 On the morrow it was further resolved 'that it hath been found by experience, and this house doth declare, that the office of a king in this nation, and to have the power thereof in any single person, is unnecessary, burdensome, and dangerous to the liberty,...  History of England - Page 554by Parliamentary - 1763Full view - About this book
 | William Godwin - Great Britain - 1827 - 626 pages
...the last Monarchy day of the sitting of that house. And on the day following it was further voted, that the office of a king in this nation, and to have the power in a single person, is unnecessary, burthensome, and dangerous to the liberty, safety and public interCouncil... | |
 | William Toone - Great Britain - 1835 - 676 pages
...voted useless and dangerous, and therefore ought to be abolished. Feb. 7. Resolved by the commons, that the office of a King in this nation, and to have the power thereof in any single person, is unnecessary, burthensome, and dangerous, and ought to be abolished. Feb. — The... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Great Britain - 1841 - 686 pages
...next day (the 7th of February) it was voted " that it hath been found by experience, and this House doth declare, that the office of a king in this nation, and the power thereof in any single person, is unnecessary, burdensome, and dangerous to the liberty, safety,... | |
 | People - 1845 - 348 pages
...day, they resolved that it had been found by experience, and the house did declare, that the office of king in this nation, and to have the power thereof in any single person, was unnecessary, burdensome, and dangerous to the liberty, safety, and public interest... | |
 | Guizot (M., François) - Great Britain - 1846 - 532 pages
...day, the 7th, a decree was adopted, running thus : " It hath been found by experience, and this house doth declare, that the office of a king, in this nation, and to have the power thereof in any single person, is unnecessary, burthensome, and dangerous to the liberty, safety, and public interest... | |
 | Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1858 - 560 pages
...dangerous." On the 7th another vote was recorded : " It hath been found by experience, and this house doth declare, that the office of a king, in this nation, and to have the power thereof in any single person, is unnecessary, burthensome, and dangerous to the liberty, safety, and public interest... | |
 | Robert Kerr Earl of Ancram 1st - Great Britain - 1875 - 432 pages
...that purpofe.2 1648-9, February, 7. — Refolved, etc. That it hath been found by ex- C. perience, and this Houfe doth declare, That the office of a...this nation, and to have the power thereof in any fmgle perfon, is unneceflary, burdenfome, and dangerous to the liberty, fafety, and publick intereft... | |
 | Leopold von Ranke - Great Britain - 1875 - 610 pages
...no longer 1 Journals of Lords, 5th February (vol. x.) Journal of Commons, 6th February (vol. vi.) ' The office of a King in this nation, and to have the power thereof in any single person. necessary to give the force of law to their decrees was involved the introduction of... | |
 | English history - 1881 - 888 pages
...day, the 7th, a decree was adopted, running thus : " It hath been found by experience, and this house doth declare, that the office of a king, in this nation, and to have the power thereof in any single person, is unnecessary, burthensome, and dangerous to the liberty, safety, and public interest... | |
 | Joseph H. Beale - World history - 1884 - 1152 pages
...dangerous." On the 7th another vote was recorded: "It hath been found by experience, and this house doth declare, that the office of a king, in this nation, and to have the power thereof in any single person, is unnecessary, burthensome, and dangerous to the liberty, safety and public interest... | |
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