Side lights on English history; . xpence tohimselfe and the nobility, whose foi-tunes are low. . By ane act, theKing declared that the Qiiean, on hircoronation day, would i^elease all pris-oners for debts within £^ sterling, bypaying them, wheirby So were liberatin Newgate. Shee was not crounedwith the imperiall croun of the king-dome of England, but by a goldencroun, made of purpose, worth 300000/.sterling; the Jewells shee had on liirware reckoned worth a million, whichmade her shine like ane angell. Allthe peeresses ware richly attired, andwith ther coronets on their heads. . At the coronat
Side lights on English history; . xpence tohimselfe and the nobility, whose foi-tunes are low. . By ane act, theKing declared that the Qiiean, on hircoronation day, would i^elease all pris-oners for debts within £^ sterling, bypaying them, wheirby So were liberatin Newgate. Shee was not crounedwith the imperiall croun of the king-dome of England, but by a goldencroun, made of purpose, worth 300000/.sterling; the Jewells shee had on liirware reckoned worth a million, whichmade her shine like ane angell. Allthe peeresses ware richly attired, andwith ther coronets on their heads. . At the coronation, tlie Te Deum andVeni Creator were sung. . Amongother verses made on this coronationElcana Setle, once the Whigs poet,now fallen of, made a heroick poem,wher he brings in Shaftsburry, Essex,and Russell, (wdiom he calls G. Bur-nets reforming pupill,) gnashing theirteeth and shaking their snakes in hell,at the news of the Duke of Yorks cor-onation as king, and calls Monmouththat skulking,litle, w^oud-be-king. . ,. // {/7/ /. V ^ ////rUA /_ .(/., 7/^// Rebellion of Argyle and Monmouth 163 6. Extract from Bishop BurnetsHistory of his own Times. (Oxford,1S52, p. 24.) I must now say something concern-ing myself. At this time [accession ofJames II. 1685] I went out of King Charless death, I haddesired leave to come and pay my dutyto the King by the marquis of King would not see me. So,since I was at that time in no sort ofemployment, not so much as allowedto preach anywhere, I resolved to goabroad. . The King approved ofthis, and consented to my going: butstill refused to see me. So I was to gobeyond sea, as to a voluntary gave me great credit with all themalecontents : and 1 made the best useof it I could. . Fletcher, a Scotchgentleman of great parts, and manyvirtues, but a most violent republican,and extravagantly passionate, did notlike Argiles scheme [for raising a re-bellion in Scotland] : so he resolved torun fortunes with the duke of Mon
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