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And, after many hours tossing him about, he was carried to the Lord Mayor; whom they charged to commit him to the Tower .-- _Swift_.
He soon after died in the Tower by drinking strong liquors. P.798._Burnet_, when the Prince heard of King James's flight:--he sent to Oxford, to excuse his not coming thither, and to offer the association to them, which was signed by almost all the heads, and the chief men of the University; even by those, who, being disappointed in the preferments they aspired to, became afterwards his most implacable enemies .-- _Swift_.
Malice. P.799._Burnet_, when I heard of King James's flight and capture:--I was affected with this dismal reverse of the fortune of a great prince, more than I think fit to express .-- _Swift_.
Or than I will believe. P.800._Burnet_, after relating that King James "sent the Earl of Feversham to Windsor, without demanding any passport," describes his reception, and adds:--Since the Earl of Feversham, who had commanded the army against the Prince, was come without a passport, he was for some days put in arrest .-- _Swift._ Base and villainous. P.801._Burnet_, when it was thought prudent for King James to leave London, the Earl of Middleton suggested that he:--should go to Rochester; for "since the Prince was not pleased with his coming up from Kent, it might be perhaps acceptable to him, if he should go thither again." It was very visible, that this was proposed in order to a second escape .-- _Swift_.
And why not? P.802._Burnet_.
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