. The history of England : written in French. THE HISTORY of ENGLAND, BOOK XVIII. The Reign of ] am E s I; Containing the Space of two and twenty Years, and three Days, 24. J AME S I. 1603. Tbe CaUTicilproclaimJames !•March AS. +. Stow. jSpotiswood. James rt-cUvei theNeTvl Bf bitAcctJJion totbe Crownof LIZABETH had no foonerbreathed her laft, but the Councilmet to confult about the meafuresthat were to be taken in the prefentjun£lure. The Queen, who had de-layed to name her Succeflbr till theend of her days, at laft declared,the King of Scotlan
. The history of England : written in French. THE HISTORY of ENGLAND, BOOK XVIII. The Reign of ] am E s I; Containing the Space of two and twenty Years, and three Days, 24. J AME S I. 1603. Tbe CaUTicilproclaimJames !•March AS. +. Stow. jSpotiswood. James rt-cUvei theNeTvl Bf bitAcctJJion totbe Crownof LIZABETH had no foonerbreathed her laft, but the Councilmet to confult about the meafuresthat were to be taken in the prefentjun£lure. The Queen, who had de-layed to name her Succeflbr till theend of her days, at laft declared,the King of Scotland was to afcendthe Throne of England zhtrhsr, andit was not doubted but her Will agreed with this declara-tion. So, the Council deemed it neccffary, before allthings, to be afllired of it, by perufing the Will, whichwas immediately opened, and found to confirm what theQueen had declared by word of mouth. The King ofScotland had therefore in his perfon a threefold Right,which rendered his Title indifputable. The firft was whatis called in England, a Parliamentary Right, which de-rived its validity from tbe Aft of Parliament, fecuring theCrown to Henry VII. and his Heirs. The fecond wasHereditary Right, for this Prince was the nearef
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