Bishop Burnet 's History of His Own Time, Volume 2Thomas Ward, 1734 |
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... Kingdom . By one of these it was declared , that the Reformation in Scotland , having been begun by a parity among the Clergy , all Prelacy in that Church was a great and infupportable Grievance to that Kingdom . It was an abfurd thing ...
... Kingdom . By one of these it was declared , that the Reformation in Scotland , having been begun by a parity among the Clergy , all Prelacy in that Church was a great and infupportable Grievance to that Kingdom . It was an abfurd thing ...
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... Kingdom : For if they opposed that , and if , by a great Ma- jority in Parliament , Refolutions fhould be taken against them , the King could not make a War for them : but yet he would do all that was in his Power to maintain fuch of ...
... Kingdom : For if they opposed that , and if , by a great Ma- jority in Parliament , Refolutions fhould be taken against them , the King could not make a War for them : but yet he would do all that was in his Power to maintain fuch of ...
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... Kingdom , was looked on as an easy Man , who would have credit enough to reftrain the fury of that Party . So he was made fole Secretary of State ; which proved a very unhappy ftep : for , as he was by his Principle bigotted to ...
... Kingdom , was looked on as an easy Man , who would have credit enough to reftrain the fury of that Party . So he was made fole Secretary of State ; which proved a very unhappy ftep : for , as he was by his Principle bigotted to ...
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... Kingdom , tho ' the greatest part of an Army of 6000 men was paid by England . But even the Presbyterians began to carry their Demands high ; They proposed to have the King's Supremacy , and the Right of Patronage taken away : And they ...
... Kingdom , tho ' the greatest part of an Army of 6000 men was paid by England . But even the Presbyterians began to carry their Demands high ; They proposed to have the King's Supremacy , and the Right of Patronage taken away : And they ...
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... Kingdom . The King did indeed affure us , and my felf in particular , that he would reftrain and mo- derate the violence of the Presbyterians . Lord Melvill did alfo promise the fame thing very folemnly : And at first he seemed much fet ...
... Kingdom . The King did indeed affure us , and my felf in particular , that he would reftrain and mo- derate the violence of the Presbyterians . Lord Melvill did alfo promise the fame thing very folemnly : And at first he seemed much fet ...
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