Zeitschrift des Historischen Vereins für Niedersachsen

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In der Sahn'schen Hofbuchhandlung, 1854

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Pagina 138 - ... and interests of the country, was the immediate object of the measure, though delicacy would not admit of the avowal of such a motive. Among the other parliamentary occurrences in this session, the most remarkable was a proposed alteration in the act of toleration. Lord Sidmouth, on May 9th, moved in the House of Lords for leave to bring in a bill for amending and explaining the acts of William and Mary, and of the 17th of George III. as far as they applied to protestant dissenting ministers....
Pagina 68 - ... that the proposers of this matter knew, or at least believed, that the queen would not agree to the motion, which way soever it might be brought to her, whether in an address or in a bill ; and then they might reckon, that this would give such a jealousy, and create such a misunderstanding between her...
Pagina 69 - Burr1et, that arch- Whig, wrote soon afterwards in his History of my own Time, 'I never knew any thing, in the management of the Tories, by which they suffered more in their reputation than by this.'34 When the bishop wrote these words he was not to know that a more terrible shoal lay ahead for the Tories, one which was to do far more than simply damage their reputation; and that he would live to see them run on to it. Well before that, however, an attempted invasion of Scotland in 1708...
Pagina 69 - ... scene, and to come and shine among us here in England; they prevailed with her to write a letter to the archbishop of Canterbury, intimating her readiness to come over, if the queen and parliament should desire it...
Pagina 69 - ... limitation, that they should not have power to repeal the acts of succession : all these were rejected with scorn and indignation ; the lords seeing by this their error in yielding to that proposed by the earl of Rochester. The bill passed in the house of lords, but the tories protested against it, I never knew any thing, in the management of the tories, by which they suffered more in their reputation, than by this : they hoped, that the motion for the invitation would have cleared them of all...
Pagina 128 - Reine et son premier ministre ont écrites en derniere confidence à la feue Electrice et au Prince Electoral, lesquelles lettres l'on voit et crie icy dans les rues tout imprimées, au grand scandai et en dépit de la Cour et de tous les bien affectionnés à la succession de Hanover, dont il ya un...
Pagina 68 - Spain when the late king died, probably that would have prevented all this war in which we were now engaged. With these lords, by a strange reverse, all the tories joined; and by another, and as strange a reverse, all the whigs joined in opposing it. They thought this matter was to be left wholly to the queen ; that it was neither proper nor safe, either for the crown or for the nation, that the heir should not be in an entire dependance on the queen ; a rivalry between two courts might throw us...
Pagina 68 - England had declared ; there were threatening dangers that hung over us, and might be near us. He concluded that he did not see how they could be prevented, and the nation made safe, by any other way but by inviting the next successor to come and live among us.
Pagina 83 - The nature of this proposal is such, that it executes itself: the interest of Spain is to support it : and in France, the persons to whom that succession is to belong, will be ready and powerful enough to vindicate their own right. " France and Spain are now more effectually divided than ever. And thus, by the blessing of God, will a real balance of power be fixed in Europe, and remain liable to as few accidents as human affairs can be exempted...
Pagina 67 - Sophia should be invited to come over to reside in England. ' It was thought,' says Tindal, ' that they either knew or apprehended that this would not be acceptable to the queen ; and they, being highly displeased with the measures she took, went into this design both to vex her and in hopes that a faction might arise out of it, which might breed a distraction in our councils, and some of them might hope thereby to revive the Pretender's claim.

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