 | William Betham - 1801 - 580 pages
...several of the members to see if the chancellor would own it, which he did in these words: " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart., I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." This answer being reported to the house, the lords agreed to move the king to sequester the seal; and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 538 pages
...same ? and whether he will stand to it or not ? To which the lord chancellor answered, " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." In consequence of these proceedings, his lordship delivered up the great seal to his majesty, and the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 536 pages
...the same ? and whether he will Stand to it or not? To which the lord chancellor answered, " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." In consequence of these proceedings, his "lordship delivered up the great seal to his majesty, and... | |
 | 1815 - 226 pages
...was his own hand that was subscribed to the same ? To which the Lord Chancellor answered " My Lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." In consequence of these proceedings, his lordship delivered up the great seal to his majesty; and the... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 pages
...Peers and Prelates, humbly commending my cause to your noble minds and magnanimous affections. Lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart, I beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." Notwithstanding these abject and humiliating admissions, however, he was sentenced to pay a mulct of... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 pages
...demand, ' whether it were his own hand, that was subscribed to the same:' to whom he replied, " My Lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart, I beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." Notwithstanding these abject and humiliating admissions, however, he was sentenced to pay a mulct of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 544 pages
...same ? and whether he will stand to it or not ? To which the lord chancellor answered, " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." In consequence of these proceedings, his lordship delivered up the great seal to his majesty, and the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 598 pages
...whether he will stand to it or no ; unto which the said lord Chancellor answered, namely, " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart : I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." The which answer being reported to the house, it was agreed by the house, to move his Majesty to sequester... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - 1822 - 434 pages
...subscribed to the same, and whether he would stand to it. His answer was in these words : " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart : I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." Their next proceeding was to send a deputation to the king, with the prince of Wales at its head, requesting... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1823 - 470 pages
...subscribed to the same, and whether he will stand to it or not.' The lord chancellor replied, ' My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart ; I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed.' This answer being returned to the house, the Lords sent a deputation to the king, at the head of which... | |
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it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed. 
