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English: William of Orange (King William III). Engraved by Jean Verkalje

Identifier: sidelightsonengl00hend (find matches)
Title: Side lights on English history;
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Henderson, Ernest F. (Ernest Flagg), 1861-1928
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Publisher: London : G. Bell and sons New York, H. Holt and company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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places of trust, and retainedthe Jesuits about him, increasing theuniversal discontent. It brought peo-ple to so desperate a passe, that theyseemd passionately to long for anddesire the landing of that Prince whomthey lookd on to be their deliverer fromPopish tyranny, praying incessantly foran east wind, which was said to be theonly hindrance of his expedition with anumerous army ready to make adescent. To such a strange temper,and unheard-of in former times, w-asthis poore nation reducd, and of whichI was an eye-witness. The apprehen-sion was (and with reason) that hisMajestys forces would neither at landor sea oppose them with that vigourrequisite to repel invaders. Oct. 14th.The Kings birth-day. No gunnsfrom the Tower as usual. The suneclipsd at its rising. This day signalfor the victory of William the Con-queror against Harold, near BatteJ inSussex. The wind, which had beenhitherto west, was east all this day.. . . Public prayers orderd to beread in the churches against inva-sion.
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/:////? ( (/Y//// The Coming of William and Mary i8i GROUP XX. THE COMING OF WILLIAM AND MARY I. Speech of the Prince of Orangeto his Dutch Estates. (In Ellis, Orig-inal Letters, Series II. Vol. IV. p. 140.) Hague, Oct. 13th, 16SS, Old Stile. My Lords : I am going to the navyto embark. I hope you do not take itill that I do not make it known to youall where I am going. I will assureyour Lordships, that what I am design-ing is for the good of the ProtestantReligion in general and of your Statein particular, as is not unknown tosome among you. I will either succeedin it or spend my blood to the last drop. My Lords, your trust in me, andkindness to me at this time, is un-bounded ; if I live and make it not thebusiness of my life to make your Lord-ships suitable returns for it, my Godblast all my designs, and make me passfor the most ungrateful wretch thatever lived. Hcrr FageVs Answer by Order (tb.) Sir : iMy Lords the States are not atall displeased that you conceal fromthem your design

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