 | William Betham - 1801 - 580 lehte
...ingenuous 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,...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 536 lehte
...subscribed to the same ? and whether he will Stand to it or not? To which the lord chancellor answered, " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." In consequence of these proceedings, his "lordship delivered up the great seal to his majesty, and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 538 lehte
...subscribed to the same ? and whether he will stand to it or not ? To which the lord chancellor answered, " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." In consequence of these proceedings, his lordship delivered up the great seal to his majesty, and the... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 lehte
...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 - 1816 - 616 lehte
...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... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 544 lehte
...subscribed to the same ? and whether he will stand to it or not ? To which the lord chancellor answered, " My lords, it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." In consequence of these proceedings, his lordship delivered up the great seal to his majesty, and the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 598 lehte
...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... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1823 - 470 lehte
...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 lehte
...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... | |
 | Henry Ellis - 1827 - 408 lehte
...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. I beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed." MY VERIE GOOD LORDS I HUMBLYE praye your Lordships to make a favourable and true construction of my... | |
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it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed. 
