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... letter , dated 15th April , 1612 , from the Rev. Father Fleming , of the Order of St. Dominick , dated from the ... letters from Irish Jesuits and others , giving the life of Henry Slingsby , which my readers will find under the year ...
... letter , dated 15th April , 1612 , from the Rev. Father Fleming , of the Order of St. Dominick , dated from the ... letters from Irish Jesuits and others , giving the life of Henry Slingsby , which my readers will find under the year ...
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... ( letter of July 5th , 1573 , ) " I was snatched from that place by the liberality and care of my friends , and having met with the opportunity of a ship of Brittany , I threw myself into it , not heeding my age , which was above sixty ...
... ( letter of July 5th , 1573 , ) " I was snatched from that place by the liberality and care of my friends , and having met with the opportunity of a ship of Brittany , I threw myself into it , not heeding my age , which was above sixty ...
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... letter was despatched from Rome to the nuncio in Madrid , instructing him to employ all the papal influence at that ... letters to his ambassador and to the queen , to obtain the liberation of these prisoners . Than which favor none ...
... letter was despatched from Rome to the nuncio in Madrid , instructing him to employ all the papal influence at that ... letters to his ambassador and to the queen , to obtain the liberation of these prisoners . Than which favor none ...
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... letter from the Governor of the Tower of London that it was by the command of the queen and council he was set free . " He was now advanced in years , of grave manners , of frugal and temperate habits , contented with the simplest food ...
... letter from the Governor of the Tower of London that it was by the command of the queen and council he was set free . " He was now advanced in years , of grave manners , of frugal and temperate habits , contented with the simplest food ...
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... letter continues : " At the request of the viceroy , the priest Laurence , Oliver Plunket , and William Willick , an Englishman , were delivered into his hands . To them the offer was made to be restored to liberty should they consent ...
... letter continues : " At the request of the viceroy , the priest Laurence , Oliver Plunket , and William Willick , an Englishman , were delivered into his hands . To them the offer was made to be restored to liberty should they consent ...
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Page 363 - I have been in the deep ; in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren ; in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
Page 499 - I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure any intention to subvert the present church establishment, for the purpose of substituting a Catholic establishment in its stead; and...
Page 556 - I believe, that no act in itself unjust, immoral, or wicked, can ever be justified or excused by, or under pretence or colour, that it was done either for the good of the church, or in obedience to any ecclesiastical power whatsoever. I also declare, that it is not an article of the catholick faith, neither am I thereby required to believe or profess that the pope is infallible...
Page 512 - I will do my utmost Endeavour to disclose and make known to his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, all Treasons and traitorous Conspiracies which may be formed against him or them-.
Page 473 - ... or one of them, did promise that the said clause should be made good...
Page 463 - Second ; and their Majesties, as soon as their affairs will permit them to summon a Parliament in this kingdom, will endeavour to procure the said Roman Catholics such further security in that particular, as may preserve them from any disturbance upon the account of their said religion.
Page 539 - Majesty's subjects from their oath of allegiance, upon any pretext whatsoever ? 3. Is there any principle in the tenets of the Catholic Faith, by which Catholics are justified in not keeping faith with heretics, or other persons differing from them in religious opinions, in any transaction, either of a public or a private nature...
Page 499 - I do declare solemnly before God, that I believe, that no act in itself unjust, immoral, or wicked, can ever be justified or excused by or under pretence or colour, that it was done either for the good of the church, or in obedience to any ecclesiastical power whatsoever.
Page 513 - I do declare, that I do not believe that the Pope of Rome, or any other foreign prince, prelate, person, state, or potentate, hath or ought to have any temporal or civil jurisdiction, power, superiority or pre-eminence, directly or indirectly, within this realm.
Page 462 - THE Roman Catholics of this kingdom shall enjoy such privileges in the exercise of their religion, as are consistent with the laws of Ireland : or as they did enjoy in the reign of king Charles the Second...