The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3C. and J. Rivington, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 81
... Wales , Chester , and Durham . Ireland , before the English conquest , though never governed by a despotick power , a despotick power , had no par- liament . How far the English parliament itself was at that time modelled according to ...
... Wales , Chester , and Durham . Ireland , before the English conquest , though never governed by a despotick power , a despotick power , had no par- liament . How far the English parliament itself was at that time modelled according to ...
Page 84
... Wales . This country was said to be reduced by Henry the Third . It was said more truly to be so by Edward the First . But though then conquered , it was not looked upon as any part of the realm of England . Its old constitution ...
... Wales . This country was said to be reduced by Henry the Third . It was said more truly to be so by Edward the First . But though then conquered , it was not looked upon as any part of the realm of England . Its old constitution ...
Page 85
... Wales was only known to England by incursion and invasion .. Sir , during that state of things , parliament was not idle . They attempted to subdue the fierce spirit of the Welsh by all sorts of rigorous laws . They prohibited by ...
... Wales was only known to England by incursion and invasion .. Sir , during that state of things , parliament was not idle . They attempted to subdue the fierce spirit of the Welsh by all sorts of rigorous laws . They prohibited by ...
Page 86
... years after , that is , in the thirty - fifth of that reign , a complete and not ill - proportioned repre- sentation by counties and boroughs was bestowed upon 1 upon Wales , by act of Parliament . From that 86 SPEECH ON.
... years after , that is , in the thirty - fifth of that reign , a complete and not ill - proportioned repre- sentation by counties and boroughs was bestowed upon 1 upon Wales , by act of Parliament . From that 86 SPEECH ON.
Page 87
... Wales . The inhabitants , without rights themselves , were the fittest to destroy the rights of others ; and from thence Richard II . drew the standing army of archers , with which for a time he oppressed England . The people of Chester ...
... Wales . The inhabitants , without rights themselves , were the fittest to destroy the rights of others ; and from thence Richard II . drew the standing army of archers , with which for a time he oppressed England . The people of Chester ...
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