. Pharamond; or, The history of France. A fam'd romance in twelve parts; the whole work never before Englished; . ce, appears the Refurre&ion of Loyalty^Peace and Liberty, the Tranfports of a Delivered Nation,and the Reftoration of an Exiled King. WhilefltheaflonijhdVhdiXdmoviAfurveys this wondrousChronicle of your Sacred Original,andas Sacred Alliance,andconfiders xr^hatperfeBionsyourGrace muft derive fromjuch in-finite Virtues,he humbly throws himfelfatyour Graces Feet,and offers his Trophies to wait on your Triumphant Chariot:But when he prefentshis adored Kof^mond to your GracesProteUion ,
. Pharamond; or, The history of France. A fam'd romance in twelve parts; the whole work never before Englished; . ce, appears the Refurre&ion of Loyalty^Peace and Liberty, the Tranfports of a Delivered Nation,and the Reftoration of an Exiled King. WhilefltheaflonijhdVhdiXdmoviAfurveys this wondrousChronicle of your Sacred Original,andas Sacred Alliance,andconfiders xr^hatperfeBionsyourGrace muft derive fromjuch in-finite Virtues,he humbly throws himfelfatyour Graces Feet,and offers his Trophies to wait on your Triumphant Chariot:But when he prefentshis adored Kof^mond to your GracesProteUion , he would fain flatter himfelfby refembling hisHeroine to the Dutchefs of Albemarle ; did he not l^wyour Perfections to be above a Chara&er, as your Example isabove Imitation; fence fuch Divine Qualities as your Gra-ces, cannot proceed from a kfs Fountain, or a greater thenyour own. The univerfal Adoration whereof^is that whichgive s me the preemption to ft He my felf Madairiy Your Graces moft Humble^ moft Obedient and tiiofi: Devoted Servant J. Thilljp JLi_ .^i^jj^ PHARAMOND. The firft Part. Book Hat magnificent Ennpire, which for many Ages had been Miflrefsof the World , and which in the Reign of tlie great TheodofMdid feem to be Reeftablilhedin its Ancient Dignity , under theGovernment of his Children, began to fuffer thofe Revolutionswhich all Tyrannical Sovcraignties are fubjedt to: for fevcralof thofe Nations under its command , impatieiit of a Yoke,which had for fo many years been impofed upon them, afterthey had for a long time bewailed theQ^.felvcs, and with continu-al llghs waited for their Liberty , fodear to all men , in the Endgathered together all their Forces , and throughout moll Fartsof Europe covered the ground with Armed Souldicrs. France, Spain, Italy and Germany^were the Stages, whereon the Intereft of Nations were by the blood-thirfty Sworddayly decided : but to the recovery of Liberty, other Provinces joyned their Powers, andtwas only for Liberty,that
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