Author : George Brodie
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365345527
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)
Book Synopsis Constitutional History of the British Empire, Vol. 2 of 3 by : George Brodie
Download or read book Constitutional History of the British Empire, Vol. 2 of 3 written by George Brodie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Constitutional History of the British Empire, Vol. 2 of 3: From the Accession of Charles I. To the Restoration; With an Introduction, Tracing the Progress of Society and of the Constitution From the Feudal Times to the Opening of the History, and Including a Particular Examination of Mr. Hume's Statements Relativ Having now, after a fair trial, fully discovered that par liaments were not to be converted into passive instruments of his Will, Charles determined to renounce the use of assemblies which he could not control, and, by assuming the whole powers of the legislature, to disregard all the forms, as well as the Spirit, of the constitution. He even issued a proclamation, in which he forbade the very men tion of another parliament, as he, who alone had the power, was the best judge when to assemble it, and de clared that, though such an event might happen, it could only be after the country had evinced a better disposition, and the vipers of the commonwealth had suffered the condign punishment of their demeritsfig We now, then, Rush. Vol. 11. P. 3. See also previous declaration already referred to, Vol. I. Append. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
