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Paperback, [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 7 of 8: Containing an Historical, Critical, and Impartial Account of the Lives and Writings … Meer...

Paperback, [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 7 of 8: Containing an Historical, Critical, and Impartial Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation in the World, Particularly the British and Irish, From the Earliest Accounts of Time to the Present Period Le ie continued, after the Revolution, in allegiance to king James. In confequence, refufing to take the new oaths appointed upon 'that change, he loft all his preferments and, in 1689, when the troubles began to arife in Ireland, withdrew, with his family, into England. Here he fet about writing political pieces, in fupport of the caufe he had embraced; and, being a perfon of extraordinary wit and learning, was efleemed a Chieftain among the Nonjurors. Neither did his fulferings make him forget his duty to the church of England; in defence Of which he {hewed himfelf a flrenuous champion againft the Quakers, many of whom were con verted by him. He likewife employed his pen in the general caufe of the Chriflian religion. Againfl Jews and Deifis, and againf't the errors Of Socinians and Papilis. Meanwhile, his writings, and frequent vifits to the courts Of St. Germains and bar-le-duc, ten dered him. Obnoxious to the government but he became more f0 upon the publication of the Hereditary Right Of the Crown of England alferted Of which he was the reputed author. Finding himfelf, on this account, under a neceflity of leaving the kingdom, he repaired to the Pretender at bar-le-duc where he was allowed to otiiciate in a private chapel, after the rites Of the church of Eng land and he took much pains to convert the Pretender to the Pro teftant religion, but in vain. However, to promote the faid Pre tender's interetl, when a great flir was made about him in England, he wrote a letter from bar-leduc, dated April 23, 1714, which was printed and difperfed among his adherents, replete with the mod fordid attery wherein, he concluded With a propofal, on condition Of his being ieilored to his crown. That, for the fecurity of the church of England as by law eflablifhed, he would f0 far wave his prerogative, in the nomination of bilhops, deans, and all other ecclefiaflical preferments in the gift of the crown, that five hilltops ihould be appointed; of which the archbifhop Of Canter bury for the time being always to be one, who, tipon any vacancy. 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.", Biography: General<

2016, ISBN: 9781333717636

Containing an Historical, Critical, and Impartial Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation in the World, Particularly the British and Irish, From the … Meer...

Containing an Historical, Critical, and Impartial Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation in the World, Particularly the British and Irish, From the Earliest Acc Containing an Historical, Critical, and Impartial Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation in the World, Particularly the British and Irish, From the Earliest Acc Buch (fremdspr.) Taschenbuch 23.09.2016 Bücher>Fremdsprachige Bücher>Englische Bücher, Forgotten Books, .201<

ISBN: 9781333717636

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Containing an Historical, Critical, and Impartial Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation in the World, Particularly the British and Irish, From the Earliest Acc Containing an Historical, Critical, and Impartial Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation in the World, Particularly the British and Irish, From the Earliest Acc Buch (fremdspr.) Bücher>Fremdsprachige Bücher>Englische Bücher, Forgotten Books<

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