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20, 21, etc.
** See note EEE, at the end of the volume.
*** It must, however, be confessed, that the king afterwards warned the house not to take Buckingham's narrative for his, though it was said before them by his order.Parl.

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104.

James was probably ashamed to have been carried so far by his favorite.
Buckingham's narrative, however artfully disguised, contained so many contradictory circumstances, as were sufficient to open the eyes of all reasonable men; but it concurred so well with the passions and prejudices of the parliament, that no scruple was made of immediately adopting it.[*] Charmed with having obtained at length the opportunity, so long wished for, of going to war with Papists, they little thought of future consequences; but immediately advised the king to break off both treaties with Spain, as well that which regarded the marriage, as that for the restitution of the Palatinate.[**] The people, ever greedy of war till they suffer by it, displayed their triumph at these violent measures by public bonfires and rejoicings, and by insults on the Spanish ministers.