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Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… thank God, it is otherwise with me than when I came to the Long Parliament, first. I could not then endure any body that …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… Consider how the times when this was imposed (as in the Long Parliament 7) differed from this. Then was a time of … a letter to offer you from his Highness. The report is long, and I desire your directions. The question was called … touching the Irish officers. This was read, with a long petition annexed, and referred to the Irish Committee. …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… Sir Thomas Wroth, I shall not undertake to determine how long or how short a time we shall sit, so I would have you … lay justices open to temptations. It was told you, not long since, of a white capon taken by a justice. 5. There is … from beyond seas for relief of poor Papists. He made a long story to little purpose. Mr. Speaker. It was well …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… person, and we may bless God we have such an one. Long may he live to keep us in settlement, and I am confident … the title, lest he claim the manor. The gentlemen of the long robe will tell you there is much in names. The word … where the words of revival lie. The gentlemen of the long robe say nothing of a revival. 2. There must be a way of …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… all, as a great breach of the liberty of the subject, so long and much fought and contended for, and so dearly … a posture of defence. You never had such a fleet as in the Long Parliament. All the powers in the world made addresses … the former part of his speech had been left out, as to the Long Parliament. Give me now leave to account to you how I …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… lands, being begotten in adultery. The Committee were a long time in debate before they entered upon the merit of the … Bond and Mr. Robinson said that they frequently sat in the Long Parliament, though Parliament were adjourned. Mr. Bodurda said, he never sat in the Long Parliament, but he had sometimes a desire to look into …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… of the day was spent in hearing counsel at the bar, upon Long and Edwards's business, about Long's claim to the Register's Office in Chancery; and put … throughout the whole. But that might have been helped long since: pardon mee, Sir, I could tell you how 'tis sed, …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… the city for the public service, in the beginning of the Long Parliament, &c. which was read. It seems this order was … It is fit the city should be satisfied; and had the Long Parliament sat till now, they had done something in it. … the people. Mr. Grave. I have as great an opinion of the Long Parliament as any man, especially till violence was …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… Bills are brought in this Parliament, than in all the Long Parliament. Mr. Speaker caused the order of the day to … for the Spanish business. Mr. Highland stood up and made a long speech, how much the lives, and liberties, and estates … not given his vote in many such like cases. Did not the Long Parliament, by a vote, declare treason; that all that …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… if they would apply themselves to it. Sir Lislebone Long. I move that you will not put a harder task upon those of the long robe, than dn other professions who do their own … the day was read, and then stood up Captain Whitgrave. The long oration made yesterday, I heard most of it, in 54, …