| 单词 | privy council |
| 例句 | Within the first dozen pages we have had a dowry, a duel and a privy council. A Thriller Set in Jacobean England Delves Into a Notorious Murder 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Although he was a Protestant, he was a supporter of the Scotland's Catholic regent, and in 1561 he was appointed to the privy council by the newly widowed Mary on her return to Scotland. 11 of the most influential royal lovers in British history 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z "I thought I'm going to buy a modern dress" and then embroider it with the fern motif of the privy council "as a nod to the past". Coronation: I took painkillers before carrying sword, says Penny Mordaunt 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z In January, Franklin was summoned to appear before the privy council, the king’s most senior advisers. The leak that ruined Ben Franklin’s reputation and spurred the Boston Tea Party 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z The King became the monarch after the death of his mother, but the meeting of the privy council of politicians, officials and clergy formally confirmed it. Queen to lie in state for four full days before state funeral 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z In September, tens of thousands of people gathered for another, student-led demonstration, at which Panusaya not only reiterated demands for curbs to the monarchy’s power, but dramatically hand delivered them to the king’s privy council. 'Nation is the people': the student taking on Thailand's monarchy 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z The legal commentator David Allen Green has rejected the notion that Boris Johnson could get round the Benn Act via the privy council and says judges would swiftly repudiate any attempt to do so. Brexit: Amber Rudd says Boris Johnson's language 'does incite violence' – live news 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z In other words, the PM had decided in secret to suspend parliament a full 12 days before privy council asked the Queen to prorogue. Brexit: Boris Johnson fails to win over Tory rebels in meeting at No 10 ahead of key vote – live news 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Senior sources said a privy council of senior ministers was preparing to meet the Queen at Balmoral this week, perhaps as soon as Wednesday to set this in motion. No-deal Brexit: ministers expected to suspend parliament 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Canada’s top civil servant, former privy council clerk Michael Wernick, also resigned. Trudeau violated ethics law in conflict of interest case, watchdog rules 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z In a letter to the prime minister, Michael Wernick announced his plans to retire as clerk of the privy council, the most powerful non-elected position in the federal government. Canada's top civil servant resigns over role in growing Trudeau scandal 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z In a speech to the the Centre for European Reform, Major said he feared Boris Johnson could try – via the privy council – to bypass the Benn Act by suspending it until after 31 October. Brexit: Amber Rudd says Boris Johnson's language 'does incite violence' – live news 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z For several hundred years, into the 18th century, English monarchs did their business in front of literal privy councils while enthroned upon an upholstered box containing a chamber pot. Bowel movement: the push to change the way you poo 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Such a move would have to be approved by the privy council. No-deal Brexit: ministers expected to suspend parliament 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Campaigners say that allowing the sale of land will destroy their unique way of life and have vowed to fight all the way to the privy council in London – the country’s final court of appeal. Snap election in Antigua puts Barbuda's communal land ownership on the ballot 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Opposition MPs who were members of the privy council are able to view the full report at the Home Office if they do not divulge the contents publicly. 9/11 survivors urge May to publish UK terror funding report 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Ms Rudd said it would be available for MPs to consult at the Home Office on "privy council terms" - parliamentary jargon for promising not to reveal the contents. UK extremists 'funded by small donations', says report - BBC News 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Challenges to the ownership in the past were finally settled by the privy council of Britain’s House of Lords, he said. Indigenous Canadians Challenge an Exclusive American Fishing Camp 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z One source suggested something like this timetable could be on the agenda at the privy council meeting. No-deal Brexit: ministers expected to suspend parliament 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z During the Federal Constitutional Convention in 1787, the delegates rejected proposals that would have created a privy council to advise the President. Donald Trump, George Washington and the President's Cabinet 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z With no king yet formally anointed, his powers are exercised by a regent, who, under palace law is the chairman of the king's privy council. Thai king's death: Who holds power now in Thailand? - BBC News 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z “Her Majesty, having taken the report into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of her privy council, to dismiss the petition,” a document summarizing the meeting said. From Uganda but Live in Gibraltar? Come Vote in the ‘Brexit’ Referendum 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z With those arguments still to be heard by the privy council in London, the process will drag on for at least another year. Pitcairn in 'last chance saloon' after child abuse images case 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z In Thailand the real decisions are made in the privy council and at the royal palace. The path to the throne 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z On the one hand the red shirts and Pheu Thai supporters trust neither the courts nor the establishment around the ailing king and his powerful privy council. Out of luck 2014-05-08T04:00:00Z Hayes will retain his ministerial salary, and be elevated to the privy council in two concessions designed to soothe his disappointment. Energy minister John Hayes switches to No 10 role 2013-03-28T10:36:15Z However, it is not clear that the royal charter, due to be endorsed by privy council in the next few weeks, allows the government, as opposed to the industry to set up the regulator. Newspapers split over press regulator 2013-03-19T21:55:02Z He is the cabinet minister who leads on the privy council that would establish the royal charter. Nick Clegg veto could derail Cameron's press regulation plan 2013-03-15T13:34:00Z He said Hacked Off was given "no encouragement" about the statutory framework that would ensure a press regulatory, established by royal charter, would be free of interference from government ministers on the privy council. Gerry McCann: prime minister must address sick culture in UK press 2013-02-11T16:52:27Z The judgment was eventually overturned by the privy council, the final court of appeal for Crown dependencies. Jersey puts stop to vulture funds circling its courts 2012-11-20T22:25:21Z The judicial committee of the privy council, as the last court of appeal, has on several occasions pronounced judgments by which the scope of the act has been confined to its narrowest legal effect. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z A little later he was sent by Philip IV. of Spain, who had appointed Rubens secretary to his privy council, on a mission to England. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z Then the scarlet and ermine, the privy council clotted gold, the May morning bonnets, glitter and rustle with excitement. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z On appeal to the privy council, the appellants were successful. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z He preceded Charles to England to prepare for his reception, and was sworn of the privy council on the 5th of June. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z The deposed bishop refuses to acknowledge the jurisdiction of the court, and appeals to the privy council. Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 2012-03-23T02:00:31.587Z It is another branch of the agitation which preceded and has followed the appeal to the judicial committee of the privy council in the Gorham case. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z On his return he was chosen member for the University of Oxford, sworn of the privy council, and appointed secretary of state, which office he resigned in 1684. A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation 2012-03-17T02:01:03.693Z Though the decision of the Shanghai court on the point in question was not dealt with by the privy council, Japan continues to treat her inland sea as under her exclusive jurisdiction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z In 1660 he asked for the place of clerk of the privy council; and, though this was not granted him, the post of historiographer royal was created for him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z To this question the judicial committee of the privy council has given a clear and decisive answer. Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, May 1865 2012-03-23T02:00:31.587Z For the ravaging of the lands of the Crichtons Huntly was held responsible, and having been summoned before the privy council in 1635 he was imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle from December till June 1636. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Meanwhile, the privy council having been summoned by Lord Burghley, it was decided to carry out the sentence at once, and Mary was beheaded on the 8th of February 1587. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z The Viceroy and the members of his privy council were each to be captured in his bed. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z In May 1843 he became vice-president of the board of trade, Gladstone being president, and was sworn in as a member of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Kent, member of privy council, Antigua, dying at Antigua, left issue four sons and one dau. — viz., Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z The captain was generally chosen for being "pistol proof," and in some cases had as privy council a certain number of the elder sailors, who were called "lords." The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z One of the peculiarities of the government was that in addition to the regular executive, legislative and judicial departments there was a privy council without whose approval the governor’s power was little more than nominal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z The cause was very fully examined before the king's privy council. The Life of Benjamin Franklin Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes 2012-01-04T03:00:46.617Z He was dismissed from the privy council in 1676, and on a subsequent visit to London Charles refused to receive him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z William Byam, son and heir, of Cedar Hill, Antigua, colonel in the army, member of the privy council, and also one of the general council of the Leeward Islands, m. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z —I should, be glad of the date when the honour of knighthood was conferred on this eminent man and also the date of his admission into the privy council. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 96, August 30, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-26T03:00:11Z Administration.—The colony is administered by a commissioner-general assisted by a privy council, including the secretary general and chief of the judicial service, the military, penitentiary and administrative departments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The principal object of the national party was to set the Irish parliament free from constitutional bondage to the English privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z On the accession of James II. he obtained an infantry regiment in Ireland, and was appointed governor of Limerick and a member of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z He was a colonel in the army, and member of the privy council, Antigua; born 3 July, 1706; admitted of Christ’s Coll., Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z If I am rightly informed, the records of the privy council are preserved only since 1540. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 96, August 30, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-26T03:00:11Z He had shown himself such a ready debater that on the fall of the first Rockingham ministry in 1766 he was sworn of the privy council, and made paymaster-general by the duke of Grafton. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z He was dismissed from the privy council; his portrait was removed from the hall of Trinity College; the Merchant Guild of Dublin struck his name off their rolls. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Responsible of course to the elector, the Statthalter, aided by the privy council, conducted the internal affairs of the electorate, generally in a peaceful and satisfactory fashion, until the welter of the Napoleonic wars. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z Pembroke, member of the privy council, Antigua, m. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z The knight parted from the lady forthwith, and on the fourth day returned to King Florus of Ausay, whom he found in his chamber, deep in business with his privy council. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z The full court, consisting of the three judges or any two of them, has jurisdiction over all civil matters, but an appeal lies to His Majesty in privy council in cases involving �500 and upwards. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z In that capacity his coercive jurisdiction was twice called in question, and in each case the judicial committee of the privy council decided against him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Parliament, the cabinet, the privy council, the courts of law, all carry us back to the same nidus in the council of the feudal king. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z In the reign of Catherine I. he became a member of the supreme privy council which had the chief conduct of affairs during this and the succeeding reigns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The school buildings had been erected at a cost of �220,000, of which the committee of privy council had contributed �35,000, while the remainder had been raised by voluntary effort. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z The governor is assisted by a privy council, a director of the interior, a procurator-general and a paymaster, and there is also an elected legislative council of 30 members. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The privy council decisions declared, in effect, that the Anglican body in South Africa was on the footing of a voluntary religious society. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The Prince of Wales, the Prince of Orange, the nobility and gentry, all treated him with respect; and the corporation, who might be considered as his privy council, never took any steps without his fiat. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z The first direction of the new king was that Sir Spencer Compton would draw up the speech in which he was to announce to the privy council his accession. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z In May, 1389, “he suddenly entered the privy council, took his seat among the expectant Lords, and asked, ‘What age am I?’ Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z The Royal Company of Archers.—The king’s bodyguard for Scotland was constituted in its present form in the year 1670, by an act of the privy council of Scotland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The Kādy would not take upon himself the responsibility of executing the sentence upon so prominent a leader as Eulogius, and the priest was accordingly brought before the privy council. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z In consequence of the credence which the story obtained, Archbishop Bancroft was commissioned by the privy council to discover and punish the impostors. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z A fresh effort is to be made by a privy council group to find a practical way of enabling intercepted evidence from calls and emails to be put before a jury without compromising intelligence sources. Counter-terrorism strategy driven by 'cyberjihad' threat 2011-07-12T14:28:47Z The queen and privy council meanwhile had deferred the coronation only until a severe winter rendered the Belt and Sound inaccessible to enemies and pirates. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The Drost and privy council rarely succeeded in persuading the king to a reconciliation, or to enter into a formal treaty of peace with any opponent who had protected his father's murderers. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z Culpeper and Howard.—In the meantime the commissioners investigated the causes of the rebellion, and in July, 1677, Berry and Moryson took their report to England where it was laid before the privy council. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z After the Restoration he obtained a peerage, and on the return of Louis XVIII., after the Hundred Days, he became minister of state and member of privy council, and in 1817 was created a marquis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Shortly after, the petition of the Massachusetts Assembly was taken up for examination before the privy council. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical 2011-06-08T02:00:20.907Z While magnificent preparations were going on in Nyborg for the Dane-court, at which the young king would appear for the first time in the seat of judgment, the privy council assembled daily. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z He boldly appealed to her majesty and the privy council, where he had many friends. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The companies immediately attempted to ship Virginia tobacco to Holland; this led to a dispute with the privy council and the matter was discussed in parliament, where Sandys defended the right of free shipment. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z "It is a queerly written note, but it looks like a lady's somehow," she said, consulting her privy council. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z The cause was amply discussed before the privy council. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical 2011-06-08T02:00:20.907Z Such a fool can be more sagacious than a whole privy council. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Are they not published according to order? licensed by authority from the privy council? The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z Council for Foreign Plantations.—The work of enforcing the laws devolved upon the crown and privy council. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z In 1589 he was appointed chancellor of the exchequer and a member of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z On the seventh of May they had an interview with the governor-general on the subject of their mission, and immediately afterwards they attended a formal meeting of the privy council. History of Prince Edward Island 2011-04-16T02:00:17.027Z The art of printing, combined with the scrutiny of etiquette, prohibits all power of making the years of a princess a secret confided to the bosoms of the privy council. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z In the following year, in accordance with the established procedure, a money bill was sent over by the privy council in London for acceptance by the Irish House of Commons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z Until such assemblies should meet, the governors, with their executive councils, were empowered to erect courts, having appeals to the privy council. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z On the 9th of May he was dismissed from the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z These terms were not acceptable to the committee of the privy council. History of Prince Edward Island 2011-04-16T02:00:17.027Z Lady B. But, for all your turf amusements, I dare say, you are a great man in the cabinet—in committees—privy councils, and board of works. Fontainbleau 2011-03-30T02:00:17.797Z The council for foreign affairs succeeded to the privy council. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z The privy council.—During the reign of Anne the deliberative work of the privy council had been transacted largely by a committee, the council formally approving business settled in committee. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z In 1890 he retired from the bench and was raised to the peerage as Baron Field of Bakeham, becoming at the same time a member of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z It has been decreed in the privy council that my little boy shall have a weekly income of one cent. My Little Boy 2011-03-12T03:00:27.087Z If in spite of the death of Rameses XII. the supreme privy council of priests had maintained itself, Rameses XIII. must either yield or fight a life-and-death battle. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z In the summer of that year he was in London with the other colonial premiers at the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, and was made a member of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z In 1631 the privy council decreed that only a moderate amount of tobacco should be planted, and the company succeeded in getting a complete monopoly of the trade. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z On his return to France he came into touch with the Calvinists whose tenets he probably embraced, and consequently lost his place in the privy council and part of his fortune. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z The executive power was vested in one man, or in several men, who were assisted by a kind of privy council. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Main said he was "deeply shocked and disappointed" at the verdict and would take time to consider an appeal to the privy council, which would have to be made within 28 days. Vet who injected Queen's horse with a banned drug is struck off 2011-02-22T20:30:14Z The register of the privy council does not begin until later in the 14th century, and then is broken off between the middle of the 15th and 1539. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z The privy council.—The privy council continued to be the executive center of the system. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z His title was disputed, but Wolsey decided in his favour, and also made him clerk of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The privy council annulled the election, and commanded another; when the lord mayor most arbitrarily declared North and Box, the court candidates, duly chosen. London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2011-01-28T03:00:22.900Z Early in 1863 he was sworn of the privy council, and took his seat in the House of Lords as duke of Cornwall. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z The finding of the court, however, was reversed by the privy council, and its judgment dealt a new blow at the Tractarian party. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z A standing committee of the privy council for foreign plantations was also appointed, the membership of this committee and the commission headed by Laud being identical. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z By order of the privy council the lead was stripped off the roofs in 1567 and sold to Holland to pay the troops; but the ship conveying the spoils foundered in the North Sea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Among those present were two archbishops, several bishops, the lords chancellor and treasurer, privy council, judges, and magistrates. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z Some English judges decided, without and against Irish legal opinion, that the privy councils in Dublin and London had power to alter Irish bills before sending them to the king. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z The final appeal court is the privy council in London. The truth about tax havens: part 2 2011-01-09T22:09:13Z Council for Trade and Plantations.—Supervision of the colonies again devolved upon a committee of the privy council. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z By act of privy council, a certificate was required by all persons over sixteen years of age to free them from the hazard of attack from government officials. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z May turned down a request from Balls to be briefed about the case on confidential privy council terms, his spokesman confirmed. MPs demand inquiry over flight death 2010-10-15T18:55:00Z According to Bale and Foxe her husband turned her out of doors, but in the privy council register she is said to have “refused Kyme to be her husband without any honest allegation.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" On the 3rd of December 1552, though he had never been brought to trial, he signed a submission and confession before the privy council, and was liberated after having been again heavily fined. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" The following year the privy council was reorganized, four standing committees being constituted, one of which had charge of trade and plantations. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z In April 1680 it appears that his roving commission had been withdrawn by the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z The hearing is in the privy council chamber and is not public. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Two months later, on the 24th of May, the privy council ordered her arrest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" He settled in London as a money-lender, and many complaints were made to the privy council and House of Lords of his sharp practices. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Lords of Trade.—Executive powers remained in the privy council, and this necessarily curbed the Council for Trade and Plantations, which was purely an advisory body. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Graham was acquitted by the privy council of the charges of exaction and oppression preferred against him, and Sir John condemned to fine and imprisonment for interference with his proceedings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z For this purpose the judicial committee of the privy council was created in 1833. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" On the same day she was called before the privy council with her husband. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" When Napoleon assumed the French throne, in his ambition of being regarded as the universal patron of science he appointed the author of the M�chanique C�leste a member of his privy council. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 In 1674 the latter council was abolished, and the following year the king again committed its work to the Committee for Trade and Plantations of the privy council. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Graham succeeded in having part of the property of the defaulter transferred to him by royal grant, and in May he was nominated to the privy council of Scotland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z On the 8th of March a coup d’�tat, engineered by a party of her personal friends, overthrew the supreme privy council and she was hailed as autocrat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" In 1685 he was a member of the Scottish privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" He received the grand cross of the Legion of Honour and the title of count, was a member of Napoleon’s privy council, but was never in high favour at court. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" But the council was short lived and the privy council soon became the center of the colonial system. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z She incurred the remonstrances of the privy council and alienated her own friends and relations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" "Of what avail are statutes," says Walsingham, "since the king with his privy council is wont to abolish what parliament has just enacted?" View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 "We are more sacred than a privy council or a chapter of the knights of St. Louis," said Rozlan. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) In December 1760 he was appointed general of the marines, with a salary of �3000 per annum, and was also sworn a member of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The privy council in charge.—The charters of the commercial companies could be annulled by the courts in suits brought by the crown. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z It is a more remarkable fact that, in spite of his prominence, neither Henry VIII. nor Mary should ever have admitted him to the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" At the request of the commons he named the members of his privy council; and did the same, with some variation of persons, two years afterwards. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 One of the first acts of the young grand-duke was to summon Goethe to Weimar, and in 1776 he was made a member of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" Besides the veto of the lieutenant-governor, the bailiff has the power to dissent from any measure, in which case it is referred to the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Such was the method followed when the charter of the Virginia Company was revoked; the work of administration then passed into the hands of the privy council. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z At length the privy council determined to take upon themselves the responsibility of sending off the warrant 328 for the execution. Lives of Celebrated Women They have only eight Tchoung-Tangs in the empire; four Mantchous and four Chinese; these compose the privy council of the Emperor, and have the right of direct correspondence with him. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 After his return to England he gave further offence by ordering the use of the surplice, by his appointment of Archbishop Spotiswood as chancellor of Scotland, and by introducing other bishops into the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" It is plain that he enjoyed Wolsey’s closest confidence to the end, for after the cardinal’s death George Cavendish was called before the privy council and closely examined as to Wolsey’s latest acts and words. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Policy of Charles I.—Under Charles I, though the commissioners continued to attend to some business, most of the work of administration devolved upon the privy council. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Within a few hours after my arrival, the privy council assembled; my intelligence was received as it deserved; it decided the wavering, and gave increased determination to the bold. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 The Emperor convoked the eight Tchoung-Tang who constituted his privy council, and spoke to them of the events that had occurred in the south. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 Hasn't the duke all the privy council and the bishops as often to dinner as the garrison and the bar? Jack Hinton The Guardsman In 1541 he was auditor of the court of augmentations, in 1546 treasurer of the king’s chamber, and was knighted and sworn of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Its chief acts required the approval of the crown, and as this could only be obtained through the privy council, it was responsible to that body. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The right of appeal from the supreme court, thus constituted, to the judicial committee of the privy council marks, in questions judicial, Canada’s place as a part of the British empire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The king accordingly ordered his privy council to crush so dangerous a spirit; and Sir Patrick was confined in Stirling Castle, where, with the exception of a short interval, he was imprisoned for two years. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 He was then sworn a member of the privy council like many others who owed their promotion to their loyalty rather than to their political abilities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" He advanced himself first in the service of the protector Somerset, after whose fall, his great abilities being necessary to the council, he was made a secretary of state and sworn of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Instead of being a committee of the privy council, the new board was an independent organization. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z From the decisions of the supreme court of Canada appeal may be made to the judicial committee of the imperial privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" He became a member of the privy council, and acted as a commissioner at the state trials. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" He was an ardent believer in persecution, was present at Hooper’s trial, sought Ascham’s ruin, and naturally lost his office and his seat on the privy council at Elizabeth’s succession. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" He filled the high office of president both of the privy council and of the council of state, and was also keeper of the great seal. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 During the two previous reigns a small group of men within the privy council had invariably directed affairs of state. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z He was afterwards made Captain of the Isle of Wight and Governor of Carisbroke Castle; and in 1618 a member of the privy council. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia Notice of the challenge reached the authorities through the duke’s second, and Sir William was imprisoned in the Tower on the 3rd of March and subsequently expelled from the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" In 1833 the supreme jurisdiction of the Court of Delegates was transferred to the judicial committee of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" The minutes of the privy council were regularly sent to him, and as regularly returned with his remarks, in his own handwriting, on the margin. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 A privy council of eight members was chosen by a joint ballot of both houses. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Since the dissolution of the Virginia Company, the superintendence of the colonies had been entrusted to a committee of the privy council; in 1696 the board of trade was established for that purpose. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia By section 5 the judicial committee of the privy council may license the republication of books which the proprietor of the copyright thereof refuses to publish after the death of the author. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" The affairs of the English colonies began to assume importance at the Restoration, and were at first entrusted to a committee of the privy council, but afterwards transferred to a commission created by letters patent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" The privy council was summoned, and it was resolved that Dame Mouseyrinks should be tried for her life, and all her property confiscated. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. The work of the two bodies was to sift the mass of business so that matters of first importance only might come before the privy council. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z At length, in compliance with the repeated commands of the privy council, William and Mary were proclaimed, at James City, in April, 1689, Lord and Lady of Virginia. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia He gave up the treasuryship and his seat in the privy council in June. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" From 1672 to 1675 the council for trade was combined with this commission, but in the latter year the colonies were again placed under the control of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" From their lips he collected a considerable amount of evidence; but only nine could be prevailed upon to promise to appear before the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" The Tudors had wielded almost absolute power, the privy council overshadowing parliament. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z He declined complying with the requisition, submitting, however, a form which he was ready to accept, whereupon the assembly determined to refer the matter to the privy council. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia Lord Palmerston offered him a baronetcy and a seat in the privy council, and the emperor of the French would gladly have conferred upon him some distinguished mark of his favour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" The change, though it brought promotion in dignity, caused a diminution of income as well as of power; but Coke received some compensation in being appointed a member of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" The appeal is to the king in council, and is heard by the judicial committee of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Acting through his privy council, the king ruled England. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Sir Robert Southwell was envoy extraordinary to Portugal in 1665, and to Brussels in 1671; was subsequently clerk of the privy council, and was repeatedly chosen president of the Royal Society. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia A witch chase, which during the Civil Wars would have led to a tragedy, was cut short, probably through the agency of a privy council less fearful of popular sentiment than the assize judges. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 A broadside entitled Davy Dycars Dreame, a short and seemingly alliterative poem in the manner of Piers Plowman, brought him into trouble with the privy council, but he was dismissed with a reprimand. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" In the Commons, though he had exercised great influence as attorney-general, his position had been secondary; in the House of Lords and in the privy council he was little less than despotic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Complaints were filed with the privy council by Gorges and Mason, but a committee of the council in 1633 made a report which was favorable to the colony. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z That was in September; the Queen herself came in November, drawn by four white horses, and with the privy council and all the nobility. Old and New London Volume I We have seen in an earlier chapter that Charles I and his privy council had put an end to a witch panic that bade fair to end very tragically. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 "Well, if it is not a great one—" "Have you ever heard of the privy council?" Timar's Two Worlds He was examined before the privy council and again imprisoned in the Tower on the 4th of January 1691, remaining in confinement till the 3rd of July. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Laws had to be sent to the privy council for approval, but if action were not taken within six months, they were valid. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Many were the tables, but none in the hall but the mayor's and the lords of the privy council that had napkins or knives, which was very strange. Old and New London Volume I Early in the next year the Bishop of Chester was again called upon by the privy council to look into the cases of four women. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 After living in retirement for some years, Chichester was employed abroad in 1622; in the following year he became a member of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" In May of the same year he was promoted to the more important and lucrative office of paymaster-general, which gave him a place in the privy council, though not in the cabinet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" The general, in his rough way, presented him a large paper, with about seventy names for his privy council, of which not more than two were acceptable. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 A Spanish officer, who was taken prisoner, was examined before the privy council. Guy Fawkes or A Complete History Of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605 More likely the king and the privy council, while doubting the charges against the women, had been reluctant to antagonize public sentiment by declaring them innocent. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 The privy council while considering the letter technically a contempt, held the punishment inappropriate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" On the 11th of October 1551 he was knighted; in 1553 he was made one of the secretaries of state, and sworn of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" But the principal council belonging to the king is his privy council, which is generally called, by way of eminence, the council. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First He cannot be a member of the privy council or of parliament, or hold any civil or military office of trust, or take a grant of land from the crown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" Great efforts had been made to keep news of these s�ances from reaching the ears of the government, but accounts of them had gained wide circulation and came to the privy council. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 Miss Ainley was to meet them, and the plan was to be discussed in full privy council. Shirley He was now summoned to appear before the privy council, to bring forward and substantiate charges against these officers. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series Edward V, at the age of thirteen, was recommended by his father to the care of the duke of Glocester; who was declared protector by the privy council. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First When he did appear in London in May 1562 his insolent conduct before the privy council resulted in a short imprisonment in the Tower. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" In a more special way the same change came about through the attack of the privy council upon the conjurers. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 The privy council were assembled more than once to give their advice; but all their deliberations came to nothing, even though there were two complete vermin-killers, and three professed rat-catchers, of the number. The Story of the White Mouse He represents him as saying that he could not have borne the insults heaped upon him by the privy council, but for the consciousness, that he had done only that which was right. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series The dissolution of the privy council depends upon the king's pleasure; and he may, whenever he thinks proper, discharge any particular member, or the whole of it, and appoint another. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First In July 1657 he became a member of the privy council, and in 1658 he accepted a seat in Cromwell’s House of Lords. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" In the earlier part of Mary's reign he had been accused of attempting poison or magic against the queen and had been imprisoned and examined by the privy council and by the Star Chamber. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 Their words in the Tower to the privy council formed the matter of the charge against them. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. At length his attitude became so menacing that the king and privy council passed a proclamation placing the Islands provisionally under the protectorate of the United States. The Hawaiian Islands Their Resources, Agricultural, Commercial and Financial The power of the privy council is to enquire into all offences against the government, and to commit the offenders into custody, in order to take their trial in some of the courts of law. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First Write a number of cards, and see that the Lords of the privy council, and Mr. Judas, be summoned to give their attendance this evening at six o'clock, at my Pandemonium. The Fall of British Tyranny American Liberty Triumphant Henry Harrison and Thomas Wadham, suspected of conjuration, to appear before the privy council. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 From time to time they were called before the privy council. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. Several of the members of Mary's privy council repaired immediately to Hatfield. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History The parliament is regularly to be summoned by the king's writ or letter, issued-146- out of chancery by advice of the privy council, at least forty days before it begins to sit. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First With this argument, Sandys' opponents promptly carried the whole question before the privy council. The Virginia Company Of London, 1606-1624 Justices of the peace and other prominent men in the counties were kept informed by the privy council of reported conjurers, and they were instructed to send in what evidence they could gather against them. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 On the morning of Tuesday the privy council assembled in the palace under the presidency of the Duke of Norfolk, and she was summoned to appear before it. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. I give you this charge that you shall be of my privy council, and content yourself to take pains for me and my realm. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History Besides, there was in every state an executive or privy council which the governor was required to consult on all important matters. The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy On the same day on which this singular contest took place, Bute was not only sworn of the privy council, but introduced into the cabinet. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) Experimenters, who fifty years later would have been hurried before the privy council, were allowed to conjure and dig as they pleased. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 These four were brought on the 26th of April before a committee of the privy council, of which Cromwell was one. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. This worthy man was put to the torture before the privy council, in the latter end of the reign of Charles the Second. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. Cimon was long in privy council with Themistocles in the state cabin. A Victor of Salamis He was subjected to several more examinations, once before the privy council at Whitehall on the 18th of March 1588, as a result of petition to the queen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Instance where the Bishop of London seems to have examined a case and turned it over to the privy council. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 Secret investigation by a committee of the privy council. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. In 1605 he was sworn a member of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The American cabinet is analogous not to the British cabinet, but to the privy council. The Critical Period of American History Business before the court of probate, divorce and admiralty, the privy council and parliamentary committees, exhibits, though in a less degree, the same tendency to specialization. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" The privy council, so nervous about the conjurers in the days of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Catholic and Spanish plots, was now resting easier and refused to be affrighted. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 Stein accepted office, stipulating that the privy council should be abolished, and then freed the serfs. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) Before 1540 he was sworn of James V's. privy council, and was known as one of the party in favour of the English alliance and of an ecclesiastical reformation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" We have also, with the advice of our privy council aforesaid, annexed to our province of Georgia, all the lands lying between the rivers Attamaha and St. Mary's. Report of the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations on the Petition of the Honourable Thomas Walpole, Benjamin Franklin, John Sargent, and Samuel Wharton, Esquires, and their Associates 1772 No government could have conceded this claim, and, when it had been refused by the privy council, her solemn protests were inevitably vain. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) Nearly all of the above mentioned references to the activity of the privy council refer to the first half of the reign and a goodly proportion to the years 1578-1582. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 By order of queen Elizabeth, and her privy council, it was repaired in 1600, when, says Stow, "a cross of timber was framed, set up, covered with lead, and gilded," &c. Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters Shortly after Penn's arrival in America, he received tidings that measures were pending before the privy council, for bringing all of the proprietary governments under the crown. The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad Decrees given by the privy council, signed by the sovereign, for important state necessities, independently of any act of parliament; but covered by an act of indemnity when it is assembled. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Members of the House of Commons were questioned by the privy council touching their parliamentary conduct, and thrown into prison for refusing to reply. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 She took her place beside his Highness in the centre of the platform, and the privy council and the court gathered round. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg In forwarding this order to Wilkes, Temple added some complimentary expressions, and on the 7th the earl was dismissed both from his lieutenancy and the privy council. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration The prisoner whom I had seen brought in during the night was to be examined before the privy council, and my presence was essential. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 The star chamber, the court of high commission, the court martial, the warrants of the secretary of state and privy council, were instruments of terror to the subject, who had no remedy by law. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy We have had members somewhat similar in our privy council. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II The consulting engineer has perfected himself in his chosen field; he has become an authority in his branch of engineering; his word is accepted as final in court and privy council. Opportunities in Engineering In 1760 the cabinet, an informal committee of the privy council, was an institution of a different character from that of to-day. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration His proceedings were discovered, and he was summoned before the privy council. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges In 1803, Captain Macarthur visited England, and presented a memorial to the lords of the committee of the privy council on the pastoral capabilities of New South Wales. The History of Tasmania, Volume I Lord Carteret and the privy council published a proclamation, offering three hundred pounds for discovering the author of the fourth letter. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Presently my mother came in; the privy council round Bederhof grew more engrossed. The King's Mirror Bute having been sworn of the privy council, and having entered the cabinet as groom of the stole, assumed "a magisterial air of authority," and was universally recognised as the king's confidant and mouthpiece. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration It was afterwards composed of a president, such members of the privy council as the king should select, and a secretary. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges A privy council was convoked, at which the principal nobles, the patriarch, and some of the officers of the imperial household, were present with the emperor in person. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 He was admitted into the Regent's privy council, and made Controller-general of the finances of France. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I Throkmorton, writing to the privy council that this king was looked for shortly at Orleans, adds that all bruits of trouble by him were clean appeased, which caused great marvel. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 By Poyning's law the Irish parliament was subordinated to the English privy council, and could not be summoned until the bills which it was called upon to pass had received the assent of the council. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration The privy council considered the queen's request; their conclusion was not what she desired. The Reign of Mary Tudor In 1797 it secured an order from the privy council ordering itself to suspend specie payment. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View After the Restoration, when he presented to the king several of the privy council's books, which he had preserved from ruin, he received for his only reward the thanks of his majesty. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 The youngest member of the privy council was about to speak, when Gaspard de Coligny arose, and, advancing to the throne, twice bowed humbly to the king. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 As agent for Massachusetts he appeared before a committee of the privy council on January 29, 1774, in support of the petition against Hutchinson and Oliver. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration In a second address she said her pleasure was that when the privy council, or any of them within their jurisdiction, should recommend "men of learning and wisdom," their directions should "be regarded and followed." The Reign of Mary Tudor It was not until 1774, after the episode of the Hutchinson letters and the famous hearing before the privy council, that he was actually displaced. Benjamin Franklin The ministers were nearly all new to public office, and seventeen of them were for the first time sworn of the privy council in a single day. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 In spite of its insincerity, however, the edict, wrung from the unwilling hands of the cardinal and the privy council, marks an important epoch in the history of the Reformed Church in France. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 It was finally decided that Fox should be removed from the privy council, and the king struck his name out of the council book with his own hand. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration As deputy to his infant son he nominated one who, though but a knight, was perhaps the ablest man among his privy council. Henry VIII. But Franklin was not so easily beaten; the privy council furnished one more stage at which he could still make a fight. Benjamin Franklin The case then came on appeal before the judicial committee of the privy council, and here a majority with the two archbishops as assessors reversed the decision of the court below. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 His appeals, however, were rejected by the privy council, and he was commanded, in the king's name, to answer, under pain of being held a traitor. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 In the same year, when the two brothers took on The Theatre, the lord mayor of London actually succeeded in inducing the privy council to issue an order of suppression against it and other playhouses. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 He appealed, however, to the colonial government, which had appointed him, and obtained judgment in his favour, which was confirmed by the privy council of England on appeal in 1865. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Furthermore, beyond these assaults upon his fidelity, these insults of the privy council, Franklin had to contemplate the possibility of personal danger. Benjamin Franklin The privy council would never have reversed the court of arches in the Gorham case. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 After mature deliberation, the privy council resolved upon a plan which was virtually to remove the cognizance of crimes against religion from the clergy, and commit it to a mixed commission. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 This verdict was conveyed to her, about three weeks later, by Lord Buckhurst and Robert Beale, clerk of the privy council. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 In Scotland, January 1st was adopted for New Year's Day from 1600, according to an act of the privy council in December 1599. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" In the August following the scene in the privy council chamber, he called upon Lord Chatham and had a long and interesting interview. Benjamin Franklin He thus became a member of the privy council, with the title of Right Honourable, and from this time forth was a recognized leader of the Liberal party in parliament and in the country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The first step was taken in the privy council, where, on the thirteenth of March, the chancellor declared that he knew of no informations made against him. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 It is said, that they were formerly men, and always at Apollo's side; being in a manner of his privy council. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) It meant, at that time, the employment of a select body of favourites by the king, who were supposed to possess a larger share of his confidence than the privy council at large. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Franklin wore the spotted velvet suit of privy council fame. Benjamin Franklin Charles II. conferred on him the Garter on the 19th of September 1649, and admitted him to the privy council on the 6th of April 1650. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" He was a constant adviser of the king, only being released from his privy council and parliamentary duties when his advanced age made them irksome to him. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See A kind of high commission court was appointed by the privy council, for executing this rigorous law, and for the direction of ecclesiastical affairs. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. The sovereign never presides at a cabinet; and at the meetings of the privy council, where the sovereign does preside, the business is purely formal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" By order of the privy council, St. Gregory's church was removed, as an impediment to the project of extending and beautifying the cathedral. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell On the 28th of April 1662 he was admitted to the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" That which is done by the king, with the advice of his private or privy council, is done by the king's absolute power. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. This incident afforded the privy council a pretence for an unusual kind of oppression. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. The word came into common usage in English during the reign of Charles II. to describe the committee of the privy council known as the "Committee for Foreign Affairs," which developed into the cabinet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The bishop of Galloway was attacked in the streets, and chased into the chamber where the privy council was sitting. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell In 1696 he refused in company with other Tory peers to sign an agreement to support William as their "rightful and lawful king" against Jacobite attempts, and was consequently dismissed from the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" When summoned before the privy council, he refused to answer to a civil court for any thing delivered from the pulpit, even though the crime of which he was accused was of a civil nature. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. The privy council was beforehand apprised of Argyle's intentions. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. Under the Tudors, at least from the later years of Henry VIII. and under the Stuarts, the privy council was the council of state or government. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Several of the Covenanters were also sworn of the privy council. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell On the death of James he was removed by Charles I. from the privy council, and ordered to absent himself from his first parliament. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" They even ordered him to be examined by a committee, consisting of all those members who were also members of the privy council; and a report to be next day made to the house. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. They were both called to the privy council; Morton was restored to the bishopric of Ely, Fox was created bishop of Exeter. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary The privy council ordered him to be banished from the kingdom for refusing to acknowledge the sentence of the High Commission. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" We should little expect that a popish privy council, in order to preserve the king's morals, should order his confessor to be kept at a distance from him. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III. He continued, however, to render judicial services in the privy council, and the House of Lords. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" She ordered her privy council to be assembled; and, that she might render the matter more solemn and authentic, she summoned along with them the earls of Northumberland, Westmoreland, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Huntingdon, and Warwick. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. This prohibition, however, must be supposed to extend only to the inferior courts: for as to the king, and privy council, and star chamber, they were scarcely bound by any law. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary A comprehensive report on American affairs had been made to the privy council by a committee of that body, which was laid before the king. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States The privy council however ordered the governor and company to send their patent to England to be surrendered. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States She and Seymour were summoned before the privy council and sharply questioned. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality These letters were examined and compared with Mary's handwriting, by the English privy council, and by a great many of the nobility, among whom were several partisans of that princess. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. We used to call the Duke's privy council that. Romance As the parliament was not sitting, this dignity was no doubt conferred on him by the assent of the lords and privy council; and as we hear of no opposition, none was probably made. Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third This commission seized the charters, books, and papers of the company; and all letters and packets brought from the colony were ordered to be laid unopened before the privy council. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States But love laughs at privy councils, as well as at locksmiths. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The arbitrary powers then commonly assumed by the privy council, appear evidently through the whole tenor of the commission. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. At this privy council Prince Albert was permitted to be present without anything being said by the Daily News and Morning Advertiser. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth In consequence of this resentment, the King put him out of the privy council, bedchamber, and lieutenancy of York, ordering him likewise to be struck out of all commissions. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II The inhabitants of Virginia presented a petition against the grant to Lord Baltimore, which was heard before the privy council in July, 1633. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States The lovers were admonished by the privy council and dismissed. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The blow she gave to Essex before the privy council is another instance. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. In a manuscript letter which I have discovered, Seymour addressed the lords of the privy council. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 They have ordered it to be circulated amongst the people in every country of Europe,—even previously to its acceptance by the king, and his new privy council, the club of the Feuillants. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) They attempted another appeal, suggesting that eight of their number should hold a conference with the privy council, and "discover, if they might, some possible expedient." The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) With it came a summons to attend the privy council. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality My lords, I had the honour of being summoned to attend her majesty in privy council, when her majesty in council was graciously pleased to declare her intention of becoming the espoused of this prince. Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Selected From His Writings and Speeches During a Public Life of More Than Half a Century But Love laughs at privy councils and the grave promises made by two frightened lovers. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 In 1616 he was sworn of the privy council, and in the next year inherited his father's honors, being made lord keeper of the seal, principally through the favor of the favorite Buckingham. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Yet even here, Froude could not refrain from quoting the sardonic comment of the English ambassador at Edinburgh: Knox behaved, said Randolph, "as though he were of God's privy council." The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) He is closeted with his marshals, and this privy council will last an hour or so. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made The parties, however, did not abide by the decision of the privy council, but kept up their contention in the courts of law. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times This treaty of marriage was detected in February, 1609, and the parties summoned before the privy council. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 An election was ordered and eighteen "of the most notable, reasonable, honest and respectable persons" in the colony were chosen, from whom the governor was to select nine persons as a sort of privy council. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam As the king had his privy council, so the earl of Northumberland had his council, composed of his principal officers, by whose advice and assistance he established his code of economic laws. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 He was at the same time sworn a member of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 The lords of Elizabeth's privy council empowered Mountjoy to treat with O'Neill on these terms, and to give him the required securities. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times A confutation of this sect was written in the year 1579; the privy council called upon the convocation of the year 1580 to notice it. Notes and Queries, Number 43, August 24, 1850 Count Adolphus had to submit to having every desk and table searched, and wherever papers were found, the great seal of the Electoral privy council was affixed, and they were then removed. The Youth of the Great Elector His privy council were astonished and dismayed when he announced his determination. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete It is very extraordinary, that, in April, 1685, Claverhouse was left out of the new commission of privy council, as being too favourable to the fanatics. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition Margaret, Duchess of Parma, was appointed regent, with three boards, a state council, a privy council, and a council of finance, to assist in the government. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History Down to this time the supreme control over colonial affairs had been in the hands of the king and his privy council, and the Parliament had not disputed it. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty As to the second demand, I shall represent that it is now simply impossible to gratify, since only a single member of the old privy council is yet alive. The Youth of the Great Elector Indeed, it extended to the archbishops, bishops, the privy council, the two houses of parliament, and indirectly to the nation itself. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History He was sent, first, to Edinburgh castle, and, afterwards, to a prison upon the Bass island; although the privy council more than once deliberated upon appointing his immediate death. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition The people have an inherent right as subjects of the Queen to appeal to the judicial committee of the privy council of the United Kingdom. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 The general supervision of the colonies was assigned to a standing committee of the privy council, styled the "Lords of the Committee of Trade and Plantations," and henceforth familiarly known as the "Lords of Trade." The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty The Elector further desires me to conclude no act of government without having previously called together the privy council. The Youth of the Great Elector By command of his majesty, a court of inquiry was appointed from the privy council, to hear and determine upon these allegations, before which the following answers were given in. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Indeed, there was scarcely a single person examined before the privy council, who did not prove that the Slave-trade was the source of the tragedies acted upon that extensive continent. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808) Volume II If that house wished to preserve their functions, their understandings, their honour, and their dignity, he advised them to beware of commitees of privy council. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808), Volume I The trials were often held by special commissions issued by the privy council, on the petition of a presbytery or general assembly. The Witchcraft Delusion in Colonial Connecticut (1647-1697) The improvement of this young nobleman so far exceeded his years, that he was very early admitted into the privy council, and made lord justice clerk, anno 1681. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. The most daring, of the queen-mother's domestic advisers, Ruccellai, had conceived a hatred of the bishop, and tried to exclude him from the privy council. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 But that, which now embarrassed them, was the evidence contained in the privy council report. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808) Volume II The report of the commitee of privy council will be ready in a few days. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808), Volume I Twenty-five members specially designated were to form the king's privy council. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 The privy council function of the Senate was thus in effect abolished by its own action. Washington and his colleagues; a chronicle of the rise and fall of federalism This choice now occupied the attention of the Emperor's privy council and divided the opinions of its members. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The committee, in this perilous situation, were anxious to find out such other persons, as might become proper evidences before the privy council. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808) Volume II The whole country, he said, had petitioned; and was it any satisfaction to the country to be told, that the commitee of privy council were inquiring? The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808), Volume I On the 15th of March he was admitted to the privy council. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 He had been one of the parliamentary counsellors of state, and hesitated not to be numbered among the godly and discreet persons who assisted Cromwell as a privy council. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author It was the Duc d'Epernon who, immediately after that event, convoked the Parliament, caused the recognition of Marie de Medicis as Regent, and formed a privy council over which he presided. The Life of Marie de Medicis — Volume 1 They knew well, that there were but few members of the House of Commons, who had read the privy council report. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808) Volume II If they neglected the petitions of their constituents, they must fall, and the privy council be instituted in their stead. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808), Volume I Evandale at once addressed Claverhouse, and calling him aside reminded him of services rendered by his family in an affair of the privy council. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction The governor always had a council to advise with him and assist him in his executive duties, in imitation of the king's privy council in England. Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins In a few years, such confusion followed, that we shall see the president, soon after denominated governor, and two of the privy council, exercising all the civil and military powers of the state. A Sketch of the life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a history of his brigade He had confirmed to me the testimony, which they had given before the privy council. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808) Volume II Who knew any thing of what was doing by the commitee of privy council, or what progress they were making? The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808), Volume I The lairds and ministers in their districts, armed with due power from the privy council, tried and condemned old women after the most summary fashion. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 It consisted of the king's council, or of the privy council only with the addition of certain judges. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section S A vice-president and privy council of six members were elected, and among other duties, were to exercise chancery jurisdiction; and other judges were directed to be chosen by the general assembly. A Sketch of the life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a history of his brigade In answer to this question the privy council report, which was then on the table, afforded evidence the most satisfactory and conclusive. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808) Volume II Then all the privy council were summoned before the king, to consult how they might defend this country. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Colonel Hamilton, against whom and Macartney the coroner's jury had returned a verdict of wilful murder, surrendered a few days afterwards, and was examined before a privy council sitting at the house of Lord Dartmouth. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 And so we close the scene on the privy council of that period. The Bride of Lammermoor The Board of Agriculture andFisheries, in England, owes its foundation to the establishment of a veterinary department of the privy council in 1865, when the Country was ravaged by cattle plague. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 He himself had read only the privy council report; and he wished for no other evidence. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808) Volume II The request was laid before the privy council, and then before the committee of trade and plantations. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 On the 12th of July, an order of the Lords Justices assembled in privy council was published, dismissing all the petitions that had been presented for patents and charters, and dissolving all the bubble companies. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 These memoranda, properly stated to the privy council, cannot but be construed into an aggravated riot, in which the dignity both of the civil and ecclesiastical authorities stands committed. The Bride of Lammermoor The king's advocate led the bar of his courts, and before the privy council took precedence of the attorney-general. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The bishop having been enlarged, was, on June the 10th and 13th, examined again before the privy council, and confronted with his accusers. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 From that moment the privy council held the government, acting no longer secretly, but in the most open manner. History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 If they will be money tell, Thieves I can help out of prison, And into lords' favours I can get me soon, And be of their privy council. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 He preached to his colleagues of the privy council the necessity of using conciliatory measures with young men, whose blood and temper were hot, and their experience of life limited. The Bride of Lammermoor The appeal to these ``persons,'' called delegates, continued until it was transferred first to the privy council and then to the judicial committee of the privy council by acts of 1832 and 1833. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 After this he rose fast into honours and employments, being made one of the commissioners of the treasury, and called to the privy council. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 He administers rule with the help of a privy council. Outline of Universal History Upon a memorial praying for a trial of the Pix by this officer, a summons issues to certain members of the privy council to meet on a day fixed. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 321, July 5, 1828 About this period the conduct of the Princess of Wales was investigated by a committee of the privy council. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2 But you here send me to God's privy council, to the closet of his little pleasures. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 His expectations were not disappointed; he was immediately admitted into the privy council, and made lord chamberlain. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 He was offered for himself a post of little real importance, but which secured to him the dignity of the privy council. Endymion His court consisted at first of the few individuals whom that monarch had placed around him, and whom he now swore of his privy council. The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth Volume 8 By order of Queen Elizabeth, and her privy council, it was repaired in 1600, when, says Stow, "a cross of timber was framed, set up, covered with lead, and gilded," &c. Character Writings of the 17th Century Lord Verney, for a seat in the privy council, was induced to give him a "rotten borough." Beacon Lights of History, Volume 09 European Statesmen Young now laid an information before the privy council; and May 7, 1692, the bishop was arrested, and kept at a messenger's, under a strict guard, eleven days. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 It was a crisis; they must look to seats in the privy council, which, under Sir William Temple's plan, would be accompanied with ministerial duties and salaries. Endymion The whole country, he said, had petitioned; and was it any satisfaction to the country to be told, that the committee of privy council were inquiring? The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) Rubens himself, appointed secretary to the privy council of the archdukes, was subsequently sent to England, where he negotiated the peace between that country and Spain. Holland The History of the Netherlands The affairs of New England were often discussed; but the privy council was overawed by the moral dignity, which they could not comprehend. The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; a Century Too Soon (A Story Let's have the family complete, a real meeting of the great privy council. Fruitfulness The privy council would readily have imposed fines, and sent a troop of horse to collect them. Old Mortality, Volume 1. But that which now embarrassed them, was the evidence contained in the privy council report. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) They reorganized the royal or privy council, whose powers, although, as has been noticed in the Introduction, principally of an administrative nature, had been gradually encroaching on those of the superior courts of law. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 They were all referred to the king's privy council. Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV He immediately consulted his principal minister of state, Lord Clarendon, the celebrated historian, and soon afterward called a meeting of his privy council and laid the case before them. History of King Charles the Second of England He suspended and dispensed with laws, introduced Roman Catholics into the army, the universities, the privy council, raised a standing force of thirty thousand men, and finally prosecuted seven bishops for seditious libel. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution Who knew anything of what was doing by the committee of privy council, or what progress they were making? The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) We find four of their number admitted into his privy council, and six associated in the regency, to which he confided the government of the kingdom during his son's minority. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 Both Queen Anne and the House of Lords denounced the innovation as unjust and impolitic, and the law was therefore annulled by Her Majesty in her privy council. School History of North Carolina : from 1584 to the present time He established his court, organized his privy council, and, in a word, perfected, on a somewhat humble scale it is true, all the arrangements proper to the condition of a monarch in his capital. History of King Charles the Second of England For refusing to pay, five knights were sent to prison by order of the privy council "without cause shewn," whereby the crown avoided a judicial decision on the legality of the loan. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution They knew well that there were but few members of the House of Commons, who had read the privy council report. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) Their deputies were excluded from the privy council, or lost all influence in it. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 There was to be a privy council summoned, in consequence of the letter, to settle the mode of compliance. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 Thereafter she said to the Burgreve that she would hearken the letter in privy council, even as if she wotted nought thereof; and the Burgreve said that that were good to do. Old French Romances It proposed to establish at Dublin a Parliament of Peers and Commons, under a lord-lieutenant appointed by the crown, and an independent privy council. Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century He himself had read only the privy council report, and he wished for no other evidence. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) Finally, they entered into the royal or privy council, and formed a constituent portion of the national legislature. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 In June he invested him with the title, so important to Germans, of /Geheimlegationsrath/, with a seat and voice in the privy council and an income. Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life One of the first acts of royalty is for the new monarch to make a speech to the privy council. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 These were to convoke the states- general, to moderate or abolish the edicts, and to suppress the council of finance and the privy council, leaving only the council of state. The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 09: 1564-65 If that House wished to preserve their functions, their understandings, their honour, and their dignity, he advised them to beware of committees of privy council. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) The privy council has more power than Leopold; and the veritable ruler of Austria is the minister of war, who, from his green-covered table, plans our battles and commands our armies. Prince Eugene and His Times It is a different thing with you, who are not yet sworn of the privy council. The King's Highway They once looked to the privy council, but would now be content with an hereditary honour; if they can have neither, they will take a clerkship in the Treasury for a younger son. Sybil, or the Two Nations Friendly greetings to the New School, whom I will beg to assist me as a veritable privy council in Petersburg. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End In answer to this question, the privy council report, which was then on the table, afforded evidence the most satisfactory and conclusive. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) The Government consists of a governor, aided by a privy council. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither They are otherwise occupied, some in king’s matters, some are ambassadors, some of the privy council, some to furnish the court, some are lords of the parliament, some are presidents, and comptrollers of mints. Sermons on the Card He relied upon diplomatic rather than military pressure, and he was so completely successful that the privy council could report in 1542 that Ireland was at peace. History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 2 Cardinal Noailles was honoured by a seat in the privy council, and became the principal adviser of the regent in ecclesiastical affairs. History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1 The report of the committee of privy council will be ready in a few days. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) The privy council, when he was present; needed no interpreter. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 She named Lestocq her first physician, president of the medical college, and member of her privy council. The Daughter of an Empress This is brought out very clearly in a letter of Sir George Carew to the privy council in 1600. History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 2 The Duke of York, foreseeing malice was meant by them, forcibly persuaded the king to place the epistles before the privy council. Royalty Restored The committee, in this perilous situation, were anxious to find out such other persons as might become proper evidences before the privy council. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) These distinguished persons held more than one privy council, before they would consent to give a positive opinion. Little Novels Her serious face was a sight to see, when she rang for the cook, and the two held a privy council in a corner. I Say No In this contest the Deputy, Archbishop Browne, and the principal members of the privy council led the way. History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 2 When brought before the chief justice and privy council, Hubert with great coolness stated he had set the first house on fire: for which act he had been paid a year previously in Paris. Royalty Restored Indeed, there was scarcely a single person examined before the privy council who did not prove that the Slave Trade was the source of the tragedies acted upon that extensive continent. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) I was ignorant of what the privy council was, and knew as little of politics as of social life; my sole ambition was to love Henriette better than Petrarch loved Laura. The Lily of the Valley The King has made him master O' the jewel house, And one, already, of the privy council. King Henry VIII A new privy council was appointed, in which the two principal members were Lord James Stuart and Maitland, Lord of Lethington, both equally untrustworthy. History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 2 A few days later the court returned to town for the winter, when the Duke of York besought the privy council to investigate the strange charges made in the declaration. Royalty Restored I daresay the whole privy council puzzled over those notes of mine. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger Then he called to him his privy council, and told them of the sudden departing of the duke and his wife. Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 The king had, on outbreak of the distemper, shown solicitude for his citizens by summoning a privy council, when a committee of peers was formed for "Prevention and Spreading of the Infection." Royalty Restored The Irish privy council changed this penalty into mutilation, but when the bill was sent to England for approval the original clause was restored. History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 2 |
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