Paragraph from Stanford's Dedication to King Charles 2. of the Genealogical history of the Kings of England, etc.
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Paragraph from Stanford's Dedication
to K. C. 2. of ye Geneal. history of ye
Kings of England, &c..
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Paragraph from Standford's Dedication of King Charles II of a genealogical history of the Kings of England, et cetera
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Paragraph from the Dedication to King Charles II. of Stanford's Genealogical History of the Kings of England and Monarchs of Great Britain
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1977
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A paragraph from the Dedication to
K. Charles the 2d of A Genealogical
History of the K.King of England &and Mo-
narchs of G. Britain, by Francis Stand-
ford, EsqEsquire; Lancaster-Herald at Arms;
Folio, London, 1683.
“And yet, Sir, there still remains
one more signal Observation, which seems
to cry out like a Voice from Heaven, &and chal-
lenge our Duty &and Allegiance to your Roy-
al Line, which is, That, whenever, for the
Sins of the people, God hath permitted
Invaders or Usurpers to disturb the peace-
able Course of some of your Ancestors Reigns;
yet, never did the Intrusion last beyond the
third or fourth Generation, but by some means
or other, unthought of by, &and undiscernableindiscernible
to Mankind, Providence hath ordered
the Return of the Crown to the lawful Heir.
This, indeed, is Digitus Dei, which has
powerfully been shown upon sundry Occasi-
ons; but never did the Arm of God more
plainly appear, than in that miraculous Pre-
servation &and RestaurationRestoration of your Majesty to the
Throne, when, without Dint of Sword, or any o-
pen Violence, even the Malice of your very
Enemies was, by ^the Divine power, lulled asleep,
&and you endeared to us, by being made the
Restorer of those Breaches both in Church
&and State, which, by the Pride, Ignorance &and
Folly of a violent Party among us, were
opened so wide, that they threatened no
less than utter Desolation.”
one more signal Observation, which seems
to cry out like a Voice from Heaven, &and chal-
lenge our Duty &and Allegiance to your Roy-
al Line, which is, That, whenever, for the
Sins of the people, God hath permitted
Invaders or Usurpers to disturb the peace-
able Course of some of your Ancestors Reigns;
yet, never did the Intrusion last beyond the
third or fourth Generation, but by some means
or other, unthought of by, &and undiscernableindiscernible
to Mankind, Providence hath ordered
the Return of the Crown to the lawful Heir.
This, indeed, is Digitus Dei, which has
powerfully been shown upon sundry Occasi-
ons; but never did the Arm of God more
plainly appear, than in that miraculous Pre-
servation &and RestaurationRestoration of your Majesty to the
Throne, when, without Dint of Sword, or any o-
pen Violence, even the Malice of your very
Enemies was, by ^the Divine power, lulled asleep,
&and you endeared to us, by being made the
Restorer of those Breaches both in Church
&and State, which, by the Pride, Ignorance &and
Folly of a violent Party among us, were
opened so wide, that they threatened no
less than utter Desolation.”
A Copy of the Above transmitted to B.G. X wtwith
yethe following N. B. May not yethe Above have a Place
in some One of your News-Papers? &and then it would
find its way into one of ours without any Scruple.
yethe following N. B. May not yethe Above have a Place
in some One of your News-Papers? &and then it would
find its way into one of ours without any Scruple.
X
Novr 21. 1772.
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Forbes, Robert. “Paragraph from Standford's Dedication of King Charles II of a genealogical history of the Kings of England, et cetera.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 9,
Adv.MS.32.6.24, fol. 71r. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/ v09.1977.01.html.