. The great civil war of the times of Charles I and Cromwell; with thirty highly-finished engravings . emory of man, thanto ofier loyal assistance to their sovereign. On the hUl, thiee troops of horse and a corps of about sis himdred foot, were drawnup, to guard the standard. As soon as it was brought to the summit, the kiag directeda herald to read his proclamation, declaring the ground and cause of that act of warhkesolemnity. Just as the herald was about to begin, a scruple seemed to cross Chailessmind. He desired to see the proclamation ; and calling for pen and ink, placed the paperon his
. The great civil war of the times of Charles I and Cromwell; with thirty highly-finished engravings . emory of man, thanto ofier loyal assistance to their sovereign. On the hUl, thiee troops of horse and a corps of about sis himdred foot, were drawnup, to guard the standard. As soon as it was brought to the summit, the kiag directeda herald to read his proclamation, declaring the ground and cause of that act of warhkesolemnity. Just as the herald was about to begin, a scruple seemed to cross Chailessmind. He desired to see the proclamation ; and calling for pen and ink, placed the paperon his knee, as he sat in the saddle, and made several alterations with his own hand;aftei-wards returning it to the herald. That officer then read it, but, on coming to thepassages which the king had corrected, with some embarrassment. Immediately thetrumpets sounded, the standard was advanced, and the spectators thicw up their hats,shouting, God save the king ! The standard was a large blood-red ensign, or streamer,bearing the royal arms quartered, with a hand pointing to the crown, which stood THE RAISING OF THE STANDARD. 49 and inscribed with the motto, Give to Csesai- his due. Farther on, towaids the point,were represented, at intervals, the rose, the fleur-de-lis, and the harp, each surmounted bya royal crown. A more stining legend than that cold appeal to justice might, perliaps,have been wisely chosen; yet its temperate demand was calculated to rouse in Englishbosoms a thought wliich the wild course of events had been sweeping towards obUviou—■viz. whUe aU besides were clamoiing for rights, real or feigned, had not the king hisrights also; rights wliich never should have been regarded as hostile to those of thepeople ? Some delay now took place. It was with difficulty the standard could be fixed in thisplace, the ground being a soUd rock, and no instrument to pierce it having been } had this object been accomplished, by means of digging into the fir
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