The House of Lords in the Reign of William IIIClarendon Press, 1913 - 264 Seiten |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
¹ Lords Ailesbury amendments appear argument attainder Baron Bench bill bill of attainder Bishop of Salisbury brought Burnet Chamber Charles Church Clarendon clause committee connexion considerable court Crown Danby Debates declared Devonshire Duke Duncombe Earl earldom England English estates F. L. Bonet fact favour Fenwick Foxcroft's Godolphin Halifax History honour House of Commons House of Lords House of Peers Ibid impeachments influence interest Jacobite James judges judicial King King's London Lords MSS lordships Lower House Majesty majority Marquis matter measure ment Mohun monarchy Mulgrave nobility noble Nottingham oaths occasion opinion opposition pamphlet Parliament parliamentary party passed peerage peers Peterborough petition political Prince privilege proceedings proposal protest proxies question reason regarded reign of William resolved Revolution Rochester Settlement Shrewsbury Somers sovereign summoned tion Torbeck's Tories trial Triennial Bill Upper House Viscount vote Whig William III
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 140 - That King James II., having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and people ; and by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental laws and having withdrawn himself out of the kingdom, has abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby vacant.
Seite 33 - To mind the inside of a book is to entertain one's self with the forced product of another man's brain. Now I think a man of quality and breeding may be much amused with the natural sprouts of his own.
Seite 52 - Dorset, the grace of courts, the Muses' pride, Patron of arts, and judge of nature, died. The scourge of pride, though...
Seite 140 - And whereas it hath been found by experience, that it is inconsistent with the safety and welfare of this Protestant kingdom, to be governed by a Popish prince...
Seite 89 - The place of our meeting with the Lower House upon conference is usually the Painted Chamber, where they are commonly before we come, and expect our leisure. We are to come thither in a whole body, and not some lords scattering before the rest, which both takes from the gravity of the lords, and besides may hinder the lords from taking their proper places. We are to sit there, and be covered ; but they are at no committee or conference ever either to be covered or sit down in our presence, unless...
Seite 123 - He seemed to be a man of great probity, and to have a high sense of honour. He had no ordinary measure of learning, a correct judgment, with a sweetness of temper that charmed all who knew him. He had at that time just notions of government, and so great a command of himself, that, during all the tin.
Seite 98 - It was resolved, in consequence, by the lower house, "that it is the undoubted right of the commons in parliament assembled, to impeach before the lords in parliament any peer or commoner for treason, or any other crime or misdemeanour : and that the refusal of the lords to proceed in parliament upon such impeachment is a denial of justice, and a violation of the constitution of parliament*.
Seite 51 - Whoever is king, is also the father of his country; and as no body can dispute your lordship's monarchy in poetry; so all that are concerned, ought to acknowledge your universal patronage...
Seite 154 - I do approve of the doctrine and worship and government of the Church of England by law established, as containing all things necessary to salvation ; and I promise, in the exercise of my ministry, to preach and practise according thereunto.
Seite 130 - that my son should be a rebel! The Lord in his mercy look upon me, and enable me to support myself under this most grievous calamity. I made haste home, and as soon as I could recollect myself a little, I wrote to my Lord Middleton to obtain leave for me to throw myself at the king's feet. My lord quickly sent me a most obliging answer that I might wait on the king when I would.
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