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... Royal Highneffes the Duke and Dutchefs of Turk , to go beyond Sea ; be- The Duke lieving that the Duke's Abfence might quiet the Minds of the People , and they would be induced on his Removal to drop their Defign of excluding him from ...
... Royal Highneffes the Duke and Dutchefs of Turk , to go beyond Sea ; be- The Duke lieving that the Duke's Abfence might quiet the Minds of the People , and they would be induced on his Removal to drop their Defign of excluding him from ...
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... Royal Highnefs the Duke of York from Bruffels , in order to fecure his Succef- The Duke fion : And the Duke accordingly arrived at Whitehall the fecond of September , but found the King pretty well recovered . of York comes over ...
... Royal Highnefs the Duke of York from Bruffels , in order to fecure his Succef- The Duke fion : And the Duke accordingly arrived at Whitehall the fecond of September , but found the King pretty well recovered . of York comes over ...
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... Royal Highness recommended him to the Poft of Captain - General , as well to prevent Schom- Earl Mul- berg's poffeffing it , as out of Friendship to Mon- grave's Ac- mouth's Wife , a Lady of Wit and Reputation , the Diffe who had the ...
... Royal Highness recommended him to the Poft of Captain - General , as well to prevent Schom- Earl Mul- berg's poffeffing it , as out of Friendship to Mon- grave's Ac- mouth's Wife , a Lady of Wit and Reputation , the Diffe who had the ...
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... Royal Highness and the whole Court , returning to Whitehall , Bonfires were made in all the Principal Streets of the City to teftify their Joy ; fo little did the People ' believe the King had any Defign upon their Religion or Liberties ...
... Royal Highness and the whole Court , returning to Whitehall , Bonfires were made in all the Principal Streets of the City to teftify their Joy ; fo little did the People ' believe the King had any Defign upon their Religion or Liberties ...
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... Royal Highnefs , not having found fuch Ef- fects from his Abfence as fhould incline him to keep him longer from him ; That fome Que- ftions had been ftarted of late of fuch a Na- ture , and of fo great Concern to the Duke , as made it ...
... Royal Highnefs , not having found fuch Ef- fects from his Abfence as fhould incline him to keep him longer from him ; That fome Que- ftions had been ftarted of late of fuch a Na- ture , and of fo great Concern to the Duke , as made it ...
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Page 390 - That King James II., having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and people ; and by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental laws and having withdrawn himself out of the kingdom, has abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby vacant.
Page 257 - Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God : and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
Page 429 - ... and for default of such issue to the princess Anne of Denmark, and the heirs of her body ; and for default of such issue to the heirs of the body of the said Prince of Orange.
Page 429 - That I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position, that Princes excommunicated or deprived by the Pope, or any authority of the See of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever. And I do declare, That no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate hath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-eminence, or authority ecclesiastical or spiritual, within this realm : So help me...
Page 247 - Richard, Richard, dost thou think we'll hear thee poison the court ? Richard, thou art an old fellow, an old knave ; thou hast written books enough to load a cart, every one as full of sedition, I might say treason, as an egg is full of meat.
Page 424 - By levying money for and to the use of the Crown by pretence of prerogative for other time and in other manner than the same was granted by Parliament; 5.
Page 175 - Wicked kings and tyrants ought to be put to death; and if the judges and inferior magistrates will not do their office, the power of the sword devolves to the people ; if the major part of the people refuse to exercise this power, then the ministers may excommunicate such a king; after which it is lawful for any of the subjects to kill him, as the people did Athaliah, and Jehu Jezebel.
Page 426 - M. ft. 2. c. 2. it is declared, that the pretended power of fufpending, or difpenfing with laws, or the execution of laws, by regal authority, without confent of parliament, is illegal.
Page 426 - January, in this year one thousand six hundred eighty and eight, in order to such an establishment, as that their religion, laws, and liberties might not again be in danger of being subverted ; upon which letters, elections have been accordingly made. And thereupon the said lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, pursuant to their respective letters and elections, being now assembled in a full and free...
Page 427 - That levying money for or to the use of the Crown, by pretence of prerogative, without grant of parliament, for longer time or in other manner than the same is or shall be granted, is illegal.