| Jean Louis de Lolme - 1784 - 564 pages
...the law itself. The lords and commons solemnly assembled, declared, that " king " James the Second, having endeavoured to " subvert the. constitution...kingdom, by " breaking the original contract between king " and people, and having violated' thefunda" mental laws, and withdrawn himself, had "abdicated... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 452 pages
...up to the house of lords for their concurrence. It was to this effect : That king James the Second having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract betwixt the king and people ; and having, by the advice of Jesuits, and other wicked persons, violated... | |
| William Belsham - 1806 - 646 pages
...ideas in a certain degree to the prejudices of their new associates, they passed an unanimous vote, " that king James II. having endeavoured to subvert...constitution of the kingdom by breaking the original compact between king and people, and having, by th# advice of Jesuits and other w icked persons, violated... | |
| Sir William Blackstone - 1807 - 686 pages
...supposition of this vacancy, both houses? came to this resolution ; " that king James the second, hav" ing 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, hav" ing violated the fundamental... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1808 - 654 pages
...of Orange, embodied in the bill of rights. What says the first? — u Whereas king James the Second, having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of...kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and people, and, by advice of Jesuits and other •wicked persons, having violated the fundamental... | |
| William Cobbett - 1809 - 860 pages
...Vacant.'] At length, the house came to this grand Resolution : — Resolved, " That king James the Second, having endeavoured to subvert the Constitution of...Kingdom, by breaking the original Contract between king and people, and, by the advice of Jesuits, and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental... | |
| David Hume - 1810 - 550 pages
...of the commons, and sent up to the peers for their concurrence. It was contained in these words : " That king James II. having endeavoured to subvert...kingdom, by breaking the original " contract between king and people ; and having, by " the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, violated " the fundamental... | |
| Harleian miscellany - 1810 - 592 pages
...of England, have asserted the people's rights, by declaring, 'That the late King James * the Second, having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of...kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and ' people, and, by advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having ' violated the fundamental... | |
| William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 592 pages
...of England, have assorted the people's riuhts, by declaring,' That the late King James ' the Second, having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of...kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and 1 people, and, by advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having ' violated the fundamental... | |
| William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 638 pages
...Englaud, have asserted the people's rights, by declaring, ' That the late King James 4 the Second, having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of...kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and * people, and, by advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having -* violated the fundamental... | |
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