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... Charles II . the Bald . 878 Louis III . the Stam- merer . 879 Charles III . the Gross and Carloman . 638 Clovis II , 656 Clothaire III . 670 Childeric I. 672 Theodoric . Dagobert II . who seized and kept part of the king- dom seven ...
... Charles II . the Bald . 878 Louis III . the Stam- merer . 879 Charles III . the Gross and Carloman . 638 Clovis II , 656 Clothaire III . 670 Childeric I. 672 Theodoric . Dagobert II . who seized and kept part of the king- dom seven ...
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... Charles , king of France , died , and was succeeded by his son Charles VI . , a youth about twelve years of age , with whom the duke of Bretagne made a treaty , and the English troops returned to England , April 30 . 1381 , May . The ...
... Charles , king of France , died , and was succeeded by his son Charles VI . , a youth about twelve years of age , with whom the duke of Bretagne made a treaty , and the English troops returned to England , April 30 . 1381 , May . The ...
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... Charles VI . king of France , succeeded his father in the throne , being but nine months old . Henry VI . was proclaimed heir to the crown of France . Oct. 21. Charles king of France survived king Henry but fifty - three days . Henry ...
... Charles VI . king of France , succeeded his father in the throne , being but nine months old . Henry VI . was proclaimed heir to the crown of France . Oct. 21. Charles king of France survived king Henry but fifty - three days . Henry ...
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... Charles with 10,000 men . Aug. The two armies came very near to each other , and continued two days in the same situation , but neither thought fit to hazard a battle . Charles had several towns surrendered to him ; at last he ...
... Charles with 10,000 men . Aug. The two armies came very near to each other , and continued two days in the same situation , but neither thought fit to hazard a battle . Charles had several towns surrendered to him ; at last he ...
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... Charles raise the siege and offered him battle . Charles returned to Pontoise and took it by storm ; the English lost 500 men , and had 400 taken prisoners . The English laid siege to Tartas , a town in Guienne , afterwards relieved by ...
... Charles raise the siege and offered him battle . Charles returned to Pontoise and took it by storm ; the English lost 500 men , and had 400 taken prisoners . The English laid siege to Tartas , a town in Guienne , afterwards relieved by ...
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Page 369 - An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and better securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject...
Page 383 - An Act for the further security of His Majesty's person and Government, and the succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia, being Protestants, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and his open and secret abettors...
Page 540 - ... an act for the relief of debtors, with respect to the imprisonment of their persons.
Page 332 - Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons assembled at Westminster, do resolve, that William and Mary Prince and Princess of Orange be, and be declared, King and Queen of England...
Page 348 - An Act for granting to their Majesties several duties upon tonnage of ships and vessels, and upon beer, ale, and other liquors, for securing certain recompenses and advantages in the said Act mentioned, to such persons as shall voluntarily advance the sum of fifteen hundred thousand pounds towards carrying on the war with France.
Page 379 - further Security of His Majesty's Person and Govern"ment and the Succession of the Crown in the Heirs of "the late Princess Sophia being Protestants and for ex"tinguishing the Hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales "and his open and secret Abettors...
Page 432 - An Act to explain and amend so much of an Act made in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of Queen Anne, intituled ' An Act for reducing the Laws ' relating to Rogues, Vagabonds, Sturdy Beggars, and Vagrants 'into One Act of Parliament, and for the more effectual 'punishing such Rogues, Vagabonds, Sturdy Beggars, and ' Vagrants, and sending them whither they ought to be sent,' as relates to common Players of Interludes; and another Act passed in the twenty-eighth.
Page 464 - An Act for the further preventing Robbery, Burglary, and other Felonies, and for the more effectual Transportation of Felons and unlawful Exporters of Wool, and for declaring the Law upon some Points relating to Pirates...
Page 359 - Fenwick, they proceeded to enact several laws for regulating the domestic economy of the nation ; among others they passed an act for the more effectual relief of creditors in cases of escape, and for preventing abuses in prisons and pretended privileged places.
Page 561 - ... hospital for the maintenance and education of exposed and deserted young children...