This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ...him to his son and friends, in return, it was said, for the kindness with which Tom-linson had treated him during his captivity.2 1 Hutchinson's Memoirs, p. 405. " On the 14th of May, 1660. When these votes were communicated to the House of Lords for their ratification,3 the Lords demanded a conference with ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ...him to his son and friends, in return, it was said, for the kindness with which Tom-linson had treated him during his captivity.2 1 Hutchinson's Memoirs, p. 405. " On the 14th of May, 1660. When these votes were communicated to the House of Lords for their ratification,3 the Lords demanded a conference with the Commons, not with a view to offer any substantial opposition to their resolutions, but because they had, in certain respects, encroached on the jurisdiction and privileges of the Upper House. Two conferences were held4, without leading to any agreement. Meanwhile, the reaction extended and grew more violent every day; orders were issued for the arrest of men who had had nothing whatever to do with the King's trial; among others, Thurloe was committed to prison, and impeached of high treason.5 Several persons were sent to the Tower on mere denunciations, for words spoken against the King, whose arrival was now shortly expected. All the titles and honours conferred by Cromwell or his son were annulled, and erased from the records of all public offices. Whoever was suspected of having aided any regicide to escape from England, was subjected to rigorous punishment. Contimied amidst this outbreak of passions so contrary, the discussion of the Amnesty became cold and futile; the bill was left in suspense.1 1 On the 17th of May, 1660. 5 Commons' Journals, vol. viii. pp. 25, 26, 27, 34; Ludlow's Memoirs, pp. 381-386; Hutehinson's Memoirs, p. 406. 8 On the 17th of May, 1660. 4 On the 19th and 22nd of May, 1600. 5 On the loth of May, 1000. Nearly all the other bills prepared for the settlement of the various political and religious questions which the Declaration from Breda had raised, met with the same fate; in vain did the Presbyterians and...
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