 | Sir John Reresby - Great Britain - 1734 - 368 pages
...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... | |
 | Jean Louis de Lolme - 1784 - 564 pages
...the law itself. The lords and commons solemnly assembled, declared, that " king " James the Second, having endeavoured to " subvert the. constitution...kingdom, by " breaking the original contract between king " and people, and having violated' thefunda" mental laws, and withdrawn himself, had "abdicated... | |
 | John Moore - France - 1793 - 516 pages
...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 - Great Britain - 1800 - 452 pages
...up to the house of 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 Belsham - 1806 - 646 pages
...ideas in a certain degree to the prejudices of their new associates, they passed an unanimous vote, " that king James II. having endeavoured to subvert...constitution of the kingdom by breaking the original compact between king and people, and having, by th# advice of Jesuits and other w icked persons, violated... | |
 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 686 pages
...supposition of this 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 pages
...of Orange, embodied in the bill of rights. What says the first? — u Whereas king James the Second, having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of...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 - Great Britain - 1809 - 860 pages
...Vacant.'] At length, the house came to this grand Resolution : — Resolved, " That king James the Second, having endeavoured to subvert the Constitution of...Kingdom, by breaking the original Contract between king and people, and, by the advice of Jesuits, and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 550 pages
...by a great majority of the commons, and sent up to the peers for their concurrence. It was contained in these words : " That king James II. having endeavoured...kingdom, by breaking the original " contract between king and people ; and having, by " the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, violated " the fundamental... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - Great Britain - 1810 - 592 pages
...of England, have assorted the people's riuhts, by declaring,' That the late King James ' the Second, having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of...kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and 1 people, and, by advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having ' violated the fundamental... | |
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That King James II., having 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, having violated the fundamental laws and having withdrawn... 
