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Burnet's History Of My Own Times V1, Part 1 - The Reign Of Charles The Second (1897) (Paperback)
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Burnet's History Of My Own Times V1, Part 1 - The Reign Of Charles The Second (1897) (Paperback)
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spoiled their business by his mad speech; and that though Chap. I.
lord Shaftesbury had spoke as a rogue, yet that had stopt a fury
which the indiscretion of the other had kindled to such a degree,
that he could serve him no longer. He gave him leave to let him
know all this. The duke was struck with this; and imputed it wholly
to lord Arlington's management. In the evening he told lord
Clifford what the king had said. The other, who was naturally a
vehement man, went to the king upon it, who scarce knew how to look
him in the face. Lord Clifford said, he knew how many enemies he
must needs make to himself by his speech in the house of lords: but
he hoped that in it he both served and pleased the king, and was
therefore the less concerned in every thing else: but he was
surprised to find by the duke that the king was now of another
mind. The king was in some confusion: he owned that all he had said
was right in it self: but he said that he, who sat long in the
house of commons, should have considered better what they could
bear, and what the necessity of his affairs required. Lord Clifford
in his first heat was inclined to have laid down his white staff,
and to have expostulated roundly with the king; but a cooler
thought stopped him. He reckoned he must now retire, and therefore
he had a mind to take some care of his family in the way of doing ]
it: so he restrained himself, and said he MS. 176. was sorry that
his best meant services were so ill understood. Soon after this
letters came from the French king, pressing the king to do all that
was necessary to procure money of his parliament, since he could
not bear the charge of the war alone. He also writ to the duke, and
excused the advice he gave upon the necessity of affairs; but
promised faithfully to espouse his concerns, as s...
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