Mr. William Lilly's True history of King James the First, and King Charles the First. With sundry observations, remarkable passages, and many secret transactions not 'till now divulged / Faithfully published from his own copy.

  • William Lilly
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1715
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Credit: Mr. William Lilly's True history of King James the First, and King Charles the First. With sundry observations, remarkable passages, and many secret transactions not 'till now divulged / Faithfully published from his own copy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    but did rather prefer'Creatures of his owh, or Father’s. making:- How much he loved: any of the Nobility or Gentry, but for his’ own Ends, he made it plainly appear at Ox- ford, where he procured fundry of the Eng- lifh Nobles, and many Gentlemen, Members. of the Houfe of Commons, to recede from the Parliament at Weffminffer, and convene at Oxford, where himfelf was; and after, chat this Mock Parliament to fatisfy his Defire, had convened and affembled, done what they could, and thereby engaged their Per- fons and Eftates for him; yet becanfe they would notin all Things comply with his Tyrannical Humour, in a Letter of his- unto the Queen, he complains of them unto _ her, and faid, He was fo troubled with a Mongrel Parliament, be could do nothing, &c. This fcornful Epithet, or Badge of Difgrace, was all the Reward any of thofe unform- nate Gentlemen had from him ; but ‘it was: juft they fhould be fo paid their Wages, that in’ fo trayterous 2 Way defertéd’ the Parlia- ment at Weftminfter, which fits to this Day, @c. He cared not much for the Common- Law, or very much for the Loar Gown= Mens he learned that’ Difaffe@ion of his from his Father Semmy, who could not en- dure the Lord‘ Chief-fuftice Cook, becaufe he ever faid the Prerogative was bounded by Law, and was limicable ; but that Excellent Patriot
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