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Page 113
... King two subsidies only , and proceeded to complain that his ships had been employed against the Huguenots in France , and to petition in behalf of the Puritans who were persecuted in England . The King dissolved them , and raised money ...
... King two subsidies only , and proceeded to complain that his ships had been employed against the Huguenots in France , and to petition in behalf of the Puritans who were persecuted in England . The King dissolved them , and raised money ...
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... King ; and it was therefore necessary that he should be king only in name . A William the Third , or a George the First , whose title to the crown was identical with the title of the people to their liberty , might safely be trusted ...
... King ; and it was therefore necessary that he should be king only in name . A William the Third , or a George the First , whose title to the crown was identical with the title of the people to their liberty , might safely be trusted ...
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... King , to whom he spoke with great severity of the measures adopted by the late Ministry . The King owned that things had turned out ill . But , " said he , " if I had been well served , I might have made a good business of it ...
... King , to whom he spoke with great severity of the measures adopted by the late Ministry . The King owned that things had turned out ill . But , " said he , " if I had been well served , I might have made a good business of it ...
Contents
ENGLISH HISTORY | 3 |
Introduction by Douglas Jerrold | 18 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 405 |
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