. The life of Thomas Ken, D. D. : Bishop of Bath and Wells . 3 t I i^^^ ^,.^, ^^ y^ --t,^?^. Y^iy^L^ f- ^>: .^fiL^^^n---1^?^-?:^.^ iSwr^ ri.^:^?^fc!ll fe^.^^^ ^?fcS ITS lira; 10 ; 0°°^ Qto^ui^VA^/f a^ar-i-^^l»-^J-^ • n 1694—1702.] OATH OF ABJURATION. 113 what penalty it will be enforcd : it is an oath I shall never take ; Iwill rather leave y* Kingdome, as old, & as infirme as I am, & if itis likely to drive me to y hardshippe, I would gladly have as muchnotice, & time to prepare for y* Storme, as possibly may be write by Tuesdays post, & direct to W. Jones, at Canon Wal-tons
. The life of Thomas Ken, D. D. : Bishop of Bath and Wells . 3 t I i^^^ ^,.^, ^^ y^ --t,^?^. Y^iy^L^ f- ^>: .^fiL^^^n---1^?^-?:^.^ iSwr^ ri.^:^?^fc!ll fe^.^^^ ^?fcS ITS lira; 10 ; 0°°^ Qto^ui^VA^/f a^ar-i-^^l»-^J-^ • n 1694—1702.] OATH OF ABJURATION. 113 what penalty it will be enforcd : it is an oath I shall never take ; Iwill rather leave y* Kingdome, as old, & as infirme as I am, & if itis likely to drive me to y hardshippe, I would gladly have as muchnotice, & time to prepare for y* Storme, as possibly may be write by Tuesdays post, & direct to W. Jones, at Canon Wal-tons house in y^ Close in Sarum. My humble service to y^ good Lord, & Lady; God Keepe us inhis Holy f eare. Yours, good S, very affectionately, T. B& lOifA (170i). [The date of the letter has no year, hut the contents indicate the January of170j, when the Bill of Attaindpr against the Pretender was pressed upon Parlia-ment. To give his royal assent to that Bill was, as with the Abjuration Act, oneof Williams last acts. Ke
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