 | Historical miscellany - 1774 - 352 trang
...thirteen members, confifted then only of eighty. A new great feal was ordered to be made, on which were engraved thefe words, " The " parliament of the commonwealth of England." The king's ftatue in the Royal-Exchange had been already pulled down, and now this infcription was affixed in its room : " Charles... | |
 | L. M. Stretch - 1808 - 316 trang
...un which was engraven these words, " The parliament and commonwealth of England." The king's statue in the Royal Exchange had been already pulled down, and now this inscription was fixed in its room, " Charles, the last king, and the first tyrant." vol.. i. D This... | |
 | S. Blewett - 1849 - 228 trang
...on which was engraven these words, " The Parliament and Commonwealth of England." The king's statue in the Royal Exchange had been already pulled down, and now this inscription was fixed in its place, " Charles, the last king, and the first tyrant." ESCAPE OF CHARLES... | |
 | Voltaire, Tobias Smollett - 1904 - 342 trang
...which were engraved these words : "The parliament of the commonwealth of England." The king's statue in the royal exchange had been already pulled down, and now this inscription was affixed in its room : "Charles, the last king, and th? first tyrant." This same house... | |
 | Voltaire - 1901 - 632 trang
...which were engraved these words : "The parliament of the commonwealth of England." The king's statue in the royal exchange had been already pulled down, and now this inscription was affixed in its room : "Charles, the last king, and the first tyrant." This same house... | |
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This same house condemned to death several noblemen who had been taken prisoners fighting for their king. It was nothing extraordinary that those who had violated the law of nations should infringe the law of arms... 