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Excerpt from The Cabinet History of England, Civil, Military, and Ecclesiastical, Vol. 6: From the Invasion by Julius Caesar to the Year 1346; XI-XII
Heads l. Whosoever shall ring in innovation in reli gion, or by favour seek to extend or introduce Po ry or Arminiamsm, or other Opinions disagreeing from c true or orthodox church, shall be reputed a capital enemy to this kingdom and commonwealth. 2. Whosoever shall counsel or advise the taking and levying of the subsidies of tonnage and poundage, not being granted by parliament, or shall be an actor or instrument therein, shall be likewise reputed an innovator in the government, and a capital enemy to this kingdom and commonwealth. 3. If any merchant or other rson whatsoever shall vo luntarily yield or pay the saide subsidies of tonn e and poundage, not being granted by parliament, he sh 1 like wise be reputed a betra er of the libert of England, and an enemy to the same.' As Mr. Hol is read these ar tiolas he was loudly cheered by the House. While they were reading, the king, who had hurried down to the House of Lords, and who was perplexed at not seeing the Speaker, sent a messenger to b ng away. 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.
