Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 2J.M. Dent & Company, 1900 - 330 pages |
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Page 71
... army of the Parliament ; and if he had carried the vice of profaneness into that service , he would doubtless have received something more than an admonition from Serjeant Bind - their - kings - in- chains , or Captain Hew - Agag - in ...
... army of the Parliament ; and if he had carried the vice of profaneness into that service , he would doubtless have received something more than an admonition from Serjeant Bind - their - kings - in- chains , or Captain Hew - Agag - in ...
Page 96
... army . Money , however , came in slowly ; and the King was com- pelled to summon another Parliament . In the hope of conciliating his subjects , he set at liberty the persons who had been imprisoned for refusing to comply with his ...
... army . Money , however , came in slowly ; and the King was com- pelled to summon another Parliament . In the hope of conciliating his subjects , he set at liberty the persons who had been imprisoned for refusing to comply with his ...
Page 111
... army , appointed a general , and summoned an assembly of the Kirk . The famous instrument called the Covenant was put forth at this time , and was eagerly subscribed by the people . The beginnings of this formidable insurrection were ...
... army , appointed a general , and summoned an assembly of the Kirk . The famous instrument called the Covenant was put forth at this time , and was eagerly subscribed by the people . The beginnings of this formidable insurrection were ...
Page 112
... army . But the terms of the pacification were not observed . Each party charged the other with foul play . The Scots refused to disarm . The King found great difficulty in re - assembling his forces . His late expedition had drained his ...
... army . But the terms of the pacification were not observed . Each party charged the other with foul play . The Scots refused to disarm . The King found great difficulty in re - assembling his forces . His late expedition had drained his ...
Page 116
... 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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