The history of England, from the Revolution to the death of George the second, Tập 3Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 1864 |
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Trang 261 - ... out the person whom you will address, by asking his company to take a turn or two with you. You will not fail, on inquiry, to be acquainted with the name and place of abode. According to which...
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Trang 134 - ... commissioners thereby appointed were vested with a power of judging ultimately, whether the persons brought before them were such as ought, by the rules prescribed in the act, to be impressed into the service ; for it was expressly provided, that no person, so impressed by those commissioners, should be taken out of his majesty's service by any process, other than for some criminal accusation. During the recess of parliament, a gentleman having been impressed before the commissioners, and confined...
Trang 465 - ... and also to consider so much of the said act as related to the subsidy of poundage upon certain goods and merchandise to be imported into this kingdom, and the additional inland duty on coffee and chocolate. The committee, having taken these points into deliberation, agreed to the two resolutions we have already mentioned with respect to the consolidation ; and a bill was brought in for adding those annuities granted in the year...