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The History of England from the Accession of James II.

CHAPTER VIII
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"God bless you," cried the people; "God prosper your families; you have done like honest goodnatured gentlemen; you have saved us all today." As the noblemen who had appeared to support the good cause drove off, they flung from their carriage windows handfuls of money, and bade the crowd drink to the health of the King, the Bishops, and the jury.
[405] The Attorney went with the tidings to Sunderland, who happened to be conversing with the Nuncio.

"Never," said Powis, "within man's memory, have there been such shouts and such tears of joy as today." [406] The King had that morning visited the camp on Hounslow Heath.

Sunderland instantly sent a courier thither with the news.

James was in Lord Feversham's tent when the express arrived.

He was greatly disturbed, and exclaimed in French, "So much the worse for them." He soon set out for London.


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