The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 15C. and J. Rivington, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 50
... pretended law , he justifies himself ; for these are the matters at issue between us : the matters of fact , as I have just said , being determined , either by confession on his part , or by proof on ours . My Lords , we acknowledge ...
... pretended law , he justifies himself ; for these are the matters at issue between us : the matters of fact , as I have just said , being determined , either by confession on his part , or by proof on ours . My Lords , we acknowledge ...
Page 103
... pretends fully , perfectly , and entirely , to represent the Sovereign of this coun- try , and to exercise legislative , executive , and judicial authority , with as large and broad a sway as His Majesty , acting with the consent of the ...
... pretends fully , perfectly , and entirely , to represent the Sovereign of this coun- try , and to exercise legislative , executive , and judicial authority , with as large and broad a sway as His Majesty , acting with the consent of the ...
Page 135
... pretended to seize upon his forts , it was in full conviction that a dependent on the 66 66 Company , guaranteed , maintained , and pro- " tected in his country by the Company's arms , " had no occasion for forts ; had no right to ...
... pretended to seize upon his forts , it was in full conviction that a dependent on the 66 66 Company , guaranteed , maintained , and pro- " tected in his country by the Company's arms , " had no occasion for forts ; had no right to ...
Page 137
... pretended could be held for none but suspicious and rebellious purposes . " At the time Mr. Hastings was going to " Benares , he desired me to give him an ac- " count in writing of any lands which , though 66 66 properly belonging to ...
... pretended could be held for none but suspicious and rebellious purposes . " At the time Mr. Hastings was going to " Benares , he desired me to give him an ac- " count in writing of any lands which , though 66 66 properly belonging to ...
Page 138
... pretended usurpations made by the Rajah " of Benares , of the Pergunnahs of Kera , Mun- 66 grora and Bidjigur . " Your Lordships will recollect , that Bidjigur is one of those very forts which he declares could not be held but for sus ...
... pretended usurpations made by the Rajah " of Benares , of the Pergunnahs of Kera , Mun- 66 grora and Bidjigur . " Your Lordships will recollect , that Bidjigur is one of those very forts which he declares could not be held but for sus ...
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