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Page 39
... army for the purpose of subverting them . Mr. Hallam thinks that the dispute might easily have been compromised , by enacting that the King should have no power to keep a standing army on foot without the consent of Parlia- ment . He ...
... army for the purpose of subverting them . Mr. Hallam thinks that the dispute might easily have been compromised , by enacting that the King should have no power to keep a standing army on foot without the consent of Parlia- ment . He ...
Page 128
... army or a Dutch army could have enslaved England , those who persuaded Leslie to cross the Tweed , and those who signed the invitation to the Prince of Orange , would have been traitors to their country . But such a result was out of ...
... army or a Dutch army could have enslaved England , those who persuaded Leslie to cross the Tweed , and those who signed the invitation to the Prince of Orange , would have been traitors to their country . But such a result was out of ...
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... army of fifteen or twenty thousand men for the Irish war , and to give to Charles the absolute control of this army , and the power of selecting , promoting , and dismissing officers at his pleasure ? Was it not probable that this army ...
... army of fifteen or twenty thousand men for the Irish war , and to give to Charles the absolute control of this army , and the power of selecting , promoting , and dismissing officers at his pleasure ? Was it not probable that this army ...
Contents
ENGLISH HISTORY | 3 |
Introduction by Douglas Jerrold | 18 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 405 |
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