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A New History of London
… with more good sense than his father, entertained equally high notions of the sacred character of a king, and was now … and when prerogative and superstition were strained so high, while a spirit of liberty and enthusiasm prevailed so … 2000 of the populace rushed into St. Paul's, when the High Commission court was sitting; where they tore down all …
A New History of London
… a few desperate persons, notoriously guilty of schism and high treason. He said he was far from being incensed against … Manwaring, so that he might proceed against them for high treason, he promised he would return with his royal, and … who should subscribe that engagement were deemed guilty of high treason. Far from having the desired effect the …
A New History of London
… keepers of the liberties of England: and it was declared high treason, to proclaim or otherwise acknowledge Charles … England than it was in foreign countries; and the effects high interest had in keeping down the price of land; very …
A New History of London
… which seized Sheerness, and failing up the Medway as high as Upnor castle, burnt all the ships that lay there. As … nation any remembrance but of their baseness 62. It was high time for the people to grow sick of a family, of which, …
A New History of London
… Saturday evening, he had notice that he was indicted for high treason, and that he would be tried on Monday morning: …
A New History of London
… and it was concluded that in order to bring down the high rates of interest, and premiums paid by the government, … in the way to the execution of his commission. High duties had been laid on French goods; and these were … to send abroad: as France moreover had not relaxed the high imposts laid there on English manufactures; all these …
A New History of London
… remarkable that the houses on London bridge, which stood high and without that shelter which the buildings in the … to queen Anne; this prince was duke of Cumberland, lord high admiral of Great Britain and Ireland, generalissimo of … he chose to deny. It was resolved to impeach Sacheverel of high crimes and misdemeanors, which was done at the bar of …
A New History of London
… of the life guard who were patrolling, and made them cry High church and Ormond; and in Smithfield they burned a print … a French or Irish school-master was sent to Newgate for high treason, having proclaimed in the street that king … industrythat the artificial raising of South-sea stock so high as 319, its price while the bill was depending, was a …
A New History of London
… and in building a new bridge. 1099. By an extraordinary high tide or swell of the sea in 1099, the river Thames … to acquire them: when therefore a tribe governed by these high ideas of liberty, subdued a large territory, they found … great disputes with the city of London, concerning their high immunities and privileges. Hume's Hist. Among these were …