Maurice Powell (Volume 3); An Historical Welsh Tale of England's Troubles (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. 1821. Excerpt: ... by easy journies into Pembrokeshire, whither, notwithstanding the attractions there existing, we must do him the justice to say, he reluctantly travelled. Oxford, where the King then was, had been his destined point, until he received an intimation from Prince Rupert, that, as he would for sometime be incapable of that description of active service most useful to the King's cause, it were better that he should take the opportunity of the armies' retiring into winter quarters, to recruit himself: and, that, in the spring, he might rely on his merits being duly appreciated, &cc. &cc. The unfortunate reasons for this communication were, that the unhappy King was " beset by petitioners (who had suffered in his behalf) for places, re See Lord Clarendon's Hist, of the Rebellion, vol. ii. p. 300. wards, &c.;" which he had not the ability to grant, and, sometimes, wanted resolution to refuse, when convinced of the claimant's personal self-devotion to his cause. "Discontent ensued;" and it became the court policy to keep away all persons who were likely to petition, or appeared to have any peculiar claim to royal favour. Our hero was judged to be of the latter class; and the circumstance of his being wounded was eagerly seized, to prevent him from adding one more to the number of dissatisfied loiterers about the court at Christ Church. At the end of his second day's journey, he learned these particulars, and smiled with conscious superiority at those who could suppose that he, the heir of Penleon, could possibly have been an unwelcome hanger on around the skirts of dejected majesty. Dismissing political matters, we beg the reader, if he hath ever been a lover, to imagine the eager and feverish haste with which our hero travelled over the well-known road, every mi...