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Strana 26
... army , and obliged the king to surrender himself and his sove- reignty . In Cyprus , he consummated his nuptials , and then embarked for Palestine . At this period , the siege of Acre was car- rying on by the remnant of the army of the ...
... army , and obliged the king to surrender himself and his sove- reignty . In Cyprus , he consummated his nuptials , and then embarked for Palestine . At this period , the siege of Acre was car- rying on by the remnant of the army of the ...
Strana 28
... army of 40,000 men , collected by a general summons to all the retainers of the crown , found himself strong enough to punish the ringleaders with great severity , and to revoke all the char- ters and manumissions which he had granted ...
... army of 40,000 men , collected by a general summons to all the retainers of the crown , found himself strong enough to punish the ringleaders with great severity , and to revoke all the char- ters and manumissions which he had granted ...
Strana 30
... army of 15,000 men at Bosworth , in Leicestershire . Richmond had only 6000 men , but relied on the se- cret assurances of aid from Stanley , who commanded a separate force of 7000 . The battle was fought on the 23d of Au- gust , 1485 ...
... army of 15,000 men at Bosworth , in Leicestershire . Richmond had only 6000 men , but relied on the se- cret assurances of aid from Stanley , who commanded a separate force of 7000 . The battle was fought on the 23d of Au- gust , 1485 ...
Strana 32
... army in person . The attack and defence of the place are considered as affording models of perseverance , valor , and military skill . Rochelle , supported by England , from which it continually received supplies , held out for a long ...
... army in person . The attack and defence of the place are considered as affording models of perseverance , valor , and military skill . Rochelle , supported by England , from which it continually received supplies , held out for a long ...
Strana 37
... army , and served during the invasion of Spain by Bonaparte . He was taken pris- oner ; and , on his liberation , the constitu- tional general Abisbal gave him a staff ap- pointment ; and when that chief betrayed the cause of ...
... army , and served during the invasion of Spain by Bonaparte . He was taken pris- oner ; and , on his liberation , the constitu- tional general Abisbal gave him a staff ap- pointment ; and when that chief betrayed the cause of ...
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Strana 433 - Determined to keep open a market where MEN should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or to restrain this execrable commerce.
Strana 189 - Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness.
Strana 40 - ... a tumultuous disturbance of the peace by three persons or more assembling together of their own authority, with an intent mutually to assist one another against any who shall oppose them in the execution of some enterprise of a private nature, and afterwards actually executing the same in a violent and turbulent manner to the terror of the people, whether the act intended were of itself lawful or unlawful.
Strana 48 - THE ANCIENTS HAD OF INDIA ; and the Progress of Trade with that Country prior to the Discovery of the Passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope.
Strana 457 - Socage, in its most general and extensive signification, seems to denote a tenure by any certain and determinate service. And in this sense it is by our ancient writers constantly put in opposition to chivalry, or knight-service, where the render was precarious and uncertain. Thus Bracton (a) ; if a man holds by rent in money, without any escuage or serjeanty, " id tenementum did potest socagium...
Strana 416 - Simony is the corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice for money, gift, or reward. It is so called from the resemblance it is said to bear to the sin of Simon Magus, though the purchasing of holy orders seems to approach nearer to his offence.
Strana 350 - We do also resolve to protect and preserve the government of the Church of Scotland, as it is settled by law...
Strana 433 - He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither.
Strana 391 - Blunt — Vestiges of Ancient Manners and Customs, discoverable in Modern Italy and Sicily...
Strana 435 - On looking into the places where they had been crammed, there were found some children next the sides of the ship, in the places...