Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 4W. & R. Chambers, 1868 |
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... party in the plots was retaliated by perse- cution . Many suffered under an act passed in 1585 , making it treason for a Catholic priest to be in England , and felony to harbour one . These cruel measures were the ultimate means of ...
... party in the plots was retaliated by perse- cution . Many suffered under an act passed in 1585 , making it treason for a Catholic priest to be in England , and felony to harbour one . These cruel measures were the ultimate means of ...
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... party in parliament for a quarter of a century , he , on the retirement of the Peel administration in 1846 , obtained a revival in his favour of the peerages of Ellesmere and Brackley . His last public appearance was in May 1856 , when ...
... party in parliament for a quarter of a century , he , on the retirement of the Peel administration in 1846 , obtained a revival in his favour of the peerages of Ellesmere and Brackley . His last public appearance was in May 1856 , when ...
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... party , who manu- mitted him . The Twelve Tables required that this ceremony should be gone through three times , and it was only after the third sale that the son became sui juris under his own law . In general , the son was at last ...
... party , who manu- mitted him . The Twelve Tables required that this ceremony should be gone through three times , and it was only after the third sale that the son became sui juris under his own law . In general , the son was at last ...
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... party forward in their san- of Condé , a body of émigrés was formed , which guinary career . followed the Prussian army into Champagne . The result was that the severest laws were now put in force against the émigrés . Their lands were ...
... party forward in their san- of Condé , a body of émigrés was formed , which guinary career . followed the Prussian army into Champagne . The result was that the severest laws were now put in force against the émigrés . Their lands were ...
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... party , and are , indeed , unwilling to be so considered ; but if their position must be defined , they might be described a party between , and somewhat antagonistic to , both the High and Low Church parties . The High Church party ...
... party , and are , indeed , unwilling to be so considered ; but if their position must be defined , they might be described a party between , and somewhat antagonistic to , both the High and Low Church parties . The High Church party ...
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