The Life of the Right Honourable Francis North, Baron of Guilford, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, Under King Charles II. and King James II. Wherein Are Inserted the Characters of Sir Matthew Hale, Sir George Jeffries, Sir Leoline Jenkins, Sidney (Volume 2 (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. 1819. Excerpt: ... I ot't there be an intermission of the fever the cortex doth but engraft the venom to shoot out again more perniciously. And so, in his lordship's case, he had a seed of a malignant fever in him, which turned to a majignant chachexy, kindling and burning in the centre of his very vitals, making little shew but in his pulse, and a general pain, and continual uneasiness, languor, and want of sleeep. His lord-While his lordship went about in this t'cmandf60" sconsoae sl;ate, it is easy to be conceived tirementwHh now little of comfort was his portion. He the great seal had no glimpse of satisfaction, in the pros country Pec'; o future events, as to the nation at large (and how much he laid that to heart will be made appear afterwards) concerning which he had no fair expectation but what terminated in himself: viz. that, after having done the utmost that lay in his power to do, to obviatetheimpendingmischiefs, he might hope to have delivered his own soul. And his feverish disease growing upon him, his spirits, and all that should buoy a man up under oppression, not only failed, but other things, of a malign complexion, succeeded, to bring him lower: which may be fully understood by this circumstance. He took a fancy that he looked out of countenance, as he termed it, that is, as one ashamed, or as if he had done ill, and not with that face of authority as he used to bear: and, for that reason, when he went into Westmjnster-i Hall in the summer term, he used to take nosegays of flowers to hold before his face, that people might not discern his dejection; and once in private, having told me this fancy, he asked me if I did no perceive it. I answered him, not in the least; nor did I believe any one else did observe any such thing: but that he was not well in hea...