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Lives of the Queens of England, from the Norman Conquest: With Anecdotes of ... - Page 106
by Agnes Strickland - 1848
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Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, Volume 1

Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1818 - 516 pages
...in the following gracious words : " I give you this charge, that you shall be of my privy-council, and content yourself to take pains for me and my realm....judgment I have of you, that you will not be corrupted with any gift J and that you 'will be faithful to the state ; and that without respect of my private...
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The New Monthly Magazine and Humorist

English literature - 1843 - 590 pages
...noble summary of the duties which he was expected to perform to his queen and country : — " I give you this charge that you shall be of my privy council,...not be corrupted by any manner of gift, and that you wiu be faithful to the state ; and that, without respect to my private will, you will give me that...
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English stories

Maria Hack - Great Britain - 1825 - 490 pages
...afterwards lord Burleigh. When he had taken the oath, the queen addressed him in these words : " I give you this charge, that you shall be of my privy council,...judgment I have of you, that you will not be corrupted with any gift ; and that you will be faithful to the state; and that, without respect of my private...
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Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, Volume 1

Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1826 - 516 pages
...member of her council, the queen addressed her secretary in the following gracious words: " I give you this charge, that you shall be of my privy council,...judgment I have of you, that you will not be corrupted with any gift; and that you will be faithful to the state ; and that without respect of my private...
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Memoirs of Celebrated Women: Marchioness de Maintenon

George Payne Rainsford James - 1839 - 210 pages
...exemplary, and on appointing him a member of the council she addressed these gracious words to him, " This judgment I have of you, that you will not be corrupted with any gift ; and that you will be faithful to the state; and that, without respect to my VOL. ii....
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Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. By A ..., Volume 4

Agnes Strickland - 1851 - 820 pages
...duties which he was expected to perform to his queen and country:— " I give you this charge, that yon shall be of my privy council, and content yourself...pains for me and my realm. This judgment I have of you,—that you will not be corrupted by any manner of gift, and that you will be faithful to the state;...
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The Good Old Times of Queen Bess

Edwin Paxton Hood - Great Britain - 1851 - 224 pages
...the queen to him, on the occasion of investing him with the power of secretary of state, — " I give you this charge, that you shall be of my privy council,...content yourself to take pains for me and my realm. The judgment I have of you, that you will not be corrupted by any gift, and that you will be faithful...
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The Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society ..., Volume 3

Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1857 - 574 pages
...posterity in earth." * Her speech to Cecil, from the same authority, is more characteristic : — " I give you this charge, that you shall be of my privy council,...judgment I have of you, that you will not be corrupted • "Nugai Antiqua;," vol. ip 56. 108 ELIZABETH REFUSES TO ATTEND MASS. [155S. with any manner of gift,...
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The Queens of England and Their Times: From Matilda, Queen of ..., Volume 2

Francis Lancelott - Queens - 1858 - 604 pages
...addressed him in the following terms : — " I give you this charge, that you shall be of my seeret council, and content yourself to take pains for me and my realm. This opinion I have of you, that you will not be corrupted with any gift; and that you will be faithful...
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Athenae Cantabrigienses: 1586-1609

1861 - 608 pages
...Hatficld. The queen on appointing him, it is said, addressed him to the following effect : " I give you this charge, that you shall be of my privy council,...yourself to take pains for me and my realm. This judgment .1 have of you, that you will not be corrupted with any gift, and that you will be faithful to the...
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