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 4J. Mawman, 1816 |
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... elected by the parliament with some others to re- vise and reform the laws of England . Cromwell , upon his appointment to the Protector- ship , rightly judging that the countenance of Mr. provocations against God and his son Jesus ...
... elected by the parliament with some others to re- vise and reform the laws of England . Cromwell , upon his appointment to the Protector- ship , rightly judging that the countenance of Mr. provocations against God and his son Jesus ...
Page 23
... apply for a reprieve . He was at this time , we learn from the same au- thority , elected a member of parliament ( for there being then no House of Lords , Judges might be chosen to sit in the House of Commons ) , SIR MATTHEW HALE . 23.
... apply for a reprieve . He was at this time , we learn from the same au- thority , elected a member of parliament ( for there being then no House of Lords , Judges might be chosen to sit in the House of Commons ) , SIR MATTHEW HALE . 23.
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... elected one of the burgesses for the University of Oxford , in gratitude chiefly perhaps for the service which he had formerly ren- dered that body . In the Healing Parliament of 1660 , which recalled Charles II . , he sat as ...
... elected one of the burgesses for the University of Oxford , in gratitude chiefly perhaps for the service which he had formerly ren- dered that body . In the Healing Parliament of 1660 , which recalled Charles II . , he sat as ...
Page 122
... elect of th ' Jessan line To this firm law their sceptre did resign : And shall this base tyrannic brood invade Eternal laws , by God for mankind made ? To the serene Venetian state I'll From her sage mouth famed principles to know ...
... elect of th ' Jessan line To this firm law their sceptre did resign : And shall this base tyrannic brood invade Eternal laws , by God for mankind made ? To the serene Venetian state I'll From her sage mouth famed principles to know ...
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... elected representative for Tewksbury , in the parliament which met at West- minster in April , 1640 . The outlines of an able politician were discovered very early in his Lordship's character , by an amiable instance of loyalty to his ...
... elected representative for Tewksbury , in the parliament which met at West- minster in April , 1640 . The outlines of an able politician were discovered very early in his Lordship's character , by an amiable instance of loyalty to his ...
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