 | William Betham - Baronetage - 1801 - 580 pages
...confession, sent several of the members to see if the chancellor would own it, which he did in these words: " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart., I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." This answer being reported to the house, the lords agreed to move the king to sequester the seal; and... | |
 | 1815 - 226 pages
...was sent to him, who demandcd of him, whether it was his own hand that was subscribed to the same ? To which the Lord Chancellor answered " My Lords,...adjudged, that Lord Viscount St Albans, Lord Chancellor of England,shall undergo fine and ransom of 40 0001 • that he shall be imprisoned in the Tower during... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 624 pages
...to demand, ' whether it were his own hand, that was subscribed to the same:' to whom he replied, " My Lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart, I beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." Notwithstanding these abject and humiliating admissions, however, he was sentenced to pay a mulct of... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 616 pages
...you as Peers and Prelates, humbly commending my cause to your noble minds and magnanimous affections. Lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart, I beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." Notwithstanding these abject and humiliating admissions, however, he was sentenced to pay a mulct of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 598 pages
...same, and whether he will stand to it or no ; unto which the said lord Chancellor answered, namely, " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart : I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." The which answer being reported to the house, it was agreed by the house, to move his Majesty to sequester... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1822 - 434 pages
...that was subscribed to the same, and whether he would stand to it. His answer was in these words: " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart : I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." Their next proceeding was to send a deputation to the king, with the prince of Wales at its head, requesting... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1823 - 470 pages
...hand subscribed to the same, and whether he will stand to it or not.' The lord chancellor replied, ' My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart ; I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed.' This answer being returned to the house, the Lords sent a deputation to the king, at the head of which... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...ingenuous and full, and demanded of his lordship whether it were his hand that is subscribed thereunto; who answered, " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your lordships, be merciful unto a broken reed." Which being reported to the house, it was agreed by the house, to... | |
 | Library - 1827 - 712 pages
...hand that is subscribed to the same 1 and whether he will stand to it or not ? Unto which the said Lord Chancellor answered, My Lords, it is my act,...beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed. The which answer being reported to the House, it was agreed by the House, to move his Majesty to sequester... | |
 | Henry Ellis - English letters - 1827 - 410 pages
...whether it was his own hand which had subscribed it ? and whether he would stand to it or not ? he answered, " My Lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart....beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." ORIGINAL LETTERS. MY vERIE GOOD LORDS I HUMBLYE praye your Lordships to make a favourable and true... | |
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it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed. 
