The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688, Volume 4Harper, 1879 - Great Britain |
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... mean parents in the county of Devon , hav- ing acquired considerable riches by depredations made in the Isthmus of Panama , and having there gotten a sight of the Pacific Ocean , was so stimulated by ambition and avarice that 5 * Digges ...
... mean parents in the county of Devon , hav- ing acquired considerable riches by depredations made in the Isthmus of Panama , and having there gotten a sight of the Pacific Ocean , was so stimulated by ambition and avarice that 5 * Digges ...
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... means of Sir Christopher Hat- ton , then vice - chamberlain , a great favorite of the queen's , he obtained her consent and approbation ; and he set sail from Plymouth in 1577 , with four ships and a pinnace , on board of which were one ...
... means of Sir Christopher Hat- ton , then vice - chamberlain , a great favorite of the queen's , he obtained her consent and approbation ; and he set sail from Plymouth in 1577 , with four ships and a pinnace , on board of which were one ...
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... means were found to give erudition to the ecclesiastics ; and for this reason he founded a seminary at Douay , where the Catholics sent their children , chiefly such as were intended . for the priesthood , in order to receive the ...
... means were found to give erudition to the ecclesiastics ; and for this reason he founded a seminary at Douay , where the Catholics sent their children , chiefly such as were intended . for the priesthood , in order to receive the ...
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... means of Davison , a minister whom she sent to Scotland ; but having more confidence in the lords whom she had helped to restore , she was pleased with this alteration of affairs , and maintained a good correspondence with the new court ...
... means of Davison , a minister whom she sent to Scotland ; but having more confidence in the lords whom she had helped to restore , she was pleased with this alteration of affairs , and maintained a good correspondence with the new court ...
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... means and ways which they could devise ; that is , by the rack , by torture , by inquisition , by imprison- ment . Where they found reason to suspect any person , they might administer to him an oath , called ex officio , by which he ...
... means and ways which they could devise ; that is , by the rack , by torture , by inquisition , by imprison- ment . Where they found reason to suspect any person , they might administer to him an oath , called ex officio , by which he ...
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