| Sir John Reresby - 1734 - 368 pągines
...by the Commons, they voted That King James II. having endeavoured to fubvert the Government of this Kingdom, by breaking the original Contract between the King and the People; and by the Advice of Jefuits, and other wicked Perfons, having fubverted the fundamental Laws, and having laftly with. drawn... | |
| Jean Louis de Lolme - 1784 - 564 pągines
...lords and commons solemnly assembled, declared, that " king " James the Second, having endeavoured to " subvert the. constitution of the kingdom, by " breaking the original contract between king " and people, and having violated' thefunda" mental laws, and withdrawn himself, had "abdicated... | |
| John Moore - 1793 - 516 pągines
...was departing from the great whig principle, that a King who endeavonrs to fubvert the conftitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between the King and people, and violating the fundamental laws, is deemed to have forfeited the crown. Which furely is... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 452 pągines
...lords for their concurrence. It was to this effect : That king James the Second having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract betwixt the king and people ; and having, by the advice of Jesuits, and other wicked persons, violated... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1803 - 498 pągines
...commons sent up a vote to the peers couched in these words, " That king James II. having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking...original contract between the king and the people ; and having, by the advice ot Jesuits, and other wicked persons, violated the fundamental laws, and withdrawn... | |
| Sir William Blackstone - 1807 - 686 pągines
...vacancy, both houses? came to this resolution ; " that king James the second, hav" ing endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, " by breaking the original contract between king and people ; " and, by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, hav" ing violated the fundamental... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1808 - 654 pągines
...in the bill of rights. What says the first? — u Whereas king James the Second, having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and people, and, by advice of Jesuits and other •wicked persons, having violated the fundamental... | |
| William Cobbett - 1809 - 860 pągines
...[which your lordships have agreed; for your lordships bar* agreed, That king James 2nd hath endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the Original Contract between king and people, and hath violated the fundamental laws, and withdrawn himself out of the kingdom.... | |
| Harleian miscellany - 1810 - 592 pągines
...asserted the people's rights, by declaring, 'That the late King James * the Second, having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the * kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and ' people, and, by advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having ' violated the fundamental... | |
| William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 638 pągines
...asserted the people's rights, by declaring, ' That the late King James 4 the Second, having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the * kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and * people, and, by advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having -* violated the fundamental... | |
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