The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales, From the Earliest Times to the Present Day, 1541-1895

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Excerpt from The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales, From the Earliest Times to the Present Day, 1541-1895: Comprising Lists of the Representatives, Chronologically Arranged Under Counties, With Biographical and Genealogical Notices of the MembersDuring the times of the Civil War most of the Members for Wales were staunch Royalists, and for their loyalty were disabled to sit, by the Parliament. Of such were Lord Carbery, Col. Bodvel, Sir Herbert Price, Sir Walter Lloyd, Sir Henry Vaughan, Col. Wm. Salisbury, and Sir Philip Warwick the historian, while Col. Wm. Herbert, Capt. Charles Price, and Sir Nicholas Kemeys were slain in battle, fighting for their King. On the the other side were the Parliamentary Colonels, some risen from the ranks, or taken from behind the counter, who under the Commonwealth ruled Wales with an iron hand, Carter, Twisleton, Jones, Dawkins, Watkins, Ellice, Clerke, Berry, and Phillips, while other noted men were their lawyers, John Glynne and Wm. Foxwist, Richard Cromwell the Protector, Edw. Lawrence the President of the Council of State, and Jenkyn Lloyd the Protector's chaplain.In later times two Members, Mr. Charles Wynn and Mr. C. R. M. Talbot.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.