This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1815 Excerpt: ... Parliaas not of much service to the King: Nay rather: they endeavoured nothing but to bring-about more;es and Treaties between the King and the Parlia(which tended only to the defeating of the hopes 2 P 3 of. fore, who was now also returned to Oxford, (from which Woodstock is but six Miles, ) not doubting, but that he ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1815 Excerpt: ... Parliaas not of much service to the King: Nay rather: they endeavoured nothing but to bring-about more;es and Treaties between the King and the Parlia(which tended only to the defeating of the hopes 2 P 3 of. fore, who was now also returned to Oxford, (from which Woodstock is but six Miles, ) not doubting, but that he should there be besieged by Fairfax, and having no Army to relieve him, resolved to get-away in disguise to the The King leaves OxScotch Army about Newark; and thither he came the ford in u'st"i"-l fourth of May. And the Scotch Army, being upon their JsPh Army near removal homewards, carried him with them to Newcastle, wark. May 4, whither he came May the J 3th. B. Why did the King trust himself with the Scots? They were the first that rebell'd. They were Presbyterians, i. e. cruel; and besides, they were indigent, and consequently it might be suspected, that they would sell him to his Enemies for money.. And lastly, they were too weak to defend him, or keep him in their Country. A. What could he have done better? For he had, in the Winter before, sent to the Parliament to get a Pass for the Duke of Richmond and others, to bring them Propositions of Peace: It was denied. He sent again; it was denied again. Then he desired he might come to them in Person: This also was denied. He sent again and again to the same Purpose; but, instead of granting it, they made an Ordinance, That the Commanders of the Militia of London, in case the King should attempt to come within the Line of Communication, should raise what Force they thought fit to suppress Tumults, to apprehend such as came with him, and to secure (i. e. to imprison) his Person from Danger. If the King had adventured to: ome, and had been imprisoned; what could the Parliament ...
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