The Second Part of a Caveat Against the Whiggs, With a Preface to Both Parts (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1713 Excerpt: ...the Conlequences.of toe Difpenfing Power. The King bad declared, that Merit fliould be the only Title to bis Favour; and had advanced feveral of thofe great Men, who were moil eminent r n for for-their Loyalty to the Crown, and AfFeSion to the Church of England into the higheft Trufts and Employments; amongft which were the two worthy Remains of their wife and honeft Father, -, the Earls oi.Clarendon and Rochefltr: An innate Fidelity to the Crown, and Love to the Confutation both in Church and State, ('not to mention the Honour of their Allianc) having always: kept thefe noble Brothers firm to the King'rS true Intereft, andi made them zealous in every Thing, that tended to promote it, obliged them now as vigoroafly to. oppofe thefe deflmdive Counfels..-..-.;n.i jnr?..i.i'satu The latter. of ohefe had the Treasurer's Staff, and with Jtdefervedly a great Share in theKing's Pei?foaal.AffdioQjbut Sund--d, by whom he was as much hatedhs. fear'di, was; refolv'd to put him out of the Power of dilappointing the vilUnou Projects then; On Foot. the King was unwilling to part with fcim, and long wiihftood the Sbllkitations of hisEnemies but every thing mnft giVfe way taHqlyChurch: His Majefty then endeavoured tocfenrriTK' him over to the Rom jh Religion. and Aeil;ord: Treafurer, to fliew thlicr'his.Perfeve-ancedtd not proceed from Obr ftinaty, or the Phejodice' of Education, comply'd ffr far as to heat anGhfcretKei between Divine? on l-oth. Sides. an. wiich: the. Prottftants had fp mach the' Advfita&ey that the' King himfelf could not forbear faying, He mvtr kiv a good Caufe war ft munAgtd, nor. a W ov bttttr: And the Treafbreivfebo had 60 need of this to con-firm him in his.Relin, declaviag his Refold tioaneVer to.fotfake it, was foon after oblig'd to