. The history of England : written in French. THE HISTORFof£:iV BOOK XVI. The Rei-rns of Edward VI, and ^leen Mary ; Containing the Space of about Twek lears. 21. EDWARD Bis dijpofitl- on and good S^aiit/Ls. Hayward. Burnet. Strypej Mem. He is jn~formed ofbis Fatber\ * DWARD VI, only Son andSuccelTor to Henry VIII, was nineyears and three months old whenhe afcended the Throne by the deathof the King his Father. His majo-rity was fixed to the eighteenth yearof his Age, by the late Kings Will,but he died before he came to it,after a (hort Reign of fix y
. The history of England : written in French. THE HISTORFof£:iV BOOK XVI. The Rei-rns of Edward VI, and ^leen Mary ; Containing the Space of about Twek lears. 21. EDWARD Bis dijpofitl- on and good S^aiit/Ls. Hayward. Burnet. Strypej Mem. He is jn~formed ofbis Fatber\ * DWARD VI, only Son andSuccelTor to Henry VIII, was nineyears and three months old whenhe afcended the Throne by the deathof the King his Father. His majo-rity was fixed to the eighteenth yearof his Age, by the late Kings Will,but he died before he came to it,after a (hort Reign of fix years andhve months. The Hiftory therefore of thefe fix years,as may be eafily judged, will not be fo much the Hiftoryof the King himfelf, as of his Governors and was reafon to hope extraordinary things from thisyoung Prince, had it pleafed God to blefs him with alonger Life. He had an excellent Memory, a wonderfulfolidity of Mind, and withal, he v/as laborious, fparingno Pains to qualify himfelf for the well-governing of hisKingdom. At eight years of age, he wrote Latin Lettersto his Father. French was as familiar to him as learnt alfo Greek,
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