The history of England : written in French . THE HISTORY of ENGLAND. BOOK VI. The Norman Line: From the Reign of William the Conqueror, to the Death of King Ste-phen, containing the Space of about Eighty Eight Tears. With the State of the Churchduring the faid Space. WILL IA M I. Sir named the Bastard, or Xefletlh,:!the DukeNormandyAttmpt HEN a Man impartially confi-ders the Attempt formed by theDuke of Normandy upon Eng-land, he is at a lofs which to ad-mire mod, either the Ground, orthe Boldnefs, or the Succefs. Inthe firft place, it muft be veryfurprizing, he Should
The history of England : written in French . THE HISTORY of ENGLAND. BOOK VI. The Norman Line: From the Reign of William the Conqueror, to the Death of King Ste-phen, containing the Space of about Eighty Eight Tears. With the State of the Churchduring the faid Space. WILL IA M I. Sir named the Bastard, or Xefletlh,:!the DukeNormandyAttmpt HEN a Man impartially confi-ders the Attempt formed by theDuke of Normandy upon Eng-land, he is at a lofs which to ad-mire mod, either the Ground, orthe Boldnefs, or the Succefs. Inthe firft place, it muft be veryfurprizing, he Should build hisRight upon fo fandy a foundationas the bare Will of King Edward;bf which too it does not appear in Hiftory, he ever offeredto give the leaft Proof, or produce any Evidence. La thenext place, it is as hard to conceive, how this Prince, whoparted for one of the muff politick of his time, could forma Defign to fupport his pretended Right by Aims, not-withstanding all the Obftacles that feemed to confpirc todivert him from it. Never Project feemed more rafhlyformd, or with lefs appearance of Succefs. The Forcesbf Normandy were not comparable to thofe of England,neither had Duke Jlillhim, inJhe Country he undertookto conquer, any ftrong Holds, or Friends, or Correfpan-dence, whereon to ground the hopes of Succeeding. Evenafter he had landed a powerfu
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