Cobbett's Weekly Political Register, Volume 16R. Bagshaw, 1809 - Great Britain |
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... Lands , that is to say , lands , houses , manors , and royalties belonging to the public . These lanis , & c ... land revenue ............ 10,008 18 41 Expences incurred in securing and im- .35,163 9 1 ..56,712 2 102 46 -Upon the ...
... Lands , that is to say , lands , houses , manors , and royalties belonging to the public . These lanis , & c ... land revenue ............ 10,008 18 41 Expences incurred in securing and im- .35,163 9 1 ..56,712 2 102 46 -Upon the ...
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... land consent to give them so large a por- tion of the fruits of their labour ; and if they hope to continue to enjoy an easy independence , with the respect of the people , they will endeavour to present us , in their own lives , an ...
... land consent to give them so large a por- tion of the fruits of their labour ; and if they hope to continue to enjoy an easy independence , with the respect of the people , they will endeavour to present us , in their own lives , an ...
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... land ; there are insurrections in every part of Germany . Most Excellent Sir , I have received a dispatch from gen . de Valdeorras D. Jose Ranaon de Quiroga e Vria , dated in Cosoyo , the 23d current , which is as follows : - ( 6 " I ...
... land ; there are insurrections in every part of Germany . Most Excellent Sir , I have received a dispatch from gen . de Valdeorras D. Jose Ranaon de Quiroga e Vria , dated in Cosoyo , the 23d current , which is as follows : - ( 6 " I ...
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... Land - tax , which has banished guineas from the land and made Bank - notes a legal tender , which has seen the Habeas Corpus or Personal Safety Act for many years suspended , which has drained the kingdom of its youth and its vigour ...
... Land - tax , which has banished guineas from the land and made Bank - notes a legal tender , which has seen the Habeas Corpus or Personal Safety Act for many years suspended , which has drained the kingdom of its youth and its vigour ...
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... land . One year's interruption of this ex- change would do England more harm than would be done by the sinking of all foreign countries to the bottom of the sea . This is , however , only one instance out of hun- dreds which might be ...
... land . One year's interruption of this ex- change would do England more harm than would be done by the sinking of all foreign countries to the bottom of the sea . This is , however , only one instance out of hun- dreds which might be ...
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Page 885 - That no person who has an office or place of profit under the King, or receives a pension from the Crown, shall be capable of serving as a Member of the House of Commons.
Page 883 - That the freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in Parliament, ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament.
Page 883 - That levying money for or to the use of the crown, by pretence of prerogative, without grant of parliament, for longer time, or in other manner, than the same is or shall be granted, is illegal.
Page 883 - Imperial dignity of this realm shall hereafter come to any person not being a native of this Kingdom of England, this nation be not obliged to engage in any war for the defence of any dominions or territories which do not belong to the Crown of England, without the consent of Parliament.
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Page 885 - That after the said limitation shall take effect as aforesaid, no person born out of the kingdoms of England, Scotland or Ireland or the dominions thereunto belonging (although he be naturalized or made a denizen, except such as are born of English parents) shall be capable to be of the privy council, or a member of either house of parliament...