Observations Upon a Pamphlet, Called, an English Merchant's Remarks Upon a Scandalous Jacobite Paper Published in the Post-Boy, Under the Name of a Me (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.1717 Excerpt: ... r- 'tis the greateft Ornament to his Laurels, (Laurels which never any General fince the Creation, fo well deferv'd to wear, ) that cou'd poflibly be annex'd to "them. But I will inform the World, and the Remarker, of fbme Additional Reafons, which added Weight (with the King of Sweden, ) even to the Duke of Marlborough's Arguments; iuppofing them to have been made ufe of, and to be as ftrong as his Grace is capable of making: If the King of Sweden had at that Time march'd into Germany, befides the ill Reputation fuch an AcYion would have given to a young King, and one who had a mind to pais for a Bigotted Proteftant, if not for the very Head of the Proteftant Caufe, ( which wou'd thereby have been entirely ruined, ) he had made himfelf a declared Party in the War againft us 5 and whatever the prefent and immediate Confequences of that might have been, ( fince he cou d not chain Victory to his hariot Wheels) he had Reafon to fuipeft that at long running it might turn much to His Detriment: The Maritime Powers would have infefted His Dominions by Sea; nay, the very Princes of Germany, and the Emperor, ( upon the leaft Difgrace receiv'd by him) might have given fuch a Turn to Fortune, as to have made him feverely repent his engaging againft the Lord of his Fief: For he wou'd have been put upon the Ban of the Empire, and forfeited all that he has fince loft, without Expe&ation of being pitied or rertored, at leaft till a General Peace. Befides, His Mortal Enemy the Mujcovhe would have'been at full Leifure to have fallen upon him at Home, and no doubt would have made Ufe of the Opportunity, when he faw him engaged: Whereas, by his turning againft Mufcovy, he ran no Rifque of i being king attack'd behind, by any of the Powers then at War againft France. Furt...