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... He resided for some time in India , in a lucrative and responsible official capacity . He returned to England about three years since , and is now a Member of Parliament for Edinburgh , and is also Secretary at War , which 1 *
... He resided for some time in India , in a lucrative and responsible official capacity . He returned to England about three years since , and is now a Member of Parliament for Edinburgh , and is also Secretary at War , which 1 *
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... that persecution of the Whigs which followed the dissolution of the Oxford Parliament , and that , in conse- quence of a general seizure of his papers , this work may have been brought to the office in which it had been found .
... that persecution of the Whigs which followed the dissolution of the Oxford Parliament , and that , in conse- quence of a general seizure of his papers , this work may have been brought to the office in which it had been found .
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Not a single session of parliament had passed without some unconstitutional attack on the freedom of debate . The right of petition was grossly violated . Arbitrary judgments , exorbitant fines , and unwarranted imprisonments ...
Not a single session of parliament had passed without some unconstitutional attack on the freedom of debate . The right of petition was grossly violated . Arbitrary judgments , exorbitant fines , and unwarranted imprisonments ...
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Provision had been made for the frequent convocation and secure deliberation of parliaments . ... He too had offered to call a free parliament , and to submit to its decision all the matters in dispute . Yet we praise our forefathers ...
Provision had been made for the frequent convocation and secure deliberation of parliaments . ... He too had offered to call a free parliament , and to submit to its decision all the matters in dispute . Yet we praise our forefathers ...
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At length circumstances compelled Charles to summon another parliament ; another chance was given them for liberty . Were they to throw it away , as they had thrown away the former ? Were they again to be cozened by le Roi le veut ?
At length circumstances compelled Charles to summon another parliament ; another chance was given them for liberty . Were they to throw it away , as they had thrown away the former ? Were they again to be cozened by le Roi le veut ?
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