The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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Page 174
... secure what freedom they could . In 1639 the Earl of Warwick tried to find profit in these dis- sensions . He had bought up the Earl of Pembroke's derelict rights and with the aid of men from Bermuda and Providence was attempt- ing to ...
... secure what freedom they could . In 1639 the Earl of Warwick tried to find profit in these dis- sensions . He had bought up the Earl of Pembroke's derelict rights and with the aid of men from Bermuda and Providence was attempt- ing to ...
Page 316
... secure any part of their subsidies , and Spain for pressing them to secure the whole by a hypothèque of the upper quarter of Gelderland . " 4 From the standpoint of national necessity , however , the grievances of all other Powers ...
... secure any part of their subsidies , and Spain for pressing them to secure the whole by a hypothèque of the upper quarter of Gelderland . " 4 From the standpoint of national necessity , however , the grievances of all other Powers ...
Page 353
... secure the willing enlistment of hundreds from the ranks of the defeated , while a difficult retreat might cost a leader half his mercenary force . A hundred motives impelled selfish princes to make war , and few beyond empty war ...
... secure the willing enlistment of hundreds from the ranks of the defeated , while a difficult retreat might cost a leader half his mercenary force . A hundred motives impelled selfish princes to make war , and few beyond empty war ...
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