 It was moved in the House of Commons that the " letters patent granted to the Earl of Bellamont and others respecting the goods taken from pirates were dishonourable to the king, against the law of nations, contrary to the laws and statutes of the realm,...  The Chronicles of Newgate - Sivu 408tekijä(t) Arthur Griffiths - 1884 - 596 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
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...the appropriation of property taken from pirates were " dishonourable to the king, against the laws of nations, contrary to the laws and statutes of the realm, an invasion of property, and destructive of commerce;" and such was the perturbed state of the legislature, that the motion was only lost by... | |
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