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Página 629 - Dec. 23, 1837, the queen has granted to her an annual allowance of 385,000/. ' for the support of Her Majesty's household, and of the honour and dignity of the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Página 83 - The frame of this little commonwealth standeth upon the union of seventeen colleges, or societies, devoted to the study of learning and knowledge, and for the better service of the Church and State. All these...
Página 261 - Secretary to the Board of Trustees for the Encouragement of Arts and Manufactures in Scotland.
Página 873 - Every white* male citizen of the United States, who shall have attained the age of twenty-one years, who shall have resided in this State for a term of one year next preceding, and in the town in which he may offer himself to be admitted to the privileges of an elector, at least six months next preceding the time he may so offer himself...
Página 101 - Act, Declaration, and Testimony for the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government of the Church of Scotland, agreeable to the Word of God, the Confession of Faith, the National Covenant of Scotland, and the Solemn League and Covenant of the three nations...
Página 857 - Catechism are contained: which order is very convenient to be observed; to the end, that children, being now come to the years of discretion, and having learned what their Godfathers and Godmothers promised for them in Baptism, they may themselves, with their own mouth and consent, openly before the Church, ratify and confirm the same ; and also promise, that by the grace of God they will evermore endeavour themselves faithfully to observe such things, as they, by their own confession, have assented...
Página 897 - ... the same to be diligently observed, executed, and equally kept by all our loving subjects of this our kingdom, both within the provinces of Canterbury and York, in all points wherein they do or may concern every or any of them, according to this our will and pleasure hereby signified and expressed.
Página 85 - ALGEBRA. 1. Definitions and explanations of algebraical signs and terms. 2. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of simple algebraical quantities and simple algebraical fractions. 3. Algebraical definitions of ratio and proportion. 4. If a : b :: c : d then ad = bc, and the converse : d : c, 6.
Página 155 - The legatine constitutions were ecclesiastical laws, enacted in national synods, held under the cardinals Otho and Othobon, legates from pope Gregory IX. and pope Clement IV. in the reign of king Henry III., about the years 1220 and 1268.
Página 83 - Each of the seventeen colleges, or departments, in this literary republic, furnishes members both for the executive and legislative branch of its government. The place of Assembly is the SenateHouse. All persons who are 'Masters of Arts, or Doctors in one or other of the three faculties, viz.