The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent Divines, Patriots, Statemen, Warriors, Philosophers, Poets, and Artists of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Accention of Henry VIII, to the Present Time, Volume 3J. Mawman, 1816 - Great Britain |
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... court was always respectful , and he employed his eloquence more frequently to moderate , than to excite , the zeal of his associates . The favour , which he found means to acquire with James , was subsequently his frequent boast . In ...
... court was always respectful , and he employed his eloquence more frequently to moderate , than to excite , the zeal of his associates . The favour , which he found means to acquire with James , was subsequently his frequent boast . In ...
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... court . Of high con- nexions , extensive influence , and eminent talents , he derived from his vigour and decisiveness still more forcible claims to attention . His learning , increased and matured by the labour of many years , had been ...
... court . Of high con- nexions , extensive influence , and eminent talents , he derived from his vigour and decisiveness still more forcible claims to attention . His learning , increased and matured by the labour of many years , had been ...
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... nor was this allegation ever called in question by the Court . The statutes alluded to are either mentioned in the preamble , or cited in the margin . 6 and thus induced a resolution of the House , that 12 SIR THOMAS WENTWORTH ,
... nor was this allegation ever called in question by the Court . The statutes alluded to are either mentioned in the preamble , or cited in the margin . 6 and thus induced a resolution of the House , that 12 SIR THOMAS WENTWORTH ,
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... court raised by the enlarged instructions granted to Wentworth , that the Council of York now engrossed the whole jurisdiction of the four northern counties , and em- braced the powers of the Courts of Common Law and Chancery , and even ...
... court raised by the enlarged instructions granted to Wentworth , that the Council of York now engrossed the whole jurisdiction of the four northern counties , and em- braced the powers of the Courts of Common Law and Chancery , and even ...
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... court . Laud , with his usual love for a jest , writes to him that when that part of his despatch , which mentioned his reprobation of the turbulent proceedings of the English Parlia- ment , was read before the Committee of the Privy ...
... court . Laud , with his usual love for a jest , writes to him that when that part of his despatch , which mentioned his reprobation of the turbulent proceedings of the English Parlia- ment , was read before the Committee of the Privy ...
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