Epitome of ancient, mediæval, and modern history, tr. with additions by W.H. Tillinghast

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Page 385 - 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...
Page 429 - that the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.
Page 335 - Anne in case of the death of the princess. 1534. Act of Supremacy, appointing the king and his successors " Protector and only Supreme Head of the Church and Clergy of England
Page 552 - The occasion has been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers...
Page 418 - ... because it is the undoubted right of all Englishmen, by Magna Charta, to raise and dispose of money for the public service, of their own free accord, without compulsion.
Page 553 - States 25,000,000 francs, and to be paid 1,300,000 francs, such sums to be distributed to claimants in either country. The tariff act of 1832, while containing a reduction of duties, retained the protective principle. A convention held in South Carolina reported 1832. A nullification ordinance (Nov. 1832), which declared that the tariff laws of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional " and are null and void, and no law, nor binding upon this state,
Page 348 - Scotland, in doctrine, worship, discipline, and government, against our common enemies; the reformation of religion in the kingdoms of England and Ireland, in doctrine, worship, discipline, and government, according to the Word of God, and the example of the best reformed churches...
Page 423 - Whereas it is just and necessary that a revenue be raised in America, for defraying the expenses of defending, protecting and securing the same ; we, the commons, &c.

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