The Political State of Great Britain, Volume 9J. Baker and T. Warner, 1715 - Great Britain |
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... First Year of our Reign . At the fame Time , the King order'd a Pro- clamation to be publish'd , for the Encou- Proclamation ragement of Piety and Virtue , and for the for Encourag- Preventing and Punishing of Vice , Pro- ing Piety and ...
... First Year of our Reign . At the fame Time , the King order'd a Pro- clamation to be publish'd , for the Encou- Proclamation ragement of Piety and Virtue , and for the for Encourag- Preventing and Punishing of Vice , Pro- ing Piety and ...
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... First Year of our Reign . I fhall not prefume to give an Abstract of the Virulent Libel mention'd in this Proclamation , left I should be thought to be any ways affifting in fpreading its Payfon ; and thereby , contrary to my In ...
... First Year of our Reign . I fhall not prefume to give an Abstract of the Virulent Libel mention'd in this Proclamation , left I should be thought to be any ways affifting in fpreading its Payfon ; and thereby , contrary to my In ...
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... first General Head , the Libellers , begin with Declaim- ing against the pretended Lies , Scan- dal , and Mifreprefentations of the Whigs ; Then they fuggeft , That corrupt Mea- fures are ufed at this Time more than ever , in order to ...
... first General Head , the Libellers , begin with Declaim- ing against the pretended Lies , Scan- dal , and Mifreprefentations of the Whigs ; Then they fuggeft , That corrupt Mea- fures are ufed at this Time more than ever , in order to ...
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... first View to be Defective in the moft ma- terial Part , and cannot be allowed to be of any Au- thority , not being Signed by any One Commiffioner , whereas by the Commiffion under the Great Seal , and the Instructions thereto annexed ...
... first View to be Defective in the moft ma- terial Part , and cannot be allowed to be of any Au- thority , not being Signed by any One Commiffioner , whereas by the Commiffion under the Great Seal , and the Instructions thereto annexed ...
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... First Book , Signed by Mr. Englis and Mr. Nodes , is the Lift of Men Re - admitted upon the Re- examination ; and though the whole Number difmiffed was but 1882 , this Book contains 2130 , which exceeds the Number difmifled by 248 . The ...
... First Book , Signed by Mr. Englis and Mr. Nodes , is the Lift of Men Re - admitted upon the Re- examination ; and though the whole Number difmiffed was but 1882 , this Book contains 2130 , which exceeds the Number difmifled by 248 . The ...
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Page 187 - Bounty (that is, the governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy).
Page 8 - ... and government, we have thought fit, by the advice of our Privy Council, to issue this our royal proclamation, and do hereby declare our royal purpose and resolution to discountenance and punish all manner of vice, profaneness, and immorality...
Page 203 - I shall think sufficient for mine. " I doubt not but you will concur with me in opinion, that nothing can contribute more to the support of the credit of the nation, than a strict observance of all parliamentary engagements.
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Page 56 - Proxies being Peers and producing a Mandate in Writing duly signed before Witnesses and both the Constituent and Proxy being qualified according to Law...
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