A Bill introduced into Parliament in 1679, providing for the exclusion of James, Duke of York, from the succession. The bill failed to pass, but was reintroduced in 1681. After it had been read a first time Charles II dissolved Parliament, and did not summon another during his reign.
Executors.
See Sixteen, Council of.
Exsurge Domine, Bull.
The Bull issued by Leo X in 1520, “against the errors of Martin Luther.” It was publicly burnt by Luther in the market place of Wittemburg.
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F. F. V’s.
The First Families of Virginia. The name given to the descendants of the adventurers who colonized Virginia under the Charter of 1606.
Fabius, The American.
George Washington was so called.