Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and ChesterChetham Society., 1867 - Cheshire (England) |
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afterwards amongst Archæol bishop Book brother Charles Cheshire Chester CHETHAM SOCIETY Church colonel commands countess Countess of Derby court Darby daughter death Derby's Devot Diary duchess duke earl James earl of Derby earl's Edited Edward enemies English F. R. RAINES father favour ffarington Papers friends graces Hague hath haue Henry HEYWOOD Hist honour humble Ibid Interregn Isle James lord Strange John Byrom king king's Knowsley lady Charlotte lady Derby lady Strange Lanc Lancashire Lathom House letter lieutenancy lord Derby lord Strange lordship majesty Manchester marriage Matie noble obedience Observations Oxford Palatine Parliament peer of France Prayer prince of Orange Priv probably queen of Bohemia royal Rupert Seacome Seacome's servant siege Sir John Stanley Papers Strafford Strange's Thomas THOMAS HEYWOOD Tremoille Tretire unto whilst wife Winwick Worcester college writing xxxiv
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Page cxxiv - How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
Page ii - How modest, kindly, all-accomplished, wise, With what sublime repression of himself, And in what limits, and how tenderly ; Not swaying to this faction or to that ; Not making his high place the lawless perch Of winged ambitions, nor a vantage-ground For pleasure ; but thro...
Page xlvi - Thy word have I laid up in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Page cl - I scorn your proffers ; I disdain your favours ; I abhor your treasons ; and am so far from delivering this island to your advantage, that I will keep it to the utmost of my power to your destruction. Take this final answer, and forbear any further solicitations ; for if you trouble me with any more messages upon this occasion, I will burn the paper and hang the bearer.
Page lvi - And that was the reason, indeed ; for where I found a Crown, a Church, and a people spoiled, I could not imagine to redeem them from under the pressure with gracious smiles and gentle looks ; it would cost warmer water than so.
Page 2 - Chester's Triumph in Honor of her Prince, as it was performed upon St. George's Day 1610, in the foresaid Citie. Reprinted from the original edition of 1610, with an Introduction and Notes.
Page clx - ... no enemies but the enemies of the Covenant, and no friends but its friends.
Page xlvi - Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
Page xxxi - Saturday, the duches of Tremoyle in France, and mother-in-law to the lord Strange, and many other great estates ; and all the gentry of Cheshier, Flintshier, and Denbighshier, went to meet her at Hoole Heath, with the earl of Derby, being at least six hundred...
Page 1 - Society be audited annually, by three auditors, to be elected at the general meetingi and that any member who shall be one year in arrear of his subscription, shall no longer be considered as belonging to the Society.