Critical and Historical Essays1951 |
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Page 114
... Petition of Right , By agreeing to this act , the King bound himself to raise no taxes without the consent of Parlia- ment , to imprison no man except by legal process , to billet no . more soldiers on the people , and to leave the ...
... Petition of Right , By agreeing to this act , the King bound himself to raise no taxes without the consent of Parlia- ment , to imprison no man except by legal process , to billet no . more soldiers on the people , and to leave the ...
Page 175
... right of petition was grossly violated ; arbitrary judgments , exorbitant fines , and unwarranted imprisonments were grievances of daily If these things do not justify resistance , the Revolution was treason ; if they do , the Great ...
... right of petition was grossly violated ; arbitrary judgments , exorbitant fines , and unwarranted imprisonments were grievances of daily If these things do not justify resistance , the Revolution was treason ; if they do , the Great ...
Page 176
... Petition of Right at the foot of the throne , to grant another lavish aid in exchange for another unmeaning ceremony , and then to take their departure , till , after ten years more of fraud and oppression , their prince should again ...
... Petition of Right at the foot of the throne , to grant another lavish aid in exchange for another unmeaning ceremony , and then to take their departure , till , after ten years more of fraud and oppression , their prince should again ...
Contents
HALLAMS HISTORY | 3 |
RANKES HISTORY OF THE POPES | 31 |
INDEX | 38 |
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