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Title: The history of England, from the accession of James the Second
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859 Firth, C. H. (Charles Harding), 1857-1936
Subjects: Great Britain -- History James II, 1685-1688 Great Britain -- History William and Mary, 1689-1702
Publisher: London : Macmillan
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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before it. The priest bade himlie still, and assured him that God would accept the humiliation of thesoul, and would not require the humiliation of the body. The Kingfound so much difficulty in swallowing the bread that it was necessaryto open the door and to procure a glass of water. This rite ended, the 1 See the London Gazette of Nov. 21. 1678. Barillon and Burnet say that Huddleston wasexcepted out of all the Acts of Parliament made against priests ; but this is a mistake. i68< CHARLES THE SECOND 43 * monk held up a crucifix before the penitent, charged him to fix his lastthoughts on the sufferings of the Redeemer, and withdrew. The wholeceremony had occupied about three quarters of an hour ; and, duringthat time, the courtiers who filled the outer room had communicatedtheir suspicions to each other by whispers and significant glances. Thedoor was at length thrown open, and the crowd again filled the chamberof death. It was now late in the evening. The King seemed much relieved
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THE REV. JOHN HUDDLESTON, O.S.B.From an engraving in the Sutherland Collection by what had passed. His natural children were brought to his bedside,the Dukes of Grafton, Southampton, and Northumberland, sons of theDuchess of Cleveland, the Duke of Saint Albans, son of Eleanor Gwynn,and the Duke of Richmond, son of the Duchess of Portsmouth. Charlesblessed them all, but spoke with peculiar tenderness to Richmond. Oneface which should have been there was wanting. The eldest and bestbeloved child was an exile and a wanderer. His name was not oncementioned by his father. During the night Charles earnestly recommended the Duchess of 432 HISTORY OF ENGLAND chap, iv Portsmouth and her boy to the care of James ; And do not, he good-naturedly added, let poor Nelly starve. The Queen sent excuses forher absence by Halifax. She said that she was too much disordered toresume her post by the couch, and implored pardon for any offencewhich she might unwittingly have given. She ask my pardon, poorwom

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