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THE

HISTORY

OF THE

REBELLION AND CIVIL WARS,

BY

EDWARD EARL OF CLARENDON.

THE

HISTORY

OF THE

REBELLION AND CIVIL WARS

IN

ENGLAND,

BY

EDWARD EARL OF CLARENDON.

A NEW EDITION,

FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT.

IN SEVEN VOLUMES.

VOL. VII.

OXFORD,

AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

MDCCCXXXIX.

Clar. Press.

31.0.7.

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THE

HISTORY

OF THE

REBELLION, &c.

BOOK XIII. CONTINUED.

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THE spring was now advanced, and the duke of York continued his importunity with the king, that he might have his leave to repair to the army." And thereupon his majesty called his council together, the queen his mother and his brother being likewise present. There his majesty declared "what his brother had long desired of him; to which he had hitherto given no other answer, than that he would think of it; and before he could give any other, he thought it necessary to receive their advice:" nor did his majesty in the least discover what he himself was inclined to. The duke then repeated what he had desired of the king; and said, "he thought he "asked nothing but what became him; if he did "not, he hoped the king would not deny it to 'him, and that nobody would advise he should.” The queen spoke not a word; and the king required

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