 He told Mr. Vaux roundly that he expected his orders were to be his rules, and not the laws of England, which were a heap of nonsense, compiled by a few ignorant country gentlemen, who hardly knew how to make laws for the good government of their own...  The History of British India - Pàgina 73per James Mill - 1817 - 777 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | William Moy Thomas - 1861 - 340 pàgines
...instructions from the East India Company, in the reign of King Charles the Second, imperiously told Mr. Vanx that he expected his orders were to be his rules, and not the laws of England; which were a heap of nonsense compiled by a few ignorant country gentlemen, who hardly knew how to make laws for... | |
 | 1865 - 644 pàgines
...England made it impossible for the instructions sent out to him to be obeyed. Sir Josiah wrote back in anger, ' that he expected his orders were to be his rules, and not the laws of England, which were a heap of nonsense, compiled by a few ignorant country gentlemen, who hardly know how to make laws... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - 1865 - 464 pàgines
...country the rule of his conduct." Sir Josiah replied, telling Mr. Vaux roundly that he expected hit orders were to be his rules, and not the laws of England, which were a heap of nonsense, compiled by a few ignorant country gentlemen, who hardly knew how to make laws... | |
 | Henry Richard Fox Bourne - 1866 - 464 pàgines
...England made it impossible for the instructions sent out to him to be obeyed, Sir Josiah wrote back in anger, ' that he expected his orders were to be his rules, and not the laws of England, which were a heap of nonsense, compiled by a few ignorant country gentlemen, who hardly knew how to make laws... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - 1868 - 906 pàgines
...make the laws of his country the rule of his conduct." Sir Josiah replied, telling Mr. Vaux roundly that he expected his orders were to be his rules, and not the laws of England, which were a heap of nonsense, compiled by a few ignorant country gentlemen, who hardly knew how to make laws... | |
 | Edward Henry Nolan - 1878 - 994 pàgines
...company's pretensions in India. The governor replied by professing his readiness to omit nothing which lay within the sphere of his power to satisfy the wishes...laws of England, unhappily, would not let him proceed BO far as might otherwise be desirable. Sir Josiah wrote back with anger, 'that he expected his orders... | |
 | Val Cameron Prinsep - 1879 - 448 pàgines
...country should be the rule he designed to walk by." In answer, Sir Josiah " wrote roundly to Mr. Vaux that he expected his orders were to be his rules, and not the laws of England, which were a heap of nonsense compiled by a few ignorant country gentlemen that hardly knew how to make laws for... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - 1879 - 770 pàgines
...laws of his country. Sir Josiah, in reply, " wrote roundly to Mr. Vaux, that he expected his orders to be his rules, and not the laws of England, which were a heap of nonsense compiled by a few ignorant country gentlemen, who hardly knew how to make laws for... | |
 | John Joseph Lalor - 1883 - 1076 pàgines
...his conduct. Sir Josiah Child's answer to this letter is curious. "He told Mr. Vaux roundly that lie expected his orders were to be his rules, and not the laws of England, which were a heap of nonsense, compiled by a few ignorant country gentlemen, who hardly knew how to make laws... | |
 | John Joseph Lalor - 1883 - 1076 pàgines
...rule of his conduct. Sir Josiah Child's answer to this letter is curious. "He told Mr. Vaux roundly that he expected his orders were to be his rules, and not the laws of England, which were a heap of nonsense, compiled by a few ignorant country gentlemen, who hardly knew how to make laws... | |
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