 | John Aikin - Biography - 1799 - 582 pages
...behind the king's chair. His majesty asked the bishops, " My lords, cannot 1 take my subjects' money when I want it, without all this formality in parliament?"...turned, and said to the bishop of Winchester, " Well, mv lord, what say you ?" " Sir," replied the bishop, " I have no skill to judge of parliamentary cases."... | |
 | Stephen Jones - Biography - 1799 - 456 pages
...the king's chair, lus ma. jesty asked them, " My lords," said he, " cannot I take my subjtfls money when I want it, without all this formality in parliament?"...of our nostrils." "Whereupon the king turned, and »aid to the bishop of Winchester, *' Well, my lord, what say you?" tl Sir," replied the bishop, **... | |
 | John Aikin - 1799 - 790 pages
...the bishops, " My lords, cannot I take my subjects' money when I. want it, without all this totmality in parliament?" The bishop of Durham readily answered,...king turned, and said to the bishop of Winchester, " \Vrell, my lord, what say you ?" " Sir," replied the bishop, " 1 haveuO skill to judge of parliamentary... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...bishops, " My Lords, cannot I take my subjects money " when I want it, without all this formality of parliament ?" The bishop of " Durham readily answered,...turned and said to the bishop "of Winchester, " Well, rny Lord, what say you ?'' « Sir,' replied the bi"shop, « Jhave no skill to judge or parliamentary... | |
 | Eccentric biography - 1801 - 352 pages
...standing behind the king's chair, his majesty said, " My lords, cannot I take my subjects' money money when I want it, without all this formality in parliament?"...you should ; you are the breath of our nostrils," Upon this the king, addressing himself to the Bishop of Winchester, who was celebrated for his wit,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...bishops, " My L'J^ls, cannot I take my subjects money " when I want it, without all this formality of parliament ?" The bishop of " Durham readily answered,...nostrils.' Whereupon the King turned and said to the bishop fc of Winchester, " Well, rny Lord, what say you ?" ' Sir,' replied the bi*' shop, ' I have no skill... | |
 | Stephen Jones - Biography - 1805 - 470 pages
...D'nhain readily answered, " God forhid, fir, but you should; you are the breath of our nostril*.'* Whereupon the king turned, and said to the bishop of Winchester. " Well, my lord, what say you F* " Sir," replied the buhop, " 1 have no skill tojudge of parliamentary сами." The king answered,... | |
 | John Watkins - Biography - 1807 - 1014 pages
...j«ts' money when I want it, without »II this formality m parliament ?" Eislmp Ncaie quickly replied, " God forbid, sir, but you should ; you are the breath of our nostrils." On which the lam; said to the biihop of Winchester, " Well, my lord, and what say той ?" " Sir,... | |
 | John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 568 pages
...standing behind the king's chair. James asked the bishops : ' My lords, cannot I take my subjects' money when I want it, without all this formality in parliament...lord, what say you ?' 'Sir,' replied the bishop, I have no skill to judge of parliamentary cases.' The king answered, ' no put-offs, my lord, answer me... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1810 - 556 pages
...majesty asked the bishops, « My lords, « cannot I take my subjects money when I want it, with« out all this formality in parliament ?' The bishop of...lord, what say you ?' " Sir, (replied " the Bishop) I have no skill to judge of parliamentary «c cases." The king answered, « No put-offs, my lord ; «... | |
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I take my subjects money when I want it, without all this formality in parliament ? The bishop of Durham readily answered, God forbid, Sir, but you should ; you are the breath of our nostrils : whereupon the king turned and said to the bishop of Winchester,... 
