care which was taken by them and their friends upon the death of the King of Spain to perfuade the world that all was well, and that a war .would undo us; how, by this management, the French...
Page 591 - He in all his discourse pretends he will set France much higher than ever she was before, and put her in a condition to give the law to all Europe ; that he can ruin the trade and credit of 'England and Holland whenever he pleases ; that he can break our bank whenever he has a mind ; and our East India Company...
Page 3 - You know what patience I have had with the unkind usages of my wife, grounded upon a belief that it was not in her nature, but made by ill instruments, and overcome by your persuasions to me that my kind usages would be able to rectify those misunderstandings.
Page 115 - ... manner, was the only man cried up in Scotland as a true patriot, a loyal subject, a faithful counsellor, and, above all, rightly set for the preservation of the purity of religion. With a correct estimate of Argyle's character and means, Hamilton goes on to say, " he must be well looked to ; for it fears me he will prove the dangerousest man in this state : he is so far from favouring episcopal government, that, with all his soul, he wishes it totally abolished.
Page 410 - having endeavoured to fubvert the conftitution of the kingdom, •' by breaking the original contract between king and people ; " and, by the advice of jefuits and other wicked perfons, having " violated the fundamental laws ; and having withdrawn himfelf " out of this kingdom ; has- abdicated the government, and that the
Page 439 - I ever expected; and wonder that a man can be found in England, who has bread, that will be concerned in public business. " Had I a son, I would sooner breed him a cobbler than a courtier, and a hangman than a statesman.
Page 392 - I consider the state of affairs here ; for the blindness of the people here is incredible. For though this affair is not public, yet it was no sooner said that the King of Spain's will was in favour of the Duke of Anjou, than it was the general opinion that it was better for England that France should accept the will than fulfil the treaty of partition.

Bibliographic information