| 单词 | Star Chamber |
| 例句 | Eventually, I uncovered a restricted area called the Star Chamber. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z One, called “Star Chamber,” on a wooded hilltop at the Dyer Observatory near Nashville, demonstrates the phenomenon of the earth’s elliptical orbit around the sun. Special Report: Contemporary Art: Where Humankind and Nature Converge 2011-02-24T13:00:04Z “I’d like to welcome you here, and congratulate you for passing the Democrats’ Star Chamber auditions held for the last six weeks in the basement of the Capitol. Finally, "The Man in the High Castle" fascist fantasy ends amidst America’s sobering reality 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Indeed, it would be far more consistent with the authoritarian zeal of the Star Chamber and the Puritans who coerced public confessions of alleged spiritual offenses in the 16th century. Opinion | A test in Virginia of the right to remain silent 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z “Your legacy will be that of turning the House of Representatives from a revered legislative body into a Star Chamber of partisan persecution.” Pelosi corrals ‘heroic’ Trump-district Democrats for climactic party-line vote 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z "What they're trying to do is drive the president's poll numbers down, impeachment poll numbers up by using basically Star Chamber tactics," he said. Trump impeachment inquiry a partisan move that will 'destroy the presidency in the future,' Lindsey Graham says 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Recreating a convoluted disaster like this diplomatic attack and the subsequent “Star Chamber” inquiries, with its paralysis of guilt and suspicion, is no easy feat. Review: Tom Rosenstiel looks at murky politics after attack 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z While we are centuries removed from the Star Chamber, we don’t have to look far to find public officials who find it more convenient to operate behind closed doors. Editorials from around Ohio 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z It's Star Chamber stuff, and anyone who thinks it isn't subject to abuse is naïve. F.B.I. Condemns Push to Release Secret Republican Memo 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z History buffs will recall that the Star Chamber was used in England in the 16th and 17th centuries to crush political and religious dissent. College Sex Meets the Star Chamber 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Chris Christie, in his Star Chamber presentation to the convention Tuesday night, held a mock trial to “hold Hillary Rodham Clinton accountable.” Republicans debate: Kill Hillary, or merely jail her 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Terry Hartle, senior vice president at the American Council on Education, called the civil rights office “a Court of Star Chamber, with arbitrary rulings, no rights for those under investigation and a secret process.” Biden and Obama rewrite the rulebook on college sexual assaults 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z “These decisions are shrouded in such complete secrecy that they make the proceedings of the former English Court of Star Chamber appear to be a model of criminal justice transparency,” Judge Bennett wrote in 2013. From the Bench, a New Look at Punishment 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Benton, the committee’s vice chair, said his experience with another Senate committee investigating him was “very similar to a Star Chamber” and “dictatorial.” Editorial: Do not change ethics process to benefit some lawmakers 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z The Founding Fathers regarded the secret and arbitrary Star Chamber as so unfair that they crafted many of our constitutional protections precisely to avoid its abuses. College Sex Meets the Star Chamber 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z To a “Star Chamber” of seven government ministers, two of whom had been personally involved in cases where she had ruled against them. Sri Lanka Sacks Chief Justice 2013-03-01T23:00:00Z His appearance at the Star Chamber in February 1638 so infuriated the court that the charge of "insufferable disobedience and contempt" was added to his sheet. Key moments that shaped the press 2012-11-17T01:51:59Z He was being pleasant, with his arm heavily around my shoulders as he told me about his essay on the Star Chamber. Ian McEwan: “Hand on the Shoulder.” 2012-04-23T04:00:00Z These monopolies were defied, and the Star Chamber decree of 1566, disabling offending printers from exercising their trade and prescribing imprisonment, did not avail. Copyright: Its History and Its Law 2012-04-23T02:00:25.937Z And yet, centuries later, Yale’s University-Wide Committee on Sexual Misconduct employs procedures eerily similar to those of the Star Chamber. College Sex Meets the Star Chamber 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z It has, practically speaking, almost entire control of the educational systems of the metropolis, and is armed with inquisitorial powers that remind us of the ancient Star Chamber. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z After that date the names cease to represent the sterner spirit of revolt against episcopacy and the Star Chamber. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature 2012-03-29T02:00:13.900Z They were prosecuted first in the Star Chamber and subsequently in the King’s Bench. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z I need barely mention the Star Chamber and poor Prynne; and I merely allude to the fate of Strafford and of Laud. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The Star Chamber also was designed to address serious problems, including treason. College Sex Meets the Star Chamber 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z My Lord Gardiner, our chancellor, let their trial before the twelve peers of the Star Chamber commence to-morrow, and may God keep watch over England. The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z Theology must absolutely be destroyed, just as judicial astrology, magic, the divining rod, and the Star Chamber have been destroyed.—l’A.B.C. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z The Earl laid the matter before the king, who ordered the herald to be cited into the court of Star Chamber, to answer for the insult offered to the court of Spain. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z In June 1635 certain of these were arrested, and in 1638 not less than thirty-seven of them were prosecuted in the Star Chamber for this unlawful transportation. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z The abolition of the Star Chamber and High Commission Courts was only one among the many blows which were shattering Charles' throne. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z We order you and the twelve lord commissioners of the Star Chamber, whom we regret not to see here, to assemble yourselves in haste. The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z Go to the link and read the story that, if true, reads like a modern-day intellectual property version of a Star Chamber. New Anti-Piracy Bill Still Threatens Start-ups 2011-12-12T18:27:35Z He was further affronted by being forbidden to sit in the House, and Laud brought him into the Star Chamber for having written the “Holy Table.” Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z The step was not adopted, and by his Majesty's declaration of 1639 in the Star Chamber, gold and silver were to be considered commodities of merchandise. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z Let them be careful in further stretching or adding to those powers—powers that reminded unbiassed people more of the worst days of the Star Chamber or the Inquisition, than of a modern community. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z He was after carried before the High Commission and the Star Chamber, where he underwent the severe scrutiny of his ecclesiastical inquisitors. Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. 2011-10-13T02:00:37.230Z He was also the principal actor in the Star Chamber, and Court of High Commission. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z Barker was summoned to the Star Chamber, an English court for the powerful, relieved of his printer’s license and fined 300 pounds. Folger Shakespeare Library celebrates 400th anniversary of King James Bible 2011-10-07T21:43:08Z With overbearing oligarchs, any sort of precedent was deemed sufficient; and it is rather wonderful that they did not, by the help of precedent, endeavour to re-establish the Star Chamber! Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z In September 1639, after Charles’ failure in the first Bishops’ War, Wentworth arrived in England, to conduct in the Star Chamber a case in which the Irish chancellor was being prosecuted for resisting the deputy. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z "The Star Chamber" and "the High Commission Court" were established, before which they were summoned, and where they were required to answer questions proposed, that would have made them their own accusers. Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. 2011-10-13T02:00:37.230Z The terror of the Star Chamber, and of the Court of High Commission, was also called into requisition. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z What a Star Chamber business would this be in a British Colony!—where, thank God, every man was under the �gis of the common law of the realm. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Amongst the numerous tracts that were published after the suppression of the Star Chamber were many which held up Laud to public execration. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z As Attorney General, Edward Coke introduced the crime of "seditious libel" in a case before the Star Chamber in 1606. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z The interference of the Star Chamber was called forth in 1556 for the total suppression of dramatic entertainments. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z "Ay," he went on, "Jasper hath paid the penalty, for being found guilty by the judgment of the Star Chamber, he was on Monday morning last beheaded on Tower Hill." The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z Indeed, the presence of Sir Marmaduke in that place—coupled with, perhaps, something more than suspicion which the king already entertained towards him—would be proof enough to satisfy the Star Chamber. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The abolition of the Star Chamber, in 1641, was an important event for the press of this country. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z Henry sat on the Star Chamber Up to 1600, it heard many cases of forgery, perjury, riot, maintenance, fraud, libel, and conspiracy. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z "English law has not known of such a procedure – of secret justice – since 5 July 1641, when the Long Parliament abolished the Court of Star Chamber." Superinjunction scores legal first for nameless financier in libel action 2011-03-29T20:13:47Z "Behold!" he exclaimed, drawing a thin hand across his terrible face, upon which the Court of Star Chamber had written its unjust judgment. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z It needed only for the Star Chamber to endorse the foregone decree; which was done by its truculent judges without any delay, and with as little noise or ceremony. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z It was not till much later that the nation came to look upon the Star Chamber as the special engine of royal tyranny and to loathe its name. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z The proceedings were quashed by the Star Chamber. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z “It’s like a Star Chamber process,” Mr. Miller said. Dealbook Column: Get the Rainy-Day Money Upfront 2010-05-25T01:50:00Z In fact, non-jury trials have been a feature of the UK legal system more recently than the Star Chamber - in Northern Ireland. 2010-01-12T13:09:00Z He knew that he had committed himself—not only by his presence among the conspirators of Stone Dean, but by various other acts that would not bear the scrutiny of the Star Chamber. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The most important item added by him to the administrative machinery of the realm was the famous Star Chamber, The Star Chamber. which was licensed by the parliament of 1487. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z We are treated with contumely abroad and our protests at home are stifled by the Star Chamber. The Great Mogul After the abolition of the Star Chamber, in 1641, the Fleet had become a prison for debtors only, and for contempt of the Court of Chancery, Common Pleas and Exchequer. In Jail with Charles Dickens His arbitrary conduct in Ireland in 1627 was suggested as a fit subject for examination by the Star Chamber, but his fidelity to the government was strictly maintained to the last. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" The knight was, at that moment, as much in his power, as if standing in the presence of the Star Chamber, with a score of witnesses to swear to his treason. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Before he could send it he was invited to meet the Council in the Star Chamber. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII When little Richard was taken into the Star Chamber, the Protector took him in his arms and kissed him saying, "Now welcome, my Lord, even with all my heart." The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History Thither, too, were consigned political victims of the Star Chamber, two of the most interesting cases of this period being those of 95 Prynne and Lilburne. In Jail with Charles Dickens The Star Chamber has a wonderful crystal-studded dome in which the guide produces the effect of a sunrise by burning coloured lights. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place The Star Chamber was a mere mask—a means of carrying out his arbitrary acts, while screening him from their responsibility. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z More than once—ay, many a time before—had he been struck by the reference to that Star Chamber of the well-bred world. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day This, the “Star Chamber,” is one of the finest effects in the Mammoth Cave, and it might be enhanced to the wildest magnificence by an artistic arrangement of variously colored lights. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 But condemned by the extraordinary and unwarranted proceedings of this Star Chamber”— “Silence!” cried Berkeley, again waxing wroth at such an imputation. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion Our knowledge of this interesting fact is derived from the records of the Court of Star Chamber. The Annals of Willenhall To-morrow he shall be mine; the day after, the lieutenant of the Tower shall have him; and then the Star Chamber; and then—the scaffold!” The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Compensation was subsequently voted to them for the iniquitous fines imposed on them by the Star Chamber, and Prynne before long was one of the chief instruments in bringing Laud to trial and the block. Books Condemned to be Burnt Mary Prowting, who was a plaintiff before the Star Chamber, accused of witchcraft. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 It was worse than the Star Chamber, worse than Oliver's 50,000 soldiers. Old and New London Volume I Gill, Alexander, committed by the Star Chamber, ii. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 I’ll find, or frame them—proofs that will satisfy that scrupulous tribunal—the Star Chamber! ha! ha! ha!” The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z After ten years' imprisonment Leighton was released by the Long Parliament, and a few years later he wrote an account of his sufferings, and a report of his trial in the Star Chamber. Books Condemned to be Burnt 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 In 1622 the legality of the court was tried in the Star Chamber by a contumacious herald, who claimed arrears of fees, and to King James's delight the legality of the court was fully established. Old and New London Volume I A remarkable victim on this occasion was a 367 Mr. Palmer, a Sussex gentleman, who was brought ore tenus into the Star Chamber for disobeying the proclamation for living in the country. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 The decision of the Lords of the Star Chamber was dictated by passion as much as justice. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Laud is represented as mainly instrumental in the conduct of the whole of this nefarious proceeding, especially in procuring the sentence in the Star Chamber. Books Condemned to be Burnt Mr. Charles W. Wallace, the student of Shakespeare, tells me that in turning over the multitudinous records of the Star Chamber he found a few witch cases. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 They were very much in favor in the Star Chamber days in England. Industrial Conspiracies The following curious “information” in the Star Chamber will serve our purpose. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Dr. Young escaped the Star Chamber, but, like most good men who would be free at that time he had to fly his native land for awhile. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations As yet, the Star Chamber and Court of High Commission do not appear to have assumed the direction of this lesser but not unimportant department of government. Books Condemned to be Burnt In pursuance of this determination, the earl exhibited an information against Mr. Belgrave in the Star Chamber. Notes and Queries, Number 215, December 10, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The Star Chamber, a court of civil and criminal jurisdiction for the punishment of offences for which the law made no provision. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer He is sent for to the Star Chamber. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. His policy was to silence opposition to the methods of worship then followed by the Church of England, by the terrors of the Star Chamber. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning But the popular temper was destined to be more seriously roused by those atrocious sentences against the authors of certain books which were passed within a few years by the Star Chamber and High Commission. Books Condemned to be Burnt This reminds me of the stars painted on the dome of the 'Star Chamber' of Westminster Abbey. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight When we have them on we look like the old Spanish gentleman who ran the “Star Chamber.” “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went Sir Richard of the Lee and his son became members of the Star Chamber, with grants of land in perpetuity. Robin Hood These men were called before the Star Chamber upon a charge of libel. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning Dee himself was threatened with the stake, and was actually placed on trial for his life before the dread Court of the Star Chamber. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters So saying, I sat down upon a rock in the Star Chamber; and he, taking the lights, walked away toward the entrance of the cave. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Scarcely less ability, or, rather, we should say, perhaps more correctly, scarcely less adroitness in the choice of a new theme, in the instance of one of his latest literary productions, viz., the ‘Star Chamber.’ A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid The Star Chamber, which was already regarded as a court of doubtful legality, had imposed harsh and arbitrary penalties which awakened loud murmurs. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) A copy of the Star Chamber decree was nailed to a board. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning Ordinances, constitutions, rules, and articles made by the Court of Star Chamber relating to Printers and Printing, Jan. Notes and Queries A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc At the close of the National Convention," says he, "Elbridge Gerry refused to sign the Constitution, because, among other things, it established 'a tribunal without juries, a Star Chamber as to civil cases.' Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Star Chamber Court, in which cases were tried before some members of the Privy Council and two judges without a jury. The History of London In the Star Chamber it was declared a proceeding of seditious tendency to assail the King with joint petitions in a matter of religion. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) "Neither knight nor lord am I, but only plain Francis Bacon, barrister, and Secretary of the Star Chamber." The Panchronicon The maid and her fellow prisoners were examined before the Star Chamber, and were by its order publicly exposed at St Paul's Cross, where they each read a confession. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" In 1589 he received the first substantial piece of patronage from his powerful kinsman, the reversion of the clerkship of the Star Chamber. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" But they were quite impartial in enforcing benefits, since the Star Chamber also assumed to fine persons for not accepting knighthood. Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 3, May 1906 Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature One of the chief means which Charles depended upon during the long period that he governed without a Parliament, was a certain famous tribunal or court called the Star Chamber. Charles I Makers of History Star Chamber Much he managed to extort By means of a Star Chamber Court From the rich nobles; A new wile For adding to the kingly pile. A Humorous History of England America has no Star Chamber, and no feudal barons. Revolutionist's Handbook and Pocket Companion St John was summoned before the Star Chamber for slander and treasonable language; and Bacon, ex officio, acted as public prosecutor. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" INQUIRY, Court of, is assembled by order of a commanding officer to inquire into matters of an intricate nature, for his information; but has no power of adjudication whatever: but too like the Star Chamber. 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. Trial by jury.No jury in the Star Chamber. Charles I Makers of History Lord Northumberland had been sent to the Tower by the Star Chamber for misprision of treason, on the flimsy pretext of his intimacy with Thomas Percy. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography People were dragged to the Star Chamber, on all kinds of accusations, that they might be sentenced to pay enormous fines; new privileges and monopolies were invented, and new dignities created. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges It was at last felt necessary that the queen should in some way vindicate her proceedings, and this she at first did, contrary to Bacon's advice, by a declaration from the Star Chamber. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Vexatious measures of extortion such as these were far less hurtful to the state than the conversion of justice into a means of supplying the royal necessities by means of the Star Chamber. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Now, in the Star Chamber, it had never been the custom to employ a jury. Charles I Makers of History As Ralegh kept him out nevertheless, he petitioned the Star Chamber. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography The High Commission Court and the Star Chamber still filled the prisons and pillories with victims; but every sentence of these courts fanned the flame of discontent, and hastened the catastrophe which was rapidly approaching. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges And for that misdemeanour the Star Chamber, always active in protecting the dignity of peers, would have promptly called Thorpe to account. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles In the correspondence which passed between the two ministers the king was censured as over-cautious, the Star Chamber as feeble, the judges as over-scrupulous. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 There has been a great deal of discussion about the origin of the term Star Chamber. Charles I Makers of History The courts of Star Chamber and High Commission were brought to bear on the Puritans, and Laud became universally detested. The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Archiepiscopal See With the abolition of the Star Chamber in 1641 the drastic repression of the printers disappeared, and, freed from all control, the presses now poured forth political tracts and volumes of every description. The Book-Hunter at Home Fair was the balance held, and pure his fame, Though by Star Chamber tried, as gold by flame.' Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Prynne's entertainers, as he passed through the country, were summoned before the Star Chamber, while the censorship struck fiercer blows at the Puritan press. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Immense power of the Court of Star Chamber.Oppressive fines. Charles I Makers of History He saw an opportunity to take over the Blackfriars venture now that Evans and probably Giles had been forbidden by the Star Chamber to have any connection with plays in that building. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration I would suggest that anything in our last meeting which might be of a—Star Chamber nature—be expunged from the records, verbal and otherwise. The Wrong Woman Certainly it was no wonder that the little world of upper Canada opened its eyes at such a Star Chamber sentence as this, pronounced in the year of Grace 1828. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion One sentence from a speech delivered in the Star Chamber may serve as an instance of their tone. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 However this may be, the court of the Star Chamber was an engine of prodigious power in the hands of Charles's government. Charles I Makers of History But Clifton, nourishing his animosity, began to investigate the management of Blackfriars, and to collect evidence of similar abuses of the Queen's commission, with the object of making complaint to the Star Chamber. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration Among them were the Painted Chamber, the Star Chamber, the old House of Lords, and Princes' Chamber, all part of Edward the Confessor's palace. Westminster The Fascination of London In other words, we have the beginning of a new tribunal or literary Star Chamber. English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century Large numbers of cases which would ordinarily have come before the Courts of Common Law were called before the Star Chamber, simply for the purpose of levying fines for the Crown. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 The Star Chamber fined him ten thousand pounds for speaking so disrespectfully of a lord. Charles I Makers of History Shortly after this, however, the Star Chamber passed on Clifton's complaint. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration The water-gate was on the site of the present bridge, while the Star Chamber occupied very nearly the site of the present Clock Tower. Westminster The Fascination of London It would almost seem as if, true disciples in the school of the High Commission and Star Chamber, their ambition was to excel their former tyrants in the art of persecution. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 This was the tribunal subsequently known, from its meeting-place, as the Court of Star Chamber. The Governments of Europe By these and similar proceedings, large sums of money were collected by the Star Chamber for the king's treasury, and all expression of discontent and dissatisfaction on the part of the people was suppressed. Charles I Makers of History Doubtless the decree fell with equal force upon Giles and the others connected with the enterprise, for after the Star Chamber decree Giles and Robinson disappear from the management of the playhouse. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration It were better to be punished for poaching, than to be arraigned before the High Court of Star Chamber for publishing seditious libels. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Nevertheless the contest continued, and the feeling of both parties was embittered by mutual provocation and by proceedings taken in the Star Chamber against merchants for protecting their property from these exactions. London and the Kingdom - Volume II Across the hall from it, also of antique derivation, was the Star Chamber. The Status Civilization Charles and his court of the Star Chamber rejoiced in the power and efficacy of their tremendous tribunal. Charles I Makers of History Evans, however, was determined to retain a half-interest in the playhouse, and to evade the order of the Star Chamber by using his son-in-law, Alexander Hawkins, as his agent. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration Henry systematized this occasional jurisdiction by appointing in 1486 a committee of his Council as a regular court, to which the place where it usually sat gave the name of the Court of Star Chamber. History of the English People, Volume III The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540 Being otherwise unable to redeem themselves from the penalty of the Star Chamber sentence, the companies were forced to consent to relinquish their Irish estate and all arrears of rent, amounting to £20,000. London and the Kingdom - Volume II On the 11th July 1637 was published another Star Chamber Decree concerning printers. A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 Laud employed the power of the Star Chamber a great deal in the accomplishment of his purpose of enforcing entire submission to the ecclesiastical authority of the Church. Charles I Makers of History I trust the next term to learn them the law of the Star Chamber that they shall ware how from henceforth they shall redress their matter with their hands. Henry VIII. For this they were bound over to appear before the Star Chamber. London and the Kingdom - Volume I Judgment of Star Chamber re the City's Irish estate reversed, 26 Aug., London and the Kingdom - Volume II Can we flatter ourselves that a Parliamentary Star Chamber and a Parliamentary High Commission Court would not be in the background to supply all the deficiencies of the laws of England? Sketches One man, for instance, named Lilburne, was brought before the Star Chamber, charged with publishing seditious pamphlets. Charles I Makers of History The courts of Star Chamber and Requests were developed to keep in order his powerful subjects and give poor men protection against them. Henry VIII. The mayor and aldermen were cited to appear before the cardinal and other lords of the council in the Star Chamber at Westminster. London and the Kingdom - Volume I It witnessed the very heyday of the infamous Star Chamber. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Subsequently the Star Chamber declared the duke innocent of the charges, and on the 1st of June Buckingham was elected chancellor of Cambridge University. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" But in the Star Chamber, whoever was brought to trial had to take an oath at first that he would answer all questions asked, even if they tended to criminate himself. Charles I Makers of History Cardinal Wolsey regaled off this delicate confection with the Lords of the Star Chamber; and Charles Lamb is reported to have said, "Doubtless, God Almighty could have made a better berry, but He never did." Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure This took place on Saturday, the 22nd, and the mayor and aldermen were to give an answer to the Star Chamber by the following Wednesday. London and the Kingdom - Volume I There is nothing of the Star Chamber order about the matter, but I always prefer to be the source of information. The Henchman Mary restricted the right to print to licensed members of the Stationers' Company; Elizabeth put the matter in the hands of Star Chamber. The Age of the Reformation The Star Chamber, hearing that he was haranguing the mob, ordered him to be gagged. Charles I Makers of History The abolition of the great bugbear and tyrant of printers—that infamous mockery of a legal tribunal, the Star Chamber—was another gigantic obstacle cleared away from the path of journalism. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Bell, in his valuable book on "Fleet Street in Seven Centuries," mentions the arrest of a Fleet Street grocer by the Star Chamber for unlicensed trading in tobacco. The Social History of Smoking The attorney, who was the notorious Empson, brought suit in the Star Chamber against the Earl, who was fined fifteen thousand marks, or something like $750,000, for the incautious display he had made. The Leading Facts of English History And does not the Star Chamber belong to the King? Oliver Cromwell One of the waiters, who heard them, mentioned the circumstance, and they were brought before the Star Chamber. Charles I Makers of History Even that fate was all but inflicted by yon infamous Star Chamber, who respect neither virtue nor gray hairs, so they may fill the King's coffers and destroy all godliness in the land! The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot The bill passed three readings, and the various prisoners were summoned to the Star Chamber to be heard in arrest of judgment. The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) In order to thoroughly enforce the Statute of Liveries, Henry organized the Court of Star Chamber, so called from the starred ceiling where the tribunal met. The Leading Facts of English History It was to be a Star Chamber matter. Oliver Cromwell Meanwhile she prosecuted her husband in the Star Chamber. The Curious Case of Lady Purbeck A Scandal of the XVIIth Century He was cited in the Star Chamber, and sentenced to stand in the pillory, to lose both ears, to pay a heavy fine, and to undergo imprisonment for life. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Oh, that will never do!" exclaimed another, "I must see the Chapel and the Star Chamber. Idle Hour Stories The same Parliament abolished the despotic courts of Star Chamber and High Commission, which had been used by Strafford and Laud to carry out their tyrannical scheme called "Thorough." The Leading Facts of English History We do not hesitate to affirm most solemnly our disbelief that he is actuated by any but the highest motives in lending his name to persecutions that recall the spirit of the Star Chamber. The Altar Steps Bacon now made another attack upon his enemy by summoning Coke before the Star Chamber on a charge of breaking into a private house with violence. The Curious Case of Lady Purbeck A Scandal of the XVIIth Century Accordingly, in 1631, Charles I. found it necessary to bring them into the Star Chamber. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times "The Star Chamber!" shouted the guide, who, being in front, had often much ado to send his voice to the rear of the party. Idle Hour Stories Perhaps those who read his legal arguments before the Star Chamber may not see this eloquence so fully exemplified in them as in his incomparable essays; but wherever he speaks, it is Francis Bacon speaking. The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) Although no imputation of corruption was brought against him, yet he was suspended from his office, and prosecuted in the Star Chamber. Bacon His Star Chamber caused buildings to be actually razed, and fined truants heavily. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 There was, moreover, a high court of justice, which perambulated the kingdom, and exercised an absolute authority over life and property greater than even Strafford's Court of Star Chamber had pretended to. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times The same nation that had rebelled against the levying of the "ship money" and the proceedings of the Star Chamber allowed Charles II. almost as absolute an authority as ever the King of France possessed. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 The Star Chamber decided cases as diverse as a case of subordination of witnesses, cases of counterfeiters of farthing tokens, and cases of apothecaries compounding ill medicines. Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. According to his advice, Yelverton was prosecuted in the Star Chamber. Bacon He had the misfortune to differ from Laud on the Church Question of the day, and was prosecuted before the Star Chamber for subornation of perjury, and heavily fined. The Charm of Oxford P. was brought before the Star Chamber, fined £5000, pilloried, and had both his ears cut off. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature Was the Star Chamber any worse than Hindman's Military Commissions, that are ordered to preserve no records? The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War He removes the cause to Star Chamber "to the extreame chardgis, trouble and hinderance" of one of the wardens, to the encouragement of like offenders, and to the "utter ruin and decaie" of the church. The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects William Prynne was the famous Puritan lawyer whose imprisonment by the Star Chamber had made him one of the heroes of Puritanism. Memoirs of a Cavalier A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany, and the Wars in England. From the Year 1632 to the Year 1648. The abuses of law-making, of the Star Chamber, and other non-common-law courts, of personal government, had been swept away under Charles I. In 1644 the Book of Common Prayer was abolished. Popular Law-making He was said to have been tainted with atheism, to have denied God and the Trinity; had he lived he might have had trouble with the Star Chamber. English Literature: Modern Home University Library of Modern Knowledge There, and in the Star Chamber at Westminster, the trial lasted a fortnight. A Child's History of England They suggest the Star Chamber of England and the Inquisition of Spain. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 To speak of a lord without his title was regarded as defamation, and was punished as such more than once by the Star Chamber. The Man Shakespeare A statute of Henry VII gave special authority to the Court of Star Chamber over riots; which is precisely the power now objected to by labor leaders when exercised by courts of chancery. Popular Law-making The court of the Star Chamber was set up to prevent these abuses. Outline of Universal History In the same spirit, speaking of the arbitary sentences of the Star Chamber, he says,—"The severity of the Star Chamber, which was generally ascribed to Laud's passionate disposition, was perhaps in itself somewhat blamable." The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Next, it abolished Star Chamber and other special courts, which had become engines of royal oppression. Early European History Men fear public opinion now as they did in former times the Star Chamber; and those awful goddesses, Appearances, are to us what the Fates were to the Greeks. Friends in Council — First Series Mr. Disraeli was also suspected of being concerned in an ephemeral publication called The Star Chamber, to which he undoubtedly contributed certain articles, and in which paragraphs appeared giving offence in Albemarle Street. A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 Two courts—the High Commission, before which the clergy were brought; and the Star Chamber, which was made up from the king's council—were the instruments for carrying out this tyranny. Outline of Universal History When actresses trod the Star Chamber, it was as modest friends, not as audacious critics on Horace, his house, and his pictures. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 Here, then, is a Council of Ten and a Star Chamber indeed! White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War It would abolish arbitrary arrests, the Star Chamber decrees, taxes without its consent, cruelty to Non-conformists, the ascendency of priests, irresponsible ministers, and offensive symbols of Romanism. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers Henry VII used the Star Chamber to ruin the remnants of the feudal aristocracy. The Theory of Social Revolutions The Star Chamber, too, was big with terrors. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation These were known as the Council of the North, the Star Chamber, and the High Commission Court. General History for Colleges and High Schools And the bitter old pamphleteer, for all that his ears had been cropped and his cheeks branded by the Star Chamber, lived to be nearly seventy. Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life This was the Parliament, assembled in 1640, which impeached Strafford and Laud, which abolished the Star Chamber, and inaugurated the civil war, that began when Charles left Whitehall, January, 1642, for York. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers In exercising this function the Council practically came to resolve itself into a judicial committee, meeting in a room known as the Star Chamber, and its authority was regularised by Act of Parliament in 1487. England under the Tudors Nor was the principle that "attempts" to commit indictable offences are crimes, established as law, until at least the time of the Star Chamber, before its abolition in the seventeenth century. The Emancipation of Massachusetts The Star Chamber was a court of somewhat obscure origin, which at this time dealt chiefly with criminal cases affecting the government, such as riot, libel, and conspiracy. General History for Colleges and High Schools The special tribunals—the Court of High Commission, the Court of Star Chamber, and others—which had served to convict important ecclesiastical and political offenders were abolished. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. Organization of the Star Chamber to repress disorder and over- mighty subjects. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution The "Star Chamber," a tribunal for the trying of a certain class of offences, was brought to a state of fresh efficiency. The Evolution of an Empire: A Brief Historical Sketch of England The brother compositors of this drunken biblical reviser, being too honorable to betray the individual delinquent, the Star Chamber fined the whole 'chapel.' Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 The parties were punished in the Star Chamber by fine and imprisonment. The Fortunes of Nigel The Inquisition and the Star Chamber, which were nothing but censorships, made ruthless war on impiety and immorality. The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet We need have no fear of Star Chamber proceedings in America, and no harm would be done by excluding from the courtroom all persons who have no business there. Courts and Criminals This Court of the Star Chamber had been begun in the days of Henry VII., and it is only a wonder that the English had borne it so long. Young Folks' History of England They have referred the matter to the Star Chamber, that they may settle it there with closed doors and no forms of law. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland In 1637, Laud summoned the three men before the Star Chamber, to answer to a charge of libel. Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries It cost England a revolution to get rid of the Star Chamber. The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet The Tudors used the Star Chamber, the Court of Wales, and the Great Sessions of Wales, to make all equal before the law. Short History of Wales Stafford had been beheaded, the Star Chamber swept away, the Grand Remonstrance presented. Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings But in those wretched islands we see a press more hostile to truth than any censor, and juries more insensible to justice than any Star Chamber. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 Here, they said, is an instrument of tyranny more formidable than the High Commission, than the Star Chamber, than even the fifty thousand soldiers of Oliver. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 But what is most to be dreaded in a Star Chamber is not its sternness but its sentimentality. The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet To the Star Chamber they summoned a noble who was still too powerful for the court of law. Short History of Wales In consequence of this the sheriff was fined £1,000 and placed under bail to appear before the Star Chamber, and the jurymen were threatened with severe punishment. History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 2 Prynne was summoned to appear before the Star Chamber; his wonderful book, from which Father Le Brun stole his, was sentenced to be burnt by the common hangman, and himself to lose his ears. Letters on England After the Star Chamber was abolished in the 10th of Charles I. its authority indeed ceased, but its maxims subsisted and survived it. Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches, etc. The reason given is that for which the Star Chamber was created by Henry VII: that is, the inadequacy of the ordinary law. The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet The same spirit which resisted the Ship-money, and abolished the Star Chamber, produced the Levellers and the Fifth Monarchy men. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 Was the court of Star Chamber less active? Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 The Star Chamber was gone, but Jeffreys had not yet reigned. North America — Volume 1 Printing was not known in England much earlier than the reign of Henry VII., and in the third year of that reign the Court of Star Chamber was established. Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches, etc. And if anyone doubts that we are quite ready to establish the Star Chamber again, let him read the Report of the Joint Select Committee, on which I now venture to offer a few criticisms. The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet It was that party which destroyed the Star Chamber and the High Commission Court. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 The honours and censures of this Star Chamber of the Muses will be awarded according to the prejudices of the particular sect or faction which may at the time predominate. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 The Star Chamber was the room in which the King's council had met since the 14th century. Our Legal Heritage It is precisely the same, whether the Ministers of the Crown can disqualify by a dependent House of Commons, or by a dependent court of Star Chamber, or by a dependent court of King’s Bench. Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches, etc. Now I have no guarantee that any member of the majority of the Joint Select Committee ever heard of the Star Chamber or of Archbishop Laud. The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet Foremost among these courts in power and in infamy were the Star Chamber and the High Commission, the former a political, the latter a religious inquisition. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 Had they not destroyed the Courts of the High Commission and the Star Chamber? Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 The Star Chamber became the central criminal court after 1560, and punished perjury, corruption, and malfeasance throughout the legal system. Our Legal Heritage Routledge & Sons * Ainsworth's two novels, "Guy Fawkes" and "The Star Chamber," also deal with James I., but they are distinctly inferior in literary workmanship. A Guide to the Best Historical Novels and Tales The Star Chamber the High Commission, the Council of York, oppressed end plundered us; but those hateful courts have now ceased to exist. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 The Star Chamber had been remodelled, and the High Commission created, by the Tudors. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 In old times printers had been strictly controlled by the Court of Star Chamber. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 Suits on titles to land were restricted to the common law courts and no longer to be heard in the Star Chamber, Chancery court, or in the Court of requests. Our Legal Heritage The Long Parliament had abolished the Star Chamber, but had, in spite of the philosophical and eloquent expostulation of Milton, established and maintained a censorship. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 |
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