Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester, Том 18

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Chetham Society., 1849
 

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Стр. 7 - Bartholomew Fayre," with the puppet-showe, acted today, which had not been these forty years, (it being so satyricall against Puritanism, they durst not till now, which is strange they should already dare to do it, and the King to countenance it,) but I do never a whit like it the better for the puppets, but rather the worse.
Стр. 203 - ... education. He got up in the progress of the war to be a colonel, and to be concerned in the excise. And at the Restoration he was found to be so useful in managing the excise that he was put in a good post. He was the roughest and boldest speaker in the house, and talked in the language and phrases of a carrier, but with a beauty and eloquence that was always acceptable. He spoke always with much life and heat, but judgment was not his talent.
Стр. 202 - Colonel Birch was a man of a peculiar character. He had been a carrier at first, and retained still, even to an affectation, the clownishness of his education". He got up in the progress of the war to be a colonel, and to be concerned in the excise. And at the restoration he was found to be so useful in managing the excise, that he was put in a good post. He was the roughest and boldest speaker in the house ; and. talked in...
Стр. xiii - They were so spiritual and inward, and such taking companions, that it was a mercy I was not ensnared by them, for they were high Independents.
Стр. xiii - I do declare and promise that I will be true and faithful to the commonwealth of England, as the same is now established, without a King or House of Lords...
Стр. 202 - Hill. was put in a good post. He was the roughest, and boldest, speaker in the house, and talked in the language and phrases of a carrier, but with a beauty, and eloquence, that was always acceptable. I heard Coventry say, he was the best speaker to carry a popular assembly before him that he had ever known.
Стр. 30 - Wee are of kin & so have some ty to helpe her. 3, 2 places of scripture say much to mee. Prov: iii, 27, 28. Jam. ii, 16. 4, If it somewh: difficult to mee, it is an extremity unto her. 5, God can soone make it out to mee. He will repay it if I doe it for him. 6, I doe doe it for his sake : i, To supply her crying necessity. ii, To prevent her sin, for I beleive she would g"?
Стр. 201 - The Herefordshire visitation of 1G83 describes John Birch, then living at Garnstone, near Weobley, as lord of the manors of Upper, and Lower, Ardwick, and of Ordsall, in Lancashire, and as the son of Samuel Birch, of the family of Birch, of Birch. In the Barrett MSS. in the Chetham library, John Birch is thus mentioned, "which said Colonel Birch according to the report of old people, was born in Openshaw, and in his youth, being of great stature, enlisted as a private trooper in the parliament's...
Стр. 203 - I feared such speeches were coales cast abroad to kindle divisions. 1 thought it my duty for the safety, and peace of these parts, and agreeable to your former orders, to secure him, which I have done, and as his sword was taking from him, (he refusing to deliver it,) said, though my sword is short now, it may be long enough within a while, (the sword hanging by his side, being a little short sword,) and very angrily asked me, whether I had orders to secure him. I answered, if I have not, you will...
Стр. ix - As for ordination, what is it, but the laying on of hands, an outward sign or symbol of admission ? It creates nothing, it confers -nothing. It is the inward calling of God that makes a minister, and his own painful study and diligence that manures and improves his ministerial gifts.

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