| Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1707 - 332 pages
...Proceeding, was very grievous. And no lefs unjuft Projects of all kinds, Many ridiculous, Many fcandalous, All very grievous, were fet on Foot ; the Envy and...King, the Profit ' to other Men : infomuch that , of two hundred thoufand pound drawn from the Subject, by thefe ways, in a year , lorce fifteen hundred... | |
| Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1717 - 322 pages
...Proceeding, was very grievous. And no lefs unjuft Projecls of all kinds, Many ridiculous, Many fcandalous, All very grievous, were fet on foot; the Envy and Reproach of which came to the King, the Profit Ea to to other Men : infomuch that, of two hundred thoufand pound drawn from the Subject, by thefe... | |
| William Harris - 1758 - 458 pages
...proceeding, was very grievous. And no lefs unjuft projects of all kinds, many ridiculous, many fcandalous, all very grievous, were fet on foot ; the envy and...king, the profit to other men : infomuch, that of two hundred thoufand pound drawn from the fubjeS by thefe ways, in a year, fcarce fifteen hundred came... | |
| Joseph Townsend - 1781 - 342 pages
...Clarendon himfelf complains ; he. even calls thefe projects " unjuft, ridicu^. Ions, fcandalous, grievous, the envy and reproach of which came to the king, the profit to other men." The thirty thoufand pounds Charles got by the wine monopoly, coft the public three hundred and fixty... | |
| Edward Hyde (1st Earl of Clarendon.) - 1807 - 508 pages
...proceeding, was very grievous. And no lefs unjuft projefts of all kinds, many ridiculous, many fcandalous, all very grievous, were fet on foot ; the envy and...King, the profit to other men : infomuch that, of two hundred thoufand pound drawn from the fubject, by thefe ways, in a par, fcarce fifteen hundred... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1807 - 784 pages
...projects were set ou foot, some ridiculous and some scandalous, says Clarendon, but all very grievous; the envy and reproach of which came to the king, the profit to other men. Insomuch that of 2uO,000/. drawn from the subject by these ways iu on« year, scarce liOO/. camu to... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale - 1810 - 762 pages
...Projects of all kinds," says Clarendon, " many ridiculous, many scandalous, all very grievous, were set on foot ; the envy and reproach of which came to the King, the profits to other men." In 1631, Mervin, Lord Audley, Earl of Castlehaven, was beheaded on Tower Hill,... | |
| John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1810 - 778 pages
...Projects of all kinds," says Clarendon, " many ridiculous, many scandalous, all very grievous, were set on foot ; the envy and reproach of which came to the King, the profits to other men." In 1631, Mervin, Lord Audley, Earl of Castlehaven, was beheaded on Tower Hill,... | |
| William Harris - 1814 - 510 pages
...no less unjust projects of all kinds, many ridiculous, many scandalous, all very grievous, were set on foot; the envy and reproach of which came to the king, the profit to other men : insomuch, that of two hundred thousand pound drawn from the subject by these ways, ma year, scarce... | |
| Maurice Powell (fict. name.) - 1821 - 910 pages
...less unjust projects of all kinds — many ridiculous, many scandalous, all very grievous, were set on foot, the envy and reproach of which came to the King, and the profit to other men." ; The collection of ship money, as it was afterwards one of the principal... | |
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