Memorials of the Great Civil War in England from 1646 to 1652, Volumen1

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Henry Cary
H. Colburn, 1842
 

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Página xxii - Star-Chamber enlarge their jurisdictions to a vast extent; 'holding,' (as Thucydides said of the Athenians) ' for honourable that which pleased, and for just that which profited ;' and being the same persons in several rooms, grew both courts of law to determine right, and courts of revenue to bring money into the treasury ; the Council-Table by proclamations enjoining...
Página 205 - We have sent out orders to summon the Officers of the several Regiments to appear before us on Thursday next ; to the end we may understand from them the true condition and temper of the Soldiers in relation to the discontents lately represented ; and the better to prepare and enable them, — by speaking with them, and acquainting them with your Votes,3 — to allay any Discontents that may be among the Soldiers.
Página xxx - Parliament, and conferring together upon the state of affairs, the other told him, [Hyde,] and said, "that they must now be of another temper than they were the last Parliament; that they must not only sweep the house clean below, but must pull down all the cobwebs which hung in the top and corners, that they might not breed dust and so make a foul house hereafter; that they had now an opportunity to make their country happy, by removing all grievances and pulling up the causes of them by the roots,...
Página xxx - the same men who, six months before, were observed to be of very moderate tempers, and to wish that gentle remedies might be applied, talked now in another dialect both of kings and persons; and said that they must now be of another temper than they were the last Parliament.
Página xxvi - for several ill ends the calling again of a Parliament is divulged, however we have shewed by our frequent meeting with our people our love to the use of Parliaments ; yet the late abuse having for the present driven us unwillingly out of that course, we shall account it presumption for any to prescribe any time unto us for Parliaments, the calling, continuing, and dissolving of which is always in our...
Página 171 - ... seem to be standing in the front,) but as an accessory and necessary concession for the more peaceable proceeding in the business. The first part therefore in the proposition might be for the accommodation of differences by a debate between parties, (as it lies in the proposition...
Página xxii - And being the same persons in several rooms, grew both courts of law to determine right, and courts of revenue to bring money into the Treasury : the Council-Table by proclamations enjoining to the people what was not enjoined by the law, and prohibiting that which was not prohibited : and the Star-Chamber censuring the breach and disobedience to those proclamations by very great fines and imprisonment ; so that any disrespect to any acts of state or to the persons of statesmen was in no time more...
Página 208 - To use their utmost diligence with all good conscience and effect, by improving their interests in the Soldiers, for their satisfaction; and that they would communicate to their Soldiers the Votes, together with such informations as they received then from us, to the end their distemper might be allayed. — After this had been said, and a Copy of the Votes delivered to the Chief Officer of every respective Regiment, to be communicated as aforesaid, — we desired them To give us a speedy account...
Página xxiv - And that meeting being, upon very unpopular and unplausible reasons, immediately dissolved, those five subsidies were exacted, throughout the whole kingdom, with the same rigour, as if, in truth, an act had passed to that purpose. Divers? gentlemen of prime quality, in several'' counties of England, were, for refusing to pay the same, committed to prison, with great rigour and extraordinary circumstances.
Página xxiii - Star-Chamber censuring the breach and disobedience to those proclamations by very great fines and imprisonment ; so that any disrespect to any acts of state, or to the persons of statesmen, was in no time more penal, and those foundations of right by which men valued their security, to the apprehension and understanding of wise men, never more in danger to be destroyed.

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