The British Plutarch [by T. Mortimer].Samuel Archer, 1808 |
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... house of lords , and judgment given for the plaintiff , by fifty lords against sixteen . Holt still maintained his ... commons , for the breach of the privileges of that house . The council for the Aylesbury electors having moved for an ...
... house of lords , and judgment given for the plaintiff , by fifty lords against sixteen . Holt still maintained his ... commons , for the breach of the privileges of that house . The council for the Aylesbury electors having moved for an ...
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... house of commons , and that we are not judges of it . This is impossible ; when the law by which the house of commons sit , justifies the prosecuting this action ; and ' tis not in the power of the house of commons to supercede that ...
... house of commons , and that we are not judges of it . This is impossible ; when the law by which the house of commons sit , justifies the prosecuting this action ; and ' tis not in the power of the house of commons to supercede that ...
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... house of lords . This writ was only to be obtained by petitioning the queen , that the judgment of the court of queen's - bench might be brought before her majesty in parliament . The commons were alarmed at these petitions , and ...
... house of lords . This writ was only to be obtained by petitioning the queen , that the judgment of the court of queen's - bench might be brought before her majesty in parliament . The commons were alarmed at these petitions , and ...
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... house of commons ; shortly after which he underwent ◅ very strict examination by a committee of the privy - council . His political friend , lord Bolingbroke , foreseeing a storm , took shelter in France . On the 10th of June , 1715 ...
... house of commons ; shortly after which he underwent ◅ very strict examination by a committee of the privy - council . His political friend , lord Bolingbroke , foreseeing a storm , took shelter in France . On the 10th of June , 1715 ...
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... house of commons , signi- fying her desire , that they would extend the pension by act of parliament , in the same manner as she had done the title , to him and his heirs male ; but with this the house would not comply , contenting ...
... house of commons , signi- fying her desire , that they would extend the pension by act of parliament , in the same manner as she had done the title , to him and his heirs male ; but with this the house would not comply , contenting ...
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