The History of England: From the Earliest Times to the Death of George II.T. Davies, 1771 |
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... prince were natu- rally weak ; and the education he had received rendered them ftill more feeble . He there- fore conceived the impracticable project of reigning in the arbitrary manner of his prede- ceffor , and of changing the ...
... prince were natu- rally weak ; and the education he had received rendered them ftill more feeble . He there- fore conceived the impracticable project of reigning in the arbitrary manner of his prede- ceffor , and of changing the ...
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... prince of Orange upon James's acceffion , he went to Bruffels , where finding himself ftill pursued by the king's severity , he refolved to retaliate , and make an attempt upon the kingdom . He had ever been the darling of the people ...
... prince of Orange upon James's acceffion , he went to Bruffels , where finding himself ftill pursued by the king's severity , he refolved to retaliate , and make an attempt upon the kingdom . He had ever been the darling of the people ...
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... prince of Orange . By that prince's fecret directions , it is afferted , though upon no very good authority , that James was hurried on , under the guidance of Peters , from one precipice to another , until he was obliged to give up the ...
... prince of Orange . By that prince's fecret directions , it is afferted , though upon no very good authority , that James was hurried on , under the guidance of Peters , from one precipice to another , until he was obliged to give up the ...
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... prince of Orange , had married Mary , the eldest daughter of king James . This princess had been bred a pro- teftant ... prince gave the king not only advice but affiftance in all emer- gencies , and had actually supplied him with fix ...
... prince of Orange , had married Mary , the eldest daughter of king James . This princess had been bred a pro- teftant ... prince gave the king not only advice but affiftance in all emer- gencies , and had actually supplied him with fix ...
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... prince now plainly faw that A.D. 1683 . James had incurred the most violent hatred of his fubjects . He was minutely informed of their discontents ; and , by feeming to discou rage , 1 rage , ftill farther encreased them . He there ...
... prince now plainly faw that A.D. 1683 . James had incurred the most violent hatred of his fubjects . He was minutely informed of their discontents ; and , by feeming to discou rage , 1 rage , ftill farther encreased them . He there ...
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Trang 12 - ... were involved with the guilty. And on the whole, besides those who were butchered by the military commanders, two hundred and fifty-one are computed to have fallen by the hand of justice.
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Trang 235 - Annesley in possession of the lands he had lost by the decree in that kingdom. The barons obeyed this order; and the Irish house of peers passed a vote against them, as having...
Trang 107 - Villeroy, giving him to understand, that he had received orders to ravage the country of Wirtemberg, and intercept all communication between the Rhine and the allied army. The dispositions being made for the attack, and the orders communicated to the general officers, the forces advanced into the plain on the thirteenth day of August, and were ranged in order of battle.
Trang 82 - Fenwick solicited the mediation of the lords in his behalf, while his friends implored the royal mercy. The peers gave him to understand, that the success of his suit would depend upon the fulness of his discoveries.
Trang 101 - In deliberating on the supplies, they agreed to all the demands of the ministry. They voted forty thousand seamen, and the like number of land forces, to act in conjunction with those of the allies. For the maintenance of these last, they granted eight hundred and thirty-three thousand eight hundred and twenty-six pounds ; besides three hundred and fifty thousand pounds for guards and garrisons; seventy thousand nine hundred and seventythree pounds for ordnance...