The History of England: From the Accession of James the Second, Volume 2Longman, Brown, Green Longmans, & Roberts, 1849 - Great Britain |
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... late insur- rection , acted up to those professions . The Judges were his tools ; and if they ceased to be so , it was in his power to remove them . The corporations were filled with his creatures . His revenues far exceeded those of ...
... late insur- rection , acted up to those professions . The Judges were his tools ; and if they ceased to be so , it was in his power to remove them . The corporations were filled with his creatures . His revenues far exceeded those of ...
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... late insurrection to make large additions to the military force which his brother had left . The bodies now designated as the first six regiments of dragoon guards , the third and fourth regiments of dragoons , and the nine regiments of ...
... late insurrection to make large additions to the military force which his brother had left . The bodies now designated as the first six regiments of dragoon guards , the third and fourth regiments of dragoons , and the nine regiments of ...
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... late troubles justified the King in asking some further supply : but strong objections were made to the augmentation of the army and to the infraction of the Test Act . The subject of the Test Act the courtiers appear to have carefully ...
... late troubles justified the King in asking some further supply : but strong objections were made to the augmentation of the army and to the infraction of the Test Act . The subject of the Test Act the courtiers appear to have carefully ...
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... late elections . When , on the first meeting of the Parliament , Seymour had complained of the force and fraud by which the government had prevented the sense of constituent bodies from being fairly taken , he had found no seconder ...
... late elections . When , on the first meeting of the Parliament , Seymour had complained of the force and fraud by which the government had prevented the sense of constituent bodies from being fairly taken , he had found no seconder ...
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... late on the 18th , and the Parliament was pro- rogued on the 20th . Burnet's nar This rative is confirmed by the Journals , from which it appears that several elections were under discussion on the 19th . † Burnet , i . 560 .; Funeral ...
... late on the 18th , and the Parliament was pro- rogued on the 20th . Burnet's nar This rative is confirmed by the Journals , from which it appears that several elections were under discussion on the 19th . † Burnet , i . 560 .; Funeral ...
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