A History of the British Empire: From the Accession of Charles I. to the Restoration; with an Introduction, Tracing the Progress of Society, and of the Constitution, from the Feudal Times to the Opening of the History ; and Including a Particular Examination of Mr. Hume's Statements Relative to the Character of the English Government, Volume 4Bell & Bradfute, 1822 - Great Britain |
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... Ludlow , vi . should be vol . i . 169. line 18. for such was read such were . 179. note , line 10. from foot , dele who . 200. note , line 11. from foot , for knocked down one read knocked down one dead . 223. line 18. for indeed to ...
... Ludlow , vi . should be vol . i . 169. line 18. for such was read such were . 179. note , line 10. from foot , dele who . 200. note , line 11. from foot , for knocked down one read knocked down one dead . 223. line 18. for indeed to ...
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... p . 649 , et seq . Append . to Evelyn's Mem . p . 92 , et seq . Ludlow , vol . i . p . 151 , et seq . Baillie , vol . ii . p . 116 , 117 . cepted by the parliament from Goring , who said , 8 HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE .
... p . 649 , et seq . Append . to Evelyn's Mem . p . 92 , et seq . Ludlow , vol . i . p . 151 , et seq . Baillie , vol . ii . p . 116 , 117 . cepted by the parliament from Goring , who said , 8 HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE .
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... Ludlow , vol . i . p . 156. Baillie , vol . ii . p . 134 , 145. Mr. Hume se- verely censures the parliament for publishing these letters , and , with- out informing us that he was indebted for the allusion to the Key to the King's ...
... Ludlow , vol . i . p . 156. Baillie , vol . ii . p . 134 , 145. Mr. Hume se- verely censures the parliament for publishing these letters , and , with- out informing us that he was indebted for the allusion to the Key to the King's ...
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... Ludlow , I think , is almost the only parliamentarian who imputes that vice to him ; and how passionate a writer he is must be obvious to every one . Nei- ther Clarendon , nor any other of the royalists ever justify him from in ...
... Ludlow , I think , is almost the only parliamentarian who imputes that vice to him ; and how passionate a writer he is must be obvious to every one . Nei- ther Clarendon , nor any other of the royalists ever justify him from in ...
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... Ludlow was the first to impute insincerity to Charles , when the state papers , published during the king's life , nay , before the civil war , and even addressed to him , directly charge him with perfidy ? Let the reader just look back ...
... Ludlow was the first to impute insincerity to Charles , when the state papers , published during the king's life , nay , before the civil war , and even addressed to him , directly charge him with perfidy ? Let the reader just look back ...
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